Great British Menu Series 18 Meet the Chefs

Find out more about the chefs competing to make it through to the Great British Menu banquet 2023.

North East
- Gareth Bartram
  Head Chef at Winteringham Fields
- Rory Welch
  Head Chef at Träkol
- Will Lockwood
  Head Chef at Roots
- Cal Byerley
  Chef Patron of Pine
South West
- Nick Beardshaw
  Head Chef at Kerridge’s Bar and Grill
- Amber Francis
  Head Chef at The Zebra Riding Club
- Charlotte Vincent
  Former Head Chef at Hotel Meudon
- Andi Tuck
  Head Chef at St. Kew Inn
Wales
- Georgia Sommerin
  Head Chef at Home
- Mark Threadgill
  Head Chef at Portmeirion Hotel
- Simmie Vedi
  Former Head Chef at Bully’s
- Tom 'Westy' Westerland
  Head Chef at Knipe Grill at Gilpin Lake
North West
- Danielle Heron
  Head Chef at Osma
- Laszlo Nagy
  Former Chef Patron at Hypha
- Caroline Martins
  Sao Paulo Project
- Sam Grainger
  Chef Patron at Belzan and Madre
Scotland
- Mark McCabe
  Head Chef & Owner of The Ethicurean
- Kevin Dalgliesh
  Head Chef at Amuse
- Tunde "Abi" Abifarin
  Head Chef at Farin Road
- Adam Handling
  Award winning Restaurateur
London and South East
- Robbie Lorraine
  Chef Patron ‘Only Food and Courses’
- Brian Danclair
  Chef Patron, Danclair’s Kitchen
- Ferdinand 'Budgie' Montoya
  Chef Patron at Sarap
- Avinash 'Avi' Shashidhara
  Head Chef at Pahli Hill Bandra Bhai
Northern Ireland
- Gemma Austin
  Chef Patron at A Peculiar Tea
- Kerry Roper
  Head Chef at Stix and Stones
- John Hollywood
  Freelance and Development Chef
- Matt Jordan
  Head Chef at SHU Restaurant
Central England
- Thom Bateman
  Chef Patron at The Flintlock
- Tom Shepherd
  Chef/Owner of Upstairs by Tom Shepherd
- Marianne Lumb
  Private Chef
- Kareem Roberts
  Head Chef at Trinity