Great British Menu 2022 chef line-up: week-by-week

The chef line-up for BBC Two's Great British Menu 2022, which begins on 1 February, is being confirmed week-by-week as the series goes on.

 

A total of 32 chefs will represent eight different regions or nations, designing dishes to celebrate the history of UK broadcasting across the BBC and other channels.

 

The latest series will also see a new judging panel. Andi Oliver will remain as host but will be joined by chef Tom Kerridge, restaurateur Nisha Katona and comedian Ed Gamble.

 

Chefs will compete to win the chance to serve their dish at a banquet at Alexandra Palace in north London attended by famous faces from television and radio. This year's theme celebrates 100 Years of Great British Broadcasting, marking the centenary of the BBC's first radio broadcast in 1922.

 

The chefs according to region are as follows:

 

Central

 

Harvey Perttola, head chef, Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, Nottingham

 

Ben Orpwood, executive chef, Lucky Cat, London

 

Liam Dillon, owner, the Boat Inn, Lichfield

 

Sally Abé, chef consultant, the Conrad London St James hotel

 

North-west

 

Caroline Martins, founder, Sao Paulo Project, Manchester

 

Dave Critchley, executive chef director, Lu Ban, Liverpool

 

Sam Lomas, head chef, Glebe House, Devon

 

Stevie Lamb, head chef, the Orangery at Rockcliffe Hall, Darlington, County Durham

 

Wales

 

Larkin Cen, chef patron, Woky Ko, Bristol

 

Mark Threadgill, head chef, Portmeirion hotel, Gwynedd

 

Nathan Davies, chef patron, SY23, Aberystwyth

 

Tom Phillips, head chef, Restaurant Story, London

 

London and the south-east

 

Angelo Sato, chef patron, Humble Chicken, London Soho

 

Robbie Lorraine, chef patron, Only Food & Courses, London Brixton

 

Spencer Metzger, head chef, the Ritz, London St James'

 

Tony Parkin, head chef, Tony Parkin at the Tudor Room, Surrey

 

Scotland

 

Adam Handling, chef-owner, Adam Handling Restaurant Group

 

Calum Montgomery, chef patron, Edinbane Lodge, Isle of Skye

 

Fraser Smith, head chef, Angels with Bagpipes, Edinburgh

 

Stuart Ralston, chef patron, Aizle and Noto, Edinburgh

 

North East and Yorkshire

 

Bobby Geetha, chef-patron, Fleur Cafe, Leeds

 

Elizabeth Cottam, chef-owner, Home, Leeds

 

Luke French, chef patron, Jöro, Sheffield

 

Mark Aisthorpe, chef-patron, the Bulls Head, Holymoorside, Derbyshire

 

The South-West

 

Charlotte Vincent, head chef, the Five Bells Inn, Devon

 

Elly Wentworth, head chef, the Angel, Dartmouth, Devon

 

Nat Tallents, development chef, the Lost Gardens of Heligan, Cornwall

 

Olivia Barry, chef-owner, Adelina Yard, Bristol

 

Northern Ireland

 

Chris McClurg, chef de cuisine, No6, Padstow

 

Gemma Austin, chef patron, A Peculiar Tea, Belfast

 

Marty McAdam, chef patron, Paget Lane, Enniskillen

 

Stephen Hope, chef patron, Dawsons, Castledawson