Queen Elizabeth’s birthday is on April 21st, and her birthday bash just has to rise above the levels of grandeur...and who do you think will cook-up Gourmet? It has to best and the best fourteen have been selected to cook the best regional British Food. The winner will get an opportunity to cook the Queen’s Birthday lunch. BBC will be airing the competition in the eight part series of this contest. The contest will feature two chefs presenting their best on a traditional four-course menu from the local produce. The sole aim is to educate people on their regional produce and help them admire their culinary wealth.
The contest will no doubt help the people to respect their local produce but also enhance the vision of the local chefs on local foods. As said by Gary Rhodes:
My education on what the regions have to offer began while I was filming Rhodes Around Britain. Rhodes, whose menu will feature turbot, oysters, duck and Kentish apple mousse. Now I’m obsessed. I believe that we have the finest produce in the world in this region. We need to stop looking abroad for our food and start concentrating on what we have at home.
The most heart-warming fact is that Queen Elizabeth herself has decided to acknowledge and help her guests to acknowledge the importance of authentic British cuisine in their lives.
