Great British Menu
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Great British Menu was a BBC television series in which top UK chefs competed for the chance to cook for the Queen on her 80th birthday.
The series was presented by Jennie Bond, former BBC Royal Correspondent. Each week, two chefs from a region of the UK created a menu which was tasted and judged by Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton. One chef each week went through to the final, whereupon "the nation voted for the dishes they wanted to see on the definitive Great British Menu" [1]. The birthday meal for the Queen was on 17 June 2006 and for 300 people, so each dish created had to be suitable for a summer banquet. All recipes have been published in a book by Dorling Kindersley.
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[edit] Contestants
- John Burton Race and Michael Caines (won heat) represent the South West of England
- Antony Worrall Thompson and Galton Blackiston (won heat) represent the Midlands and the East of England
- Marcus Wareing (won heat) and Simon Rimmer represent the North of England
- Paul Rankin and Richard Corrigan (won heat) represent Northern Ireland
- Tom Lewis and Nick Nairn (won heat) represent Scotland
- Angela Hartnett and Bryn Williams (won heat) represent Wales
- Gary Rhodes and Atul Kochhar (won heat) represent South East of England
[edit] The Final Result
The Starter - Smoked salmon with Irish soda bread, woodland sorrel and cress [2] - Richard Corrigan.
The Fish Course - Pan-fried turbot with cockles and oxtail [3] - Bryn Williams.
The Main Course - Loin of roe venison with rosti, celeriac, cabbage, carrot and game gravy [4] - Nick Nairn.
The Dessert - Custard tart with Garibaldi biscuits [5] - Marcus Wareing
[edit] Great British Christmas Menu
From 11-15 December, 2006, a special Christmas edition of the series was shown. This involved the four winning chefs creating a 4-course Christmas dinner/lunch that viewers could prepare at home.
Unlike the original series, only one chef was able to be crowned the winner and there was no special prize at stake (i.e. the meal won't be cooked for The Queen). The final result was decided by the judges and a viewers' vote; 30p from calls made in order to vote will be donated to BBC Children In Need.
Final result
1st - Richard Corrigan (Ireland)
=2nd - Marcus Wareing (England)
=2nd - Nick Nairn (Scotland)
4th - Bryn Williams (Wales)
