Just came over here after what felt like a masochistic catch up to see what you’d made of Wales. Totally agree that so far this series has really failed to set us alight. I mentioned Spencer’s cigar roughly every five minutes to DH.
I’m dreading London. They’ve obviously followed the up and coming approach there for ages, well before the rest of the regions, and given where everywhere else is ending up, I fully expect a Morley’s franchisee to pop up this year.
I once chatted to a former GBM chef and he said they scout the contestants and are definitely trying to find new people so not sure people are choosing not to return or not being invited.