The following chefs have appeared in Great British Menu cooking their own four-course menus: starter, fish, main, and dessert. From series five onward, for the finals weeks, the public vote used in the prior four series was abandoned in favor of a fourth (guest) judge. Furthermore, a chef judge/mentor, usually a previous contender of the series, scores the dishes accordingly, eliminates a third-place contender, and sends the top two highly-scored contenders to the judging round of a regional heat competition. From the fifth to seventh series, the fourth judge has been a previous contender.
Series 5 (2010)
edit| Chef | Role(s) and restaurant(s) at the time of competition[1] | Region | Placement | First time? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Bainbridge | Morston Hall (Norfolk) | Central | Eliminated | Yes |
| Daniel Clifford | Chef patron of Midsummer House (Cambridge;  )
|
Lost heat | No (S4) | |
| Will Holland | La Becasse (Shropshire) | Won heat | Yes | |
| Anthony Demetre | Arbutus (London) | London and South East |
Lost heat | Yes |
| Tom Kerridge | The Hand & Flowers (Marlow, Buckinghamshire) | Won Main | Yes | |
| Tristan Welch | Lauceston Place (London) | Eliminated | No (S4) | |
| Kenny Atkinson | Rockliffe Hall (County Durham) | North East | Won Fish | No (S4) |
| Lee Bennett | Le Pont de la Tour (London) | Eliminated | Yes | |
| Tim Bilton | Butchers Arms (Hepworth, West Yorkshire) | Lost heat | Yes | |
| Lisa Allen | Northcote (Lancashire) | North West | Won Starter | Yes |
| Aiden Byrne | The Church Green (Lymm, Cheshire) | Lost heat | No (S4) | |
| Johnnie Mountain | Mosaica Restaurant at the Factory (London) | Eliminated | Yes | |
| Derek Creagh | Deanes (Belfast)[2] | Northern Ireland | Lost heat | Yes |
| Brian McCann | Restaurant Shu (Belfast)[2] | Eliminated | Yes | |
| Niall McKenna | James Street South (Belfast)[2] | Won Dessert | Yes | |
| Tony Singh | Oloroso (Edinburgh) | Scotland | Eliminated | Yes* |
| Michael Smith | The Three Chimneys (Isle of Skye) | Lost heat | Yes* | |
| Alan Murchison | Paris House (Woburn, Bedfordshire) and L'Ortolan | Won heat | No (S4) | |
| Henry Herbert | Head chef of Coaches & Horses (Clerkenwell)[3] | South West | Eliminated | Yes |
| John Hooker | Browns Hotel (Tavistock, Devon) | Lost heat | Yes | |
| Nathan Outlaw | Nathan Outlaw Seafood and Grill at St Enodoc Hotel (Rock, Cornwall) | Won heat | No (S4) | |
| Richard Davies | Bybrook Restaurant at the Manor House Hotel (Wiltshire) | Wales | Eliminated | Yes |
| James Sommerin | The Crown at Whitebrook (Monmouthshire) | Lost heat | No (S4) | |
| Aled Williams | Plas Bodegroes (Gwynedd) | Won heat | Yes |
* First appeared in series three to compete in the Scotland heat but was not selected to cook one's own menu.
Introduced in series 5
editLisa Allen
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Richard Bainbridge
editLee Bennett
editTim Bilton
editDerek Creagh
editRichard Davies
editAnthony Demetre
editHenry Herbert
editHenry Herbert, the head chef of the Coaches & Horses pub (Clerkenwell, central London) at the time,[3] appeared in series five (2010) and was eliminated in the South West region heat before its judging round.
Will Holland
editJohn Hooker
editTom Kerridge
editBrian McCann
editNiall McKenna
editJohnnie Mountain
editTony Singh
editMichael Smith
editJames Sommerin
editAled Williams
editSeries 6 (2011)
edit| Chef | Role(s) and restaurant(s) at the time of competition | Region | Placement | First time? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Bainbridge | Central | Lost heat | No (S5) | |
| Sue Ellis | Eliminated | Yes | ||
| Aktar Islam | Won Fish | Yes | ||
| Tom Aikens | Head chef of Restaurant Tom Aikens ( )
|
London and South East |
Lost heat | Yes |
| Tom Kerridge | Won Main | No (S5) | ||
| Phil Thompson | Eliminated | Yes | ||
| Tim Bilton | North East | Eliminated | No (S5) | |
| Stephanie Moon | Lost heat | Yes | ||
| Andrew Pern | Won heat | Yes | ||
| Lisa Allen | North West | Won heat | No (S5) | |
| Bruno Birkbeck | Eliminated | Yes | ||
| Johnnie Mountain | Lost heat | No (S5) | ||
| Chris Bell | Northern Ireland | Lost heat | Yes | |
| Chris Fearon | Won Starter | Yes | ||
| Brian McCann | Eliminated | No (S5) | ||
| Philip Carnegie | Scotland | Eliminated | Yes | |
| Tony Singh | Lost heat | No (S5) | ||
| Michael Smith | Won heat | No (S5) | ||
| Paul Ainsworth | South West | Won Dessert | Yes | |
| Andre Garrett | Lost heat | Yes | ||
| John Hooker | Eliminated | No (S5) | ||
| Garrett Jones | Wales | Eliminated | Yes | |
| Hywel Jones | Won heat | Yes | ||
| Aled Williams | Lost heat | No (S5) |
Introduced in series 6
editTom Aikens
editPaul Ainsworth
editChris Bell
editBruno Birkbeck
editPhilip Carnegie
editSue Ellis
editChris Fearon
editAndre Garrett
editAktar Islam
editGarrett Jones
editHywel Jones
editStephanie Moon
editAndrew Pern
editPhil Thompson
editSeries 7 (2012)
edit| Chef | Role(s) and restaurant(s) at the time of competition | Region | Placement | First time? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Clifford | Chef patron of Midsummer House ( )
|
Central | Won Main | No (S4 & S5) |
| Paul Foster | Lost heat | Yes | ||
| Aktar Islam | Eliminated | No (S6) | ||
| Graham Garrett | London and South East |
Eliminated | Yes | |
| Phil Howard | Chef patron of The Square (London; )
|
Won Fish | Yes | |
| Marcus McGuinness | Lost heat | Yes | ||
| Charlie Lakin | North East | Lost heat | Yes | |
| Colin McGurran | Won Starter | Yes | ||
| Stephanie Moon | Eliminated | No (S6) | ||
| Aiden Byrne | North West | Lost heat | No (S4 & S5) | |
| Johnnie Mountain | Eliminated[a] | No (S5 & S6) | ||
| Simon Rogan | Won Dessert | Yes | ||
| Chris Bell | Northern Ireland | Lost heat | No (S6) | |
| Chris Fearon | Won heat | No (S6) | ||
| Niall McKenna | Eliminated | No (S5) | ||
| Colin Buchan | Scotland | Lost heat | Yes | |
| Mark Greenaway | Eliminated | Yes | ||
| Alan Murchison | Won heat | No (S4 & S5) | ||
| Paul Ainsworth | South West | Lost heat | No (S6) | |
| Simon Hulstone | Eliminated | Yes | ||
| Nathan Outlaw | Won heat | No (S4 & S5) | ||
| Richard Davies | Wales | Eliminated | No (S5) | |
| James Sommerin | Lost heat | No (S4 & S5) | ||
| Stephen Terry | Won heat | No (S3 & S4) |
- ^ Unsatisfied with the scoring results after the fish course, Johnnie Mountain did not appear at the start of the main course, leading to his elimination.
Introduced in series 7
editColin Buchan
editPaul Foster
editGraham Garrett
editMark Greenaway
editPhil Howard
editSimon Hulstone
editCharlie Lakin
editMarcus McGuinness
editColin McGurran
editSimon Rogan
editReferences
edit- ^ Allen, Lisa; Atkinson, Kenny; Kerridge, Tom; McKenna, Niall (1 July 2010). "Meet the four finalists in the Great British Menu 2010". The Caterer (Interview). Interviewed by Kerstin Kühn; Neil Gerrard. Retrieved 6 October 2022. Published on print magazine Caterer & Hotelkeeper (2 July 2010) as "Great British Menu – Best of British" (pp. 30–37).
- ^ a b c "Niall: My Recipe for Sweet Success". Belfast Telegraph. 22 May 2010. p. 10. ISSN 0307-5664. ProQuest 312272251.
- ^ a b Hollweg, Lucas (9 May 2010). "Cooking Forward: He Dug Out His Shorts". Sunday Times. p. 64. ISSN 0956-1382. Gale A225831957 and ProQuest 251745333.