Great British Menu Series seven (2012)

Great British Menu 2012 is up and running and it is fair to say we have had some fireworks...

Alan Murchison was the undoubted star of Week 1, impressing the judges with his sophisticated dishes and steely competitiveness. You can view his profile and see some of his incredible recipes here.

In Week 2, it was the turn of Great British Chefs' Daniel Clifford to excel, scoring a perfect 10 for his sublime stuffed red mullet dish (pictured) - see the full recipe here.

Colin McGurran from Winteringham Fields was the victor of Week 3, earning credit from Great British Menu veteran Nigel Haworth and the judging panel for his brilliant menu.

Week 4 saw the battle of the two Chris', overseen by Great British Menu veteran, Richard Corrigan, with Chris Fearon eventually winning out.

The North West Heats took place in Week 5 where Great British Chefs' Simon Rogan competed against Johnnie Mountain and Aiden Byrne, Marcus Wareing was the judge/mentor. Both Simon and Marcus contributed recipes exclusively to our App, download it here.

Week 6 was the turn of London to be represented, with 2 Michelin starred chef Phil Howard eventually pipping Marcus McGuinness and Graham Garrett.

Week 7, the Welsh chefs competed to represent their country and Stephen Terry eventually won out against James Sommerin and Richard Davies

Week 8 and the final regional round where Nathan Outlaw pulled ahead of Paul Ainsworth and Simon Hulstone

To keep up to date with all the happenings on Great British Menu be sure to check out our blog which will cover the series in all its glory - culminating with the Olympic themed banquet in week 9. You can read the series preview on our Great British Menu Series 7 blog post & the results of the South West judging here. We also preview the Week 9 finals (the final round) here and you can read our round up of the week leading up to the Great British Menu Final Olympic Banquet here.

To see past recipes from the show like Nigel Haworth's Lancashire hotpot or Paul Ainsworth's Taste of the Fairground, browse our Great British Menu recipe collection.

The full line up for the competition is as follows:

Week 1: Scotland (9th - 13th April)	Judged by Jeremy Lee (Quo Vadis, London)
	Alan Murchison (L'Ortolan, Shinfield) Mark Greenaway (No 12 Picardy Place, Edinburgh) Colin Buchan (York and Albany, London)
Week 2: Central (16th - 20th April)	Judged by Glynn Purnell (Purnell's, Birmingham)
	Daniel Clifford (Midsummer House, Cambridge) Aktar Islam (Lasan, Birmingham) Paul Foster (Tuddenham Mill, Suffolk)
Week 3: North East (23rd - 27th April)	Judged by Nigel Haworth (Northcote, Langho)
	Stephanie Moon (Rudding Park, Harrogate) Colin McGurran (Winteringham Fields, Scunthorpe) Charlie Larkin (The Marquis, Kent)
Week 4: Northern Ireland (30th April - 4th May)	Judged by Richard Corrigan (Corrigans's, Mayfair)
	Chris Bell (Galgorm resort, Ballymena) Chris Fearon (Deanes at Queens, Belfast) Niall McKenna (James Street South, Belfast)
Week 5: North West (7th - 11th May)	Judged by Marcus Wareing (The Berkeley, London)
	Simon Rogan (L'Enclume, Cumbria) Johnnie Mountain (The Atrium, Westminster) Aiden Byrne (The Church Green, Cheshire)
Week 6: South-East & London (14th - 18th May)	Judged by Jason Atherton (Pollen Street Social, London)
	Graham Garrett (The West House, Kent) Marcus McGuiness (Hibiscus, London) Phil Howard (The Square, London)
Week 7: Wales (21st - 25th May)	Judged by Angela Hartnett (Murano, London)
	James Sommerin (The Crown at Whitebrook, Monmouth) Richard Davies (The Manor House, Castle Combe) Stephen Terry (The Hardwick, Abergavenny)
Week 8: South West (28th May - 1st June)	Judged by Tom Kerridge (Hand & Flowers, Marlow)
	Paul Ainsworth (Paul Ainsworth at Number Six, Padstow) Nathan Outlaw (St Enodoc Hotel, Cornwall) Simon Hulstone (The Elephant, Torquay)
Week 9: Finals & Banquet (4th - 8th June)