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Well first dish down and an amazing score 7/10 joint first

19/02/2013 by The Wild Cooks

Another year, another Great British Menu!

Jason Atherton is a tough judge, there is no doubt about it and I was eager to please with my starter dish “Why did the Chicken…”

The chicken was a “Herb Fed” locally reared, free range bird from Thirsk. Ed Wilkinson, the manager of the company, has a great ethos of feeding his birds on waste herbs and salad leaves that he acquires from his Aunt Alison Dodd so the herbs seemed to go well with the chicken. I served them together in a dish that set the bar high having 8 difficult components.

Jason knew I was hungry for success this time and to be honest it was really great to get a good score to start off the week.

The two competitors I am up against are last year’s rivals. It is amazing that our heat has been kept to the same chefs for a second year- a true honour for me as it is my third year on Great British Menu and another chance to try to get to the banquet.

I got a great score for the dish and totally agreed with Jason’s comments on where I could improve.

Talk about hitting the ground running , it’s fab to be back on Great British Menu and the Comic Relief brief is right up my alley.

Steph x

Posted in Going Wild | 8 Comments

8 Responses

on 19/02/2013 at 4:57 pm | Reply Busan Soil

Well, how does one follow that dogmuck on a plate then?? With a cheekie MOON on a plate created by Ms.Moon?? We eagerly await.
- on 26/03/2013 at 3:03 pm | Reply The Wild Cooks
  
  Hi Busan
  No Moons just a few hearty laughs!
  Steph
on 19/02/2013 at 5:14 pm | Reply Jo Mountain

WELL DONE STEPH YORKSHIRE IS REALLY PROUD OF YOU. GO FOR IT WILL BE WATCHING TONIGHT CAN’T WAIT JO
on 19/02/2013 at 5:54 pm | Reply Lumberjack

Expecting you to concoct some culinary invention on the theme of ‘mooning’ to push you into first place. Good Luck Stephchops!!!
- on 26/03/2013 at 3:03 pm | Reply The Wild Cooks
  
  Full Moon or Half Moon or Total eclipse!
  Steph
on 19/02/2013 at 5:59 pm | Reply Madame Thermomix

We had a herb-fed turkey from Thirsk for Christmas so we know how delicious your first-class ingredients can be. We’re rooting for you down here in Surrey and wishing we were back up there in North Yorkshire with you. Go for it, Steph!
on 19/02/2013 at 6:10 pm | Reply Zena Braithwaite

You did great. Didnt like the narrators comments-really condescending!
- on 26/03/2013 at 3:02 pm | Reply The Wild Cooks
  
  Never mind Zena
  I loved being a part of the show and really enjoyed the experience,
  watch out for a new show called
  Chefs put your menu were your mouth is
  soon on BBC1 Steph x

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