Great British Menu 2024 Thread 2

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Sorry about the unimaginative thread title!

Thanks, Tom. Now I've got The Key, The Secret by Urban Cookie Collective going round my head.

Maybe they cut it? "It smells amazing! But looks like maggots."

Oooo, is that as close as Andi is allowed to say "No! You're wrong! They'll feel hard done by without an actual chip!"

Fuck's sake, just do chips! Teasing chips and not delivering chips would make me Incredible Hulk levels of angry.

I'm going to go down my local chippy and ask for a rocher of mushy peas.

That was a bit dips and chips. Which was moaned about in another round

It's always a bit strange when there's quite a big disparity between the judges and the opinions of the regional judge, Andi and the other chefs.

I wonder if Kirk would be asked to do the vegan alternatives at the banquet? I know all chefs have to do them, but how much better for the people attending if they had something deliberately vegan, rather than something "less than" from a chef doing something else.

Yes, I thought that might be a good idea. Wasn't there one year where the vegetarian and vegan alternatives were asparagus for every course? It would also avoid that situation where the meat eaters get a feast and the vegans get a cauliflower steak.

@BiliousOhGod That is an amazing idea!!

I love rare steak, but I really struggle with the way they (don’t) cook lamb on these programmes - not appealing to me at all.

It looks like this might be a bit closer so far than Michael’s scores were

Isn't it funny? That was the one dish of Kirk's that Andi and Michael didn't like.

Why did Ed swap seat?

Think it's just because there is more space behind the wheelchair on the curve of the table so it's easier for the waiting staff to walk around.

No, it still looks messy and it's going to be majorly late, and it is just a bunch of choux buns. Chefs have completely changed their dishes before on this show and that's what he should have done.

Kirk has probably got it

I think it's going to be close. I can't call it, but I hope it's Kirk.

That was too much work for a couple of profiteroles on a plate

Think it's bad they've not adjusted tables etc to make Stewart the same height as everyone else sat down.

Missed it too many small people getting put to bed

why 7 pm 😏

I think it still gives him a significant advantage it's still cooking / flavour combinations / exposure to that world regardless of whether he's found a different niche to his father

Am amazed they were as complementary as that about the croqembouche.

I love profiteroles and would be delighted with either dessert but Kirk was the clear winner. What swung it for me was the little table tennis paddles on Tuesday night, as soon as I saw those I knew he would win.

What would you suggest doing about it? Stop kids from doing the same line of work as their parents? I would have thought in other regions some of the chefs having two Michelin stars already was a bit of an advantage - GBM is not meant to be a level playing field competition for beginner chefs, they are supposed to be good already and some will have more experience than others.