Radio Times

Review by:

David Butcher

This series isn’t the bloodbath its title implies. The fact that the venue for the semi-finals is called the Battle Kitchen belies the fact that nobody is coming to blows here. What the chefs and their partners are doing, mostly quite calmly, is crafting a three-course meal for
25 diners apiece, against the clock and against each other.

The contenders here include a former head chef at the Ritz who left to set up a London gastropub with his fiancée. They are up against two best friends who met at school and now run Spanish/Moroccan-themed El Cantara in Soho; and finally there’s a father and son-in-law duo who run the Old Bakery in Lincoln.

About this programme

4/7. The restaurateur presents the second semi-final as three duos, two from central London and one from Lincoln, cook a three-course meal and serve it to 25 diners against the clock. But with only enough ingredients to make the required number of portions, one slip-up means they will not be able to replace the dish in question. Who has the skills, stamina and strategy to make it through to the final?

Cast and crew

Cast

Presenter

Marco Pierre White

Crew

Director

John FD Northover

Executive Producer

Louise Rainbow

Producer

John FD Northover

Series Producer

Tammy Hoyle

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