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What time is Great British Menu 2021 on TV tonight?
THE long-awaited sixteenth season of Great British Menu kicks off tonight (March 24), with three hour-long episodes being aired each week on BBC Two for the next nine weeks until a winner is announced.
Chefs hailing from eight different regions of the UK will battle it out in a contest of culinary prowess cooking meals from a set brief in an attempt to win the grand title of Great British Menu winner.
The sixteenth series of Great British Menu starts tonight[/caption]
What time is Great British Menu on TV tonight?
The show premieres at 8pm tonight on BBC Two.
This year’s theme for the banquet-based competition is innovation, celebrating the 30th anniversary of Sir Timothy Berners Lee’s creation of the world wide web.
Who are the Great British Menu 2021 chefs?
The full list of all the contestants has been announced with a few names you may recognise from previous seasons, competing alongside new chefs in a bid to win.
Here’s a list of this year’s chefs from each region:
Scotland
Roberta Hall-McCarron
Amy Elles
Stuart Ralston
Scott Smith
London & South East
Kim Ratcharoen
Oli Marlow
Tony Parkin
Ben Murphy
This year’s theme for the banquet-based competition is innovation[/caption]
Central Region
Sabrina Gidda
Shannon Johnson
Stuart Collins
Liam Dillon
South West
Jude Kereama
Elly Wentworth
Nick Beardshaw
Nat Tallents
North West
Kirk Haworth
Dan McGeorge
Dave Critchley
Ashwani Rangta
Many familiar faces will be competing against new chefs[/caption]
North East
Alex Bond
Ruth Hansom
Tom Spencely
Gareth Bartram
Wales
Hywel Griffith
Nathan Davies
Ali Borer
Chris Cleghorn
Northern Ireland
Paul Cunningham
Gemma Austin
Phelim O’Hagan
Andy Scollick
Award-winning TV chef Andi Oliver is hosting the show[/caption]
Who are the series 16 judges?
Although the list of veteran judges appearing throughout this season has not yet been revealed, it is quite possible that a combination of past winners alongside some more familiar faces such as Michelin starred chefs, Richard Corrigan and Tom Aikens will appear on the show.
The judges for the regional and national finals for the competition will remain the same, with Oliver Peyton OBE and Matthew Fort back to judge each dish.
One rather substantial difference this year is the addition of cookbook writer and broadcaster Rachel Khoo joining the panel.
Each week the panel will also feature a guest fourth judge with ties to the brief of innovation, so look forward to meeting some great inventors and innovators of our time.
Rachel Khoo, Oliver Peyton (left) and Matthew Fort are judging this yea’s Great British Menu[/caption]
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Who is presenting the show?
The current presenter of Great British Menu is award-winning TV chef, Andi Oliver.
Previously acting as a judge for the show since 2017, Oliver has taken over from her predecessor Susan Calman, with her first appearance in the new role during the Christmas 2020 special series.
Oliver will be at helm guiding the chefs each week.
