Saturday 14 May 2022 01:10 AM Chef Tom Kerridge reveals he gets complaints for being a 'grumpy' judge on the ... trends now
Tom Kerridge has revealed that he has been left annoyed from complaints from young cooks that he is a crabby judge on the Great British Menu.
The Michelin-starred chef, 48, said he gets accused of being a 'grumpy b*****d' by contestants and complaints that he gives low scores on the BBC Two show.
'I got quite a lot of stick for being a grumpy b*****d, which is fine,' he told the Daily Mail's Richard Eden. 'If you're competing as a chef, you're there to cook, to compete.
Judge: Tom Kerridge has revealed that he has been left annoyed from complaints from young cooks that he is a crabby judge on the Great British Menu
'The chefs eating other chefs' food don't want to go, "Oh, that's only worth a five"; they give it an eight — they're trying to be nice.'
Tom claimed that the judges were much harsher when he was a contestant on the show a decade ago, saying chef Daniel Clifford would spit people's food out.
'When I was on it, I remember [judge] Daniel Clifford spitting food out in the bin. It was brutal,' he added.
'And now we are in this world of being nice to everyone.'
Criticism: The Michelin-starred chef, 48, said he gets accused of being a 'grumpy b*****d' by contestants and complaints that he gives low scores on the BBC Two show
In 2010, Tom won the cooking show with his delicious slow-cooked Aylesbury duck with duck fat chips and gravy and has since carved out a successful career as a chef.
Elsewhere, the Great British Menu came under fire from viewers in March after subtitles were added to partially deaf chef Mark Aisthorpe.
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