The Great British Menu is back for 2019, with the contestants representing London and the South East cooking tonight (Wednesday, March 20) at 8pm on BBC 2. The Great British Menu contestants this year have to serve up a batch of music-inspired dishes for the chance to feature at a meal at Abbey Road Studios celebrating 50 years since The Beatles last played live together. BBC2 has also announced the judges and celebrities who will be judging the chefs of The Great British Menu 2019.
As ever on The Great British Menu, the contestants are split up by region, with 24 chefs divided over eight areas.
This year’s series will start with London and the South East contestants and will then cycle through the North East, Central, North West, Scotland, South West, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
The BBC has revealed the names of each chef and which restaurant they worked in prior to joining The Great British Menu 2019.
One contestant will go through each week to the finals, which will air in eight weeks time.
The Great British Menu 2019 contestants will be judged by Matthew Fort, Oliver Peyton & Andi Oliver (Image: BBC)
The contestants for this year’s Great British Menu are:
London and South East (Week beginning March 18)
Ben Marks, Perilla, London Luke Selby, Hide, London Paul Walsh, City SocialNorth East (Week beginning March 25)
Michael Carr, formerly Restaurant 92, Harrogate Samira Effa, formerly Alimentum, Cambridge, now The Box Tree, Ilkley Tom Anglesea, The Laughing Heart, London
The Great British Menu 2019 London and South East contestants with Angela Hartnett (Image: BBC)
Central (Week beginning April 1)
Kray Treadwell, Man Behind The Curtain, Leeds Sabrina Gidda, AllBright, London Ryan Simpson-Trotman, Orwells, OxfordshireNorth West (Week beginning April 8)
Adam Reid, Adam Reid at The French, Manchester Hrishikesh Desai, The Gilpin Hotel, Lake District Liam Simpson-Trotman, Orwells, Oxfordshire
