Great British Menu

Dan McGeorge to open Vetch in Liverpool

09-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

Chef Dan McGeorge, winner of Great British Menu in 2021, will open his debut restaurant later this spring.

Kirk and Keeley Haworth confirm opening date for permanent Plates restaurant

04-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

Siblings Kirk and Keeley Haworth will launch the long-awaited first bricks and mortar site for their plant-based restaurant concept Plates in London’s Shoreditch this summer.

Kirk Haworth crowned Great British Menu 2024 Champion of Champions

25-Mar-2024 By James McAllister

Chef Kirk Haworth has been crowned the Great British Menu 2024 Champion of Champions.

‘End of an era’ as Spencer Metzger moves on from The Ritz

02-Aug-2023 By James McAllister

Spencer Metzger has announced he is moving on from The Ritz after 13 years cooking at the high-profile London hotel’s flagship restaurant.

Adam Handling declared Champion of Champions on Great British Menu 2023

03-Apr-2023 By James McAllister

Adam Handling has been crowned Great British Menu Champion of Champions 2023.

Spencer Metzger: “We’re not stiff and old hat as people sometimes assume”

18-Jul-2022 By James McAllister

The Ritz head chef, who was named Chef to Watch at this year's Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards, on his future plans and why mastering classic French cooking techniques still matters.

Spencer Metzger crowned Great British Menu 2022 Champion of Champions

04-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

The Ritz head chef Spencer Metzger has been crowned the Great British Menu 2022 Champion of Champions.

Flash-grilled: Luke French

18-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

The chef behind Jöro in Sheffield, who recently triumphed in the Great British Menu's North East and Yorkshire heat, on childhood memories of eating profiteroles and an unusual dessert-related customer request.

Kerth Gumbs named head chef at new restaurant and cocktail bar

24-Nov-2021 By Restaurant

Former Ormer Mayfair executive chef Kerth Gumbs is to head up the kitchen at new restaurant and cocktail bar Boiler & Co. which is launching on London’s Canvey Street near the Tate Modern this month.

Great British Menu unveils new judging panel featuring Tom Kerridge and Nisha Katona

06-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

Great British Menu has confirmed a new judging panel for the next series that will include chefs Tom Kerridge and Nisha Katona, and Off Menu podcast host Ed Gamble.

Kerth Gumbs parts ways with Ormer Mayfair

16-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Kerth Gumbs has left his role as executive chef at Ormer Mayfair, saying the time had come for him 'to start a new chapter' in his professional life.

Flash-grilled: Lorna McNee

04-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

The Great British Menu 'Champion of Champions', who took over as head chef of Glasgow’s Cail Bruich restaurant last year, on working with Andrew Fairlie and her dream dinner party guest list.

The Lowdown: Great British Christmas Menu

12-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

Next month sees the Great British Menu (GBM) return for a festive mini-series in which past winners and veteran chefs battle it out to cook for NHS workers.

Great British Menu champion Lorna McNee takes over at Cail Bruich

07-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

Great British Menu’s 2019 'Champion of Champions' Lorna McNee has taken up her first head chef role at Glasgow’s Cail Bruich restaurant.

Harriet Mansell to open first permanent restaurant

03-Sep-2020 By James McAllister

West Country-born chef and recent Great British Menu contestant Harriet Mansell is to relaunch her Lyme Regis pop-up Robin Wylde as a permanent restaurant venture next month.

Niall Keating named Great British Menu 2020 'Champion of Champions'

18-May-2020 By James McAllister

Whatley Manor’s Niall Keating has been named the ‘Champion of Champions’ at this year’s Great British Menu banquet.

Alex Greene scores double win during Great British Menu finals

15-May-2020 By James McAllister

Chef Alex Greene will be cooking two of the courses at this year's Great British Menu banquet having scored a double win during finals week.

L’Enclume's Tom Barnes through to Great British Menu banquet

14-May-2020 By James McAllister

Roux Scholar and L’Enclume executive chef Tom Barnes has been named as the next chef to make it through to the banquet on this year’s series of Great British Menu.

Niall Keating through to Great British Menu banquet

13-May-2020 By James McAllister

Whatley Manor’s Niall Keating has been named as the next chef to make it through to the banquet on this year’s series of Great British Menu.

Deanes Eipic's Alex Greene through to Great British Menu banquet

12-May-2020 By Restaurant

Deanes Eipic chef Alex Greene has been named as the first chef to make it through to the banquet for this season’s Great British Menu.

Great British Menu finalist to open debut restaurant in Birmingham

27-Apr-2020 By Restaurant

Great British Menu finalist Kray Treadwell will open his debut restaurant in Digbeth, Birmingham, once the lockdown restrictions on hospitality businesses have been lifted.

Great British Menu 2020 chef line-up revealed (updated)

05-Mar-2020 By James McAllister

The chef line-up for the 2020 series of Great British Menu, which will begin airing on BBC Two later this month, has been revealed.

James Cochran's GOAT site at Croydon Boxpark has closed

09-Jan-2020 By James McAllister

The first permanent location for chef James Cochran's GOAT street food venture has closed less than six months after opening.

Flash-grilled: Andrew Sheridan

09-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

Andrew Sheridan has appeared on Great British Menu and is best known for his stint at Sosban in Llanelli, Wales. Following its closure, he moved to Cornwall to oversee the Stargazy Inn.

Ambitious chefs vs ingrate guests

16-Jul-2019 By Tony Naylor

Prue Leith is the latest influential foodie to lay into modernist chefs. Is it time to show these pioneers more respect?

Latest opening: Dusk

10-Jul-2019 By James McAllister

With a dry bar, shisha lounge, and a former Great British Menu chef fusing Mediterranean and Asian cooking with molecular gastronomy, Dusk could become one of Essex’s most eccentric dining destinations.

Great British Menu - looking back at the last five years

20-Mar-2019 By James McAllister

The new series of Great British Menu gets underway on BBC Two on 20 March, with a fresh selection of Britain’s best chefs vying to serve their food at the final banquet.

Emily Watkins to leave The Kingham Plough

28-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Emily Watkins and her husband and business partner Miles Lampson have sold The Kingham Plough after having spent 12 years at their popular Oxfordshire gastropub.

Paul and Emma Ainsworth replace Nathan Outlaw at The Mariners in Rock

11-Feb-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Paul and Emma Ainsworth have taken on The Mariners pub in Cornwall, replacing their friend and fellow chef Nathan Outlaw.

Tom Kemble to head up The Pass in Horsham

17-Jan-2019 By Helen Salter

Tom Kemble has been appointed head chef at The Pass restaurant, near Horsham.

Fera at Claridge's to close at the end of the year

18-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Fera at Claridge’s has confirmed that its last service will be on New Year’s Eve, ending the restaurant’s four-and-a-half year run at the iconic London hotel.

What a nightmare: TV cookery shows blamed for skills shortage

27-Nov-2018 By Stefan Chomka

TV cookery shows such as Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares are putting people off a career as a chef, according to new research.

Mark Abbott named as partner at Daniel Clifford's Midsummer House

26-Nov-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Chef Mark Abbott has become a business partner in Cambridge restaurant Midsummer House, chef-patron Daniel Clifford revealed over the weekend.

The Barrie Brothers launch Kickstarter campaign to build cookery school

09-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

The team behind Anglesey’s award-winning restaurant The Marram Grass has launched a £30,000 crowdfunding campaign to finance the opening of a cookery school.

Marianne Lumb's former restaurant has closed

02-Oct-2018 By Sophie Witts

Marianne Lumb’s eponymous restaurant in Notting Hill appears to have closed, two months after the chef’s departure.

Adam Simmonds to head up the kitchen at Adam Handling Chelsea

26-Sep-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Chef Adam Simmonds will head up the kitchen at Adam Handling’s forthcoming restaurant at Belmond Cadogan Hotel, BigHospitality can reveal.

Latest opening: Kerridge’s Bar & Grill

12-Sep-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Tom Kerridge's long-awaited London debut has finally arrived.

Tommy Heaney's Cardiff restaurant will open next month

11-Sep-2018 By Sophie Witts

Chef Tommy Heaney is to officially open his first Cardiff restaurant, Heaneys, on 10 October.

Sitting pretty: Tom Kerridge and Nick Beardshaw launch in London

10-Sep-2018 By Stefan Chomka

After a lengthy search and a false start, Tom Kerridge and Nick Beardshaw will finally make their long-awaited debut in the capital this month. And it's shaping up to be a cracker.

Great British Menu reveals 2018 chef line-up

20-Jun-2018 By Sophie Witts

Tom Brown, Selin Kiazim and James Cochran are among the chefs set to compete in the next series of Great British Menu.

TV dinners - the problems with Great British Menu dishes

17-Oct-2017 By Joe Lutrario

A winning course on Great British Menu can lead to fame and fortune, but what happens when those dishes finally leave the menu?

Great British Menu chooses four winning chefs

30-Jun-2017 By Sophie Witts

Selin Kiazim, owner of London’s Oklava, has been chosen as the final chef to cook at this year’s Great British Menu banquet.

Chefs revealed for BBC’s Great British Menu 2016

01-Jun-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Chefs Matt Worswick, Russell Bateman, Adam Handling and Mini Patel are among those in the line-up for this year’s BBC Great British Menu, ‘The Great Britons’ Banquet’.

Michael O'Hare: The man behind the hype

05-May-2016 By Joe Lutrario

Michael O'Hare burst onto the scene a few years back with his Leeds restaurant The Man Behind the Curtain, followed last year by a barnstorming performance on BBC Two's Great British Menu and a Michelin star. Now - and with a new haircut - he's...

A dash of Ramsay and a pinch of Campbell: Richard Davies on opening Epicure

08-Feb-2016 By Liam Garrahan

Welsh-born Michelin-starred chef, Richard Davies, is opening Epicure at Celtic Manor Resort, Newport, Wales, and is hoping to take inspiration from his acclaimed mentors to help him along the way.

Richard Bainbridge on Great British Menu and opening his own restaurant

25-Sep-2015 By Sophie Witts

Richard Bainbridge, chef-owner at Benedict's in Norwich, is returning to Great British Menu next week. He spoke to BigHospitality about launching his first solo restaurant and why this year’s competition will be his last. 

SMALL TALK

Daniel Clifford on new pub The Flitch of Bacon and Great British Menu

14-Aug-2015 By Emma Eversham

Daniel Clifford, chef-patron of the two Michelin-starred Midsummer House, speaks exclusively to Big Hospitality about returning to Great British Menu and opening his own pub, the Flitch of Bacon, in Essex.

Daniel Clifford: Industry must tackle chef shortage or face demise

12-Aug-2015 By Emma Eversham

The hospitality industry needs to come together urgently and find ways to tackle the chef shortage or face its rapid demise, two Michelin-starred chef Daniel Clifford has warned. 

Great British Menu 2015: Chefs to cook for the Women's Institute

31-Jul-2015 By Sophie Witts

Sat Bains, Tom Kerridge and Marcus Wareing are among chefs appearing on the tenth series of Great British Menu starting on 3 August, which will see competitors battling for the chance to cook at a banquet celebrating 100 years of the Women’s Institute...

Apothecary inspired restaurant opening at M by Montcalm hotel in London

16-Mar-2015 By Sophie Witts

A restaurant inspired by the apothecary history of Shoreditch is opening at the M by Montcalm hotel in London.