[Nicky91]

Contestants of 2020

• Jason Atherton, holder of four Michelin stars including at Pollen Street Social
• Tom Aikens, owner of Muse
• Lisa Goodwin-Allen, executive chef of Michelin starred Northcote
• Simon Rogan, holder of five Michelin stars including two at L'Enclume
• Tommy Banks, owner and head chef of The Black Swan at Oldstead
• James Cochran, owner and head chef at 12:51
• Alex Greene, head chef at Michelin starred Deane's EIPIC
• Niall Keating, executive chef at two Michelin starred The Dining Room at Whatley Manor
• Pip Lacey, head chef of Hicce
• Tom Barnes, head chef at Michelin starred Rogan & Co
• Matt Gillan, chef director and owner of Heritage
• Richard Bainbridge, chef and owner of Benedicts

Judges

Great British Menu regulars Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton will return as judges this series. However, the panel will also feature brand new judge, comedian Kerry Godliman, who will also be giving her verdict on the Christmassy creations. The line up will be completed by a different guest judge each episode, who will be related to the theme of supporting our key workers.

purpose of great british menu this year

Fans of Great British Menu will know that every series culminates in a rather grand banquet usually celebrating a special anniversary or a particular group of people. This year's banquet is all about saying thank you to the country's amazing key workers, who this year have dedicated their lives to the fight against COVID-19.

Host of the show

Perhaps the biggest change on this series of Great British Christmas Menu is that ex-judge Andi Oliver will now be presenting the show instead. She will be compering the scoring and chatting to the chefs as they cook away, but importantly will also have the deciding vote in the case of any ties. It has also been announced that Oliver will also be hosting next year's regular series of Great British Menu.

Discussing her new role as host of the show, Oliver said: "I am so completely thrilled and honoured to have been asked to expand my role at Great British Menu! It’s an amazing opportunity to understand the journey that the chefs go through and to watch the evolution of the dishes before they come to judges chamber is a mind blowing revelation. It’s such an extraordinary opportunity to work so closely with the top culinary talent in the country - it’s a privilege I am not taking for granted."

coming next month, 7 episodes before christmas

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[Nicky91]

tonight the first episode of this, 8:00 PM at BBC2

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000pyy5

[Nicky91]

this is so much fun so far as well very nice inspirational christmas dishes

[Barry.]

Loving it. Love the dishes too

[Nicky91]

another fab round


that whole roasted pig too



and the ''scrooge dinner''

[Nicky91]

tonight

The Christmas competition comes to a climax with desserts and petit fours. Eight chefs, all former winners of the Great British Menu, are competing to create the final courses of an extra special festive feast for some of the heroes of this year’s pandemic. Only three from each course can go through to tomorrow’s judging. Former judge Andi Oliver hosts.

These are two of the most demanding rounds in the competition, requiring incredible technical skill if the chefs’ dishes are to arrive on the plate perfect, and not a molten mess! Who will keep their cool, as well as that of their dishes?

With so many talented chefs taking part, expect imaginations to run riot. Among the dishes prepared are edible snow globes and a whole new take on the Christmas selection box. There’ll also be some new interpretations of old favourites such as mince pies and baked Alaska.

In a new twist for this Christmas competition, the chefs won’t just be cooking but also judging each other too! Four chefs will cook, and the other four will taste and score their dishes in a blind tasting. Then the roles will be reversed. Expect incredible cooking, tough criticism and surprising scores.

It’s the final chance for chefs to make it to the banquet, and two special guests are joining the competition in hopes of stealng a place. Multi Michelin starred chefs Simon Rogan and Tommy Banks have both been Great British Menu winners and judges, and they haven’t come to make up the numbers!

episode 5 of 7

[Nicky91]

tonight we got our top 3 of last night cooking their dessert dishes for the judges + guest judge of the week Beverley Knight MBE


and next week on christmas eve we got the final episode, preparing and serving the banquet to the heroes of this pandemic crisis

[Nicky91]

this was good fun to watch


lovely banquet all across Britain, for the heroes during this pandemic


all the food looked great too