Watching big name egos wrangling for supremacy over talented underdogs will be even funnier on this year’s The Great British Menu, which culminates in a Comic Relief charity banquet. Michelin-starred Adam Simmonds sharpened his knives for the first time, shaking his skillet and waggling his whites at fellow Southeast chefs Tom Aitkens and Matt Gillian. The chef is still a mite dazed from the whole experience, which saw the former Raymond Blanc protege mentored by the boisterous Richard Corrigan.
Adam, Danesfield House Hotel and Spa’s Executive chef, claimed,’It’s a completely different experience to the day job. When you’re involved in filming The Great British Menu
Seeing as the show’s in aid of Comic Relief, there’s bound to be a fair bit of larking about – for the past 8 years, the series has featured a number of gastronomic japesters amongst the country’s cheffing elite, notably Richard Corrigan and Glynn Purnell. But there’s no denying that when the winner’s title is at stake, cooking becomes a deadly serious business. Matthew Fort, Oliver Peyton and Prue Leith might like to be measured in their judgements, lest they encounter that Great British favourite – a custard pie to the face.
The Great British Menu starts on January 28, 2013 on BBC2.
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