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15/02/2025

Interview with Minal Patel representing North East on Great British Menu 2025 – Women In the Food Industry

At Women in the Food Industry we are continuing our series of interviews with the strong female line-up of chefs from across Britain competing to serve their dish at the final banquet. Our co-founder, Mecca Ibrahim, interviewed Minal Patel. She is the youngest female Head Chef on superyachts. Originally from St Andrews, Hannah is representing Scotland.

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08/02/2025

Interview with Hannah Rose representing Scotland on Great British Menu 2025 – Women In the Food Industry

At Women in the Food Industry we are continuing our series of interviews with the strong female line-up of chefs from across Britain competing to serve their dish at the final banquet. Our co-founder, Mecca Ibrahim, interviewed yacht chef Hannah Rose. She is the youngest female Head Chef on superyachts. Originally from St Andrews, Hannah is representing Scotland.

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07/02/2025

Great British Menu – Home Banquets – Interview & Book Review

Great British Menu Book – A cookbook celebrating the 20th series with a selection of dishes that made it to the banquets over the years and ones that were incredible that didn’t quite get there. Our co-founder Mecca Ibrahim spoke to the show’s Series Producer Avril Beaven who collated all of the 80 recipes for the book and worked on the production of this stunning book.

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03/02/2025

Interview with Amber Francis representing the South West region on Great British Menu 2025 – Women In the Food Industry

Great British Menu (GBM) puts the nation’s most talented chefs to the test. At Women in the Food Industry we are continuing our series of interviews with the strong female line-up of chefs from across Britain competing to serve their dish at the final banquet. Our co-founder, Mecca Ibrahim, interviewed Amber Francis Head Chef and Food educator at secondary school Christ’s College Finchley as part of the Chefs in Schools Programme.

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01/02/2025

Interview with Ashleigh Farrand representing South West on Great British Menu 2025 – Women In the Food Industry

Great British Menu (GBM) puts the nation’s most talented chefs to the test. At Women in the Food Industry we are continuing our series of interviews with the strong female line-up of chefs from across Britain competing to serve their dish at the final banquet. Our co-founder, Mecca Ibrahim, interviewed Ashleigh Farrand Head Chef of The Kingham Plough, in The Cotswolds.

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25/01/2025

Interview with Livia Alarcon representing North West on Great British Menu 2025 – Women In the Food Industry

Great British Menu (GBM) puts the nation’s most talented chefs to the test. At Women in the Food Industry we are continuing our series of interviews with the strong female line-up of chefs from across Britain competing to serve their dish at the final banquet. Our co-founder, Mecca Ibrahim, interviewed Livia Alarcon Head Chef Owner of La Bistroteca, in Liverpool.

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21/01/2025

Great Women on Great British Menu 2025

We are delighted that Great British Menu (GBM) is returning to our screens on 28 January 2025 for series 20 – its 20th anniversary year. The BBC Two show puts the nation’s most talented chefs to the test. It will air weekly, Tuesdays to Thursdays, 8pm on BBC Two for eight weeks. The theme for 2025 will be Great Britons. Women in the Food Industry will be interviewing all of the female chefs competing.

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