Great British Menu

The Ritz head chef Spencer Metzger has been named Great British Menu Champion of Champions 2022.

Paul Ainsworth at Number 6 chef de cuisine Chris McClurg, who was representing Northern Ireland, has won the dessert course on Great British Menu.

The BBC’s Great British Menu competition has confirmed a new judging panel for its next series: chef Tom Kerridge, Mowgli restaurateur Nisha Katona, and comedian and host of the Off Menu podcast, Ed Gamble.

It’s been a difficult two years for chef Jude Kereama, who has not only had to navigate running a hospitality business throughout the pandemic, but has had to do so following the loss of his wife and business partner Jane.