What links The Great British Menu to the underbelly of the 00s New York scene?

From Miquita Oliver via American Apparel to Oxfordshire cheese, we tumble down a five-course rabbit hole

The Great British Menu (BBC) kicked off its 17th season this month. Not MasterChef: The Professionals, nor own-brand MasterChef, nor The Great British Bake Off, GBM’s USP is asking notable chefs nationwide to cook a Big Dinner at Ally Pally. New judges are in charge: chefs Tom Kerridge and Nisha Katona, and comedian Ed Gamble (from the Off Menu podcast), while Andi Oliver remains the host at the pass.

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