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The nation's top chefs compete for the chance to cook at an incredible four-course banquet

The best of British cuisine. Top chefs from across the UK put their hearts on a plate and showcase amazing culinary talent. Who will get to cook for a spectacular banquet?

Series 16

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Andi Oliver

Lisa Goodwin-Allen

Dan Davis

Avril Beaven

Liz Rumbold

Antonia Lloyd

Sarah Eglin

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Great British Menu: Series 16: Central Main and Dessert Courses

Central Main and Dessert Courses

BBC Two - Great British Menu, Series 16, Central Main and Dessert Courses

The central region heats continue with competition over mains and desserts.

The remaining chefs prepare mains and desserts inspired by science and innovation. But when two chefs both decide to make layered chocolate dishes, who will win and who must go home?

The three chefs are halfway through their heat, and the pressure is mounting. Once again, they each serve a unique take on the brief celebrating British invention and innovation.

Among the mains are a venison dish in honour of the only British woman to win a Nobel prize in science, a homage to West Midlands manufacturing, and two layered chocolate dishes – one using edible paper as a tribute to Samuel Johnson, the other featuring an ingenious chocolate cross-section of a road inspired by the invention of smooth tarmac. But whose inventions in the kitchen will veteran judge Lisa Goodwin-Allen prefer?

Only two contestants will proceed to Friday’s judging and have a chance to represent the central region at the regional finals.

Great British Menu: Series 16

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Great British Menu is back for another series, presented by Andi Oliver.

Great British Menu is back for another series, presented by Andi Oliver. This year, professional chefs compete for a place at a banquet celebrating British invention and innovation.

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