Great British Menu 2019 chef line-up revealed!
Great British Menu is back! The programme will mark the 50th anniversary of the last time The Beatles played live together and celebrate Britain’s continuing success as a world player in music.
With a brand new format and slot on peak television, the series will see 24 chefs from across Britain’s regions compete to serve their dish at the final banquet and just one exceptional chef will once again be crowned champion of champions.
Marking the 50th anniversary of the last time The Beatles played live together, judges Andi Oliver, Oliver Peyton CBE and Matthew Fort have the enviable, albeit difficult, task of choosing the perfect four-course menu to celebrate this cultural success.
It’s not just up to the three judges, however, as each week a guest judge will be joining to help select the best dishes from each region in the Friday regional final. Representing Britain’s rich music heritage across the generations, guest judges include Mani from the Stone Roses, Andrew Ridgley from Wham!, and hip-hop musician Loyle Carner.
Andi Oliver said: “It’s all kicking off in the BEST possible way over here at GBM headquarters! We’ve moved to beautiful Stratford upon Avon in the heart of the glorious Midlands and the brief this year is just sensational. We’re celebrating the excellence and worldwide knockout success of British music.
"The passionate and dynamic new talented chefs in the kitchen this year perfectly mirror the inspiring exciting world of British music and holding the banquet at Abbey Road studios is the spectacular icing on the top of a very big and very delicious cake.”
Matthew Fort added: “If music be the food of love, eat up. Series 14 of the Great British Menu celebrates the brilliance of British restaurant cooking and flair of British music. Both just keep getting better and better.”
Watch our video with London and South East chef, Paul Walsh:
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