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 edit
Lisa Allen edit
Richard Bainbridge edit
Lee Bennett edit
Tim Bilton edit
Derek Creagh edit
Richard Davies edit
Anthony Demetre edit
Henry Herbert edit
Henry 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 edit
John Hooker edit
Tom Kerridge edit
Brian McCann edit
Niall McKenna edit
Johnnie Mountain edit
Tony Singh edit
Michael Smith edit
James Sommerin edit
Aled Williams edit
Series 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 edit
Tom Aikens edit
Paul Ainsworth edit
Chris Bell edit
Bruno Birkbeck edit
Philip Carnegie edit
Sue Ellis edit
Chris Fearon edit
Andre Garrett edit
Aktar Islam edit
Garrett Jones edit
Hywel Jones edit
Stephanie Moon edit
Andrew Pern edit
Phil Thompson edit
Series 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 edit
Colin Buchan edit
Paul Foster edit
Graham Garrett edit
Mark Greenaway edit
Phil Howard edit
Simon Hulstone edit
Charlie Lakin edit
Marcus McGuinness edit
Colin McGurran edit
Simon Rogan edit
References 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.