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List of Great British Menu chefs (series 5–7)

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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)

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List of contenders of series five (2010)
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; 2 Michelin stars) 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

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Lisa Allen

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Richard Bainbridge

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Lee Bennett

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Tim Bilton

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Derek Creagh

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Richard Davies

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Anthony Demetre

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Henry Herbert

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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

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John Hooker

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Tom Kerridge

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Brian McCann

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Niall McKenna

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Johnnie Mountain

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Tony Singh

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Michael Smith

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James Sommerin

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Aled Williams

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Series 6 (2011)

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List of contenders of series six (2011)
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 (2 Michelin stars) 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

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Tom Aikens

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Paul Ainsworth

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Chris Bell

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Bruno Birkbeck

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Philip Carnegie

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Sue Ellis

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Chris Fearon

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Andre Garrett

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Aktar Islam

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Garrett Jones

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Hywel Jones

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Stephanie Moon

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Andrew Pern

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Phil Thompson

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Series 7 (2012)

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List of contenders of series seven (2012)
Chef Role(s) and restaurant(s) at the time of competition Region Placement First
time?
Daniel Clifford Chef patron of Midsummer House (2 Michelin stars) 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; 2 Michelin stars) 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)
  1. ^ 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

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Colin Buchan

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Paul Foster

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Graham Garrett

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Mark Greenaway

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Phil Howard

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Simon Hulstone

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Charlie Lakin

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Marcus McGuinness

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Colin McGurran

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Simon Rogan

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References

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  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ a b c "Niall: My Recipe for Sweet Success". Belfast Telegraph. 22 May 2010. p. 10. ISSN 0307-5664. ProQuest 312272251.
  3. ^ 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.