The BEST episodes of Great British Menu season 5
Every episode of Great British Menu season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Great British Menu season 5!
Britain's top chefs compete for the chance to cook at a celebratory four-course banquet.
#1 - Banquet
Season 5 - Episode 45 - Aired 6/5/2010
A documentary following the winners of the culinary competition as they prepare for the banquet hosted by the Prince of Wales. The chefs return to their regions to visit the food producers and suppliers who have helped them throughout the contest to procure the best ingredients for one of the most important meals they will cook in their lives
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Season 5 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/11/2010
North East chefs Kenny Atkinson, Tim Bilton and Lee Bennett prepare seafood dishes, including line-caught North Sea mackerel with gooseberries, pickled shellfish and wood-smoked crispy prawns, and smoked trout with beetroot, cucumber and oyster nuggets
#3 - Scotland Fish
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/6/2010
Scottish chefs Michael Smith, Tony Singh and Alan Murchison battle it out in the fish course, preparing a lobster cocktail, mussels and langoustine with sorrel soup and tattie scones, and lobster with vegetables
#4 - North East Main
Season 5 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/12/2010
North East chefs Kenny Atkinson, Tim Bilton and Lee Bennett prepare main courses of roe deer with beetroot, cauliflower and sage, venison three ways with English garden vegetables, and braised feather blade of beef and Yorkshire pudding with beer and onion gravy
#5 - North East Dessert
Season 5 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/13/2010
Kenny Atkinson, Tim Bilton and Lee Bennett from the North East have a final chance to showcase their skills before one of them is eliminated from the competition. Former regional champion Nigel Haworth judges their desserts, including strawberry jelly crumble with elderflower custard, and brandy snap with cider brandy cream, basil sorbet and summer fruits
#6 - North East Judging
Season 5 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/14/2010
The two successful chefs who made it through the North East heat go head to head. They cook their entire menus for judges Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton, who have to decide which of them will represent their area in the finals
#7 - Northern Ireland Starter
Season 5 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/17/2010
Chefs Niall McKenna, Brian McCann and Derek Creagh prepare their starters for the Northern Ireland heat, serving quail with asparagus and sweet radish, slow-cooked pork belly, and pork terrine with liver mousse. Former champion Richard Corrigan assesses their efforts in preparation for deciding which two will cook for the judges later in the week
#8 - Northern Ireland Fish
Season 5 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/18/2010
Northern Ireland chefs Derek Creagh, Brian McCann and Niall McKenna prepare seafood dishes, including black sole fillet with crab, seared hand-dived scallops and shellfish with seaweed butter
#9 - Northern Ireland Main
Season 5 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/19/2010
Chefs Derek Creagh, Brian McCann and Niall McKenna from Northern Ireland use the best local produce to prepare the main courses. They hope to impress with dishes of loin of lamb, rack of lamb with slow-cooked shoulder, and fillet of shorthorn beef with bone marrow
#10 - Northern Ireland Dessert
Season 5 - Episode 34 - Aired 5/20/2010
Derek Creagh, Brain McCann and Niall McKenna from Northern Ireland have a final chance to showcase their skills before one of them is eliminated from the competition. Former champion Richard Corrigan judges their desserts of strawberry and elderflower jelly with doughnuts and duck egg ice-cream, poached rhubarb with lavender ice-cream and brandy strawberry parfait with basil ice-cream
#11 - Northern Ireland Judging
Season 5 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/21/2010
The two successful chefs who made it through the Northern Ireland heat go head to head. They cook their entire menus for judges Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton, who have to decide which of them will represent their country in the finals
#12 - London and South East Starter
Season 5 - Episode 36 - Aired 5/24/2010
Chefs Tristan Welch, Tom Kerridge and Anthony Demetre prepare their starters in London and the South East for the final heat, serving ham, egg and chips, beer-braised oxtail and breast of lamb. Former champion Jason Atherton assesses their efforts in preparation for deciding which two will cook for the judges later in the week
#13 - London and South East Fish
Season 5 - Episode 37 - Aired 5/25/2010
London and South East chefs Tom Kerridge, Tristan Welch and Anthony Demetre create seafood courses in the hope of impressing the judges before one of their number is sent home on Friday. The dishes include wild brown trout with onion tart, crayfish Scotch egg, and brown trout, crayfish and watercress pie
#14 - London and South East Main
Season 5 - Episode 38 - Aired 5/26/2010
London and South East chefs Tom Kerridge, Tristan Welch and Anthony Demetre use the best local produce to prepare the main courses, as they hope to impress with dishes of slow-cooked belly of pork, slow-cooked duck with chips and gravy, and slow-roast duck with orange thyme
#15 - London and South East Dessert
Season 5 - Episode 39 - Aired 5/27/2010
Anthony Demetre, Tom Kerridge and Tristan Welch from London and the South East have a final chance to showcase their skills before one of them is eliminated. Former champion Jason Atherton judges their desserts of rosewater scented cheesecake, duck egg sponge with gooseberries and sweet herb set cream with sparkling wine
#16 - London and South East Judging
Season 5 - Episode 40 - Aired 5/28/2010
The two successful chefs who made it through the London and the South East heat go head to head. They cook their entire menus for judges Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton, who have to decide which of them will represent their region in the finals
#17 - Final Starter
Season 5 - Episode 41 - Aired 6/1/2010
It's the finals of Great British Menu. 24 of the country's top chefs have been competing to cook at a fabulous banquet to celebrate the very best local produce from across the land. Now only 8 chefs remain. The pressure is on, as HRH The Prince of Wales will be hosting the special banquet. They will cook one of four courses in each episode. In this programme the finalists cook their starters, which will be tasted and scored by the Great British Menu judges, and in a twist to the competition there is a new addition to the judging panel.
#18 - Final Fish
Season 5 - Episode 42 - Aired 6/2/2010
The eight remaining chefs battle it out to produce their best fish course, under the watchful eye of a panel of four judges, with the aim of proving themselves worthy of the chance to prepare a prestigious meal
#19 - Final Main
Season 5 - Episode 43 - Aired 6/3/2010
The finalists cook their main courses as they battle it out under the watchful eye of a panel of judges, with the aim of proving themselves worthy of the chance to prepare a meal for the Prince of Wales
#20 - Final Dessert
Season 5 - Episode 44 - Aired 6/4/2010
The eight regional champions have their final chance to secure a place at the Prince of Wales' banquet, hoping to impress judges Prue Leith, Oliver Peyton and Matthew Fort with their desserts. As the competition draws to a close, the four winning dishes that will make up the event's menu are revealed
#21 - South West Judging
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/30/2010
The two successful chefs who made it through the South-West England heats go head to head. They cook their entire menus for judges Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton, who have to decide which of them will represent their region in the finals
#22 - Scotland Main
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/7/2010
Scottish chefs Michael Smith, Tony Singh and Alan Murchison use the best local produce to prepare the main courses of hogget Scotch pie with peas and carrots, steak and chips with a tomato relish, and lamb with haggis, pearl barley and turnip puree
#23 - Scotland Dessert
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/8/2010
Scottish chefs Michael Smith, Tony Singh and Alan Murchison have a final chance to showcase their skills before one of them faces an early departure from the competition. They prepare desserts of strawberry shortbread with whisky cream, carrot cake with cream cheese ice-cream and rhubarb and custard with ginger biscuits
#24 - Scotland Judging
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/9/2010
The successful Scottish chefs who battled through yesterday's heat cook their entire menus for judges Prue Leith, Matthew Fort and Oliver Peyton, who have to decide which of the two will represent their country in the finals
#25 - North West Starter
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/12/2010
Chefs Johnnie Mountain, Lisa Allen and Aiden Byrne prepare their starters for the North West heat, serving up poached and roasted chicken with onions, wild rabbit and leek turnover, and rabbit pudding with parched peas and gravy. Former champion Marcus Wareing assesses their efforts in preparation for deciding which two will cook for the judges later in the week