Announcing the chefs from BBC’s Great British Menu 2018

Announcing the chefs from BBC’s Great British Menu 2018

Announcing the chefs from BBC’s Great British Menu 2018

by Great British Chefs19 June 2018

The cooking competition is back this summer, with a host of new and returning chefs from across the UK hoping to make a name for themselves by paying tribute to the NHS. Take a look at who’s appearing in the 2018 edition of Great British Menu.

Announcing the chefs from BBC’s Great British Menu 2018

The cooking competition is back this summer, with a host of new and returning chefs from across the UK hoping to make a name for themselves by paying tribute to the NHS. Take a look at who’s appearing in the 2018 edition of Great British Menu.

Great British Chefs is a team of passionate food lovers dedicated to bringing you the latest food stories, news and reviews.

Great British Chefs is a team of passionate food lovers dedicated to bringing you the latest food stories, news and reviews as well as access to some of Britain’s greatest chefs. Our posts cover everything we are excited about from the latest openings and hottest food trends to brilliant new producers and exclusive chef interviews.

Great British Chefs is a team of passionate food lovers dedicated to bringing you the latest food stories, news and reviews.

Great British Chefs is a team of passionate food lovers dedicated to bringing you the latest food stories, news and reviews as well as access to some of Britain’s greatest chefs. Our posts cover everything we are excited about from the latest openings and hottest food trends to brilliant new producers and exclusive chef interviews.

No other televised cooking competition (and let’s be honest, there are quite a few) goes to such intricate, technical detail as Great British Menu. There might be the odd gimmicky presentation, dishes that completely miss the brief or minor meltdowns in the kitchen, but there’s no better platform for the cream of Britain’s culinary crop to strut their stuff and make a name for themselves as one of the UK’s best chefs. This year the competition pays homage to the NHS, which is celebrating seventy years since its conception – let’s hope there aren’t too many syringes filled with sauces or desserts served on mini hospital beds.

The format is changing slightly, too – once the four final winners are decided and have cooked their dishes at the banquet, the diners will vote for their favourite dish and crown one chef the champion of champions in the final episode. Matthew Fort, Andi Oliver and Oliver Peyton will be returning as judges, while the veteran chefs this year are Tom Aikens, Daniel Clifford, Angela Hartnett, Michael O’Hare, Jeremy Lee, Phil Howard, Richard Corrigan and for the first time Paul Ainsworth.

Those competing are a mix of returning competitors and new names – take a look at the list below for the full rundown of who’s competing, plus the restaurants and locations they're at now. The series begins on Monday 13 August 2018.

The competing chefs by region

London and South East

James Cochran, 1251, London

Scott Goss, The Twenty Six, Tunbridge Wells

Selin Kiazim, Oklava, London

South West

Jude Kereama, Kota, Cornwall

Olivia Barry, Adelina Yard, Bristol

Tom Brown, Cornerstone, London

North West

Craig Sherrington, Virginia House, Cumbria

Ellis Barrie, The Marram Grass, Anglesey

Liam Simpson-Trotman, Orwells, Oxfordshire

North East

Dan Fletcher, Fenchurch at The Sky Garden, London

Danny Parker, House of Tides, Newcastle

Dave Coulson, Peace & Loaf, Newcastle

Scotland

Benedict Reade, Edinburgh Food Studio, Edinburgh

Lorna McNee, Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles, Perthshire

Ross Bryans, formally Corrigan’s Mayfair, London

Wales

Andrew Sheridan, Sosban Restaurant, Carmarthenshire

Chris Harrod, The Whitebrook, Monmouthshire

Jason Hughes, Chateau Rhianfa, Anglesey

Central

Marianne Lumb, Marianne Restaurant, London

Ryan Simpson-Trotman, Orwells, Oxfordshire

Sabrina Gidda, The AllBright, London

Northern Ireland

James Devine, Ardtara Country House, Londonderry

Shauna Froydenlund, Marcus at The Berkeley, London

Tommy Heaney, The Great House, Brigend