Friday 15th March celebrates the 25th anniversary of Red Nose Day and the Great British Menu is entering into the spirit of this momentous occasion! Every year, top chefs from all over the British Isles compete to cook a course for a huge banquet celebrating the most important occasion of the year. Last year, it was the London Olympics where the chefs were challenged to create innovative, original dishes with new, inspired techniques that present different flavour combinations and ideas but that depicted the event; this year it’s the 25th anniversary of Comic Relief. In the run-up to this event, the chefs have been challenged to create interesting, fun dishes inspired by the work of Comic Relief which will raise a laugh but still taste phenomenal. Some incredible dishes have been put forward so far but only a few perfect 10/10s have been pulled out by the veterans and judges so the competition is really heating up! Everyone wants their region to be represented on the final menu and they want to be the one to do it! The show is a firm family favourite and, when asked what keeps her interested year after year, Jane Knowles said, “I find it fascinating to see how each chef responds to the brief and to watch the different cooking skills used to beat their competitors.” Tune in every week night on BBC2 at 7.30pm to see how they do it!
