Great British Food Awards Judges
Our esteemed panel comprises celebrity chefs, Michelin-starred restaurateurs, popular food critics, influencers, buyers and food writers
Michel Roux Jr
Legendary Michelin starred chef Michel Roux Jr was raised in Shipbourne, Kent where his father Albert Roux OBE worked as a private chef for the Cazalet family. Michel has written multiple cookbooks and become a familiar face on television, and is also the force behind many educational enterprises dedicated to supporting talent within the hospitality industry
Judging: Best British Speciality
Raymond Blanc OBE
Chef at Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons, Oxfordshire
Jack Stein
Chef director of the Rick Stein Group, overseeing all menus
Shirley Aubrey
Food development buying manager at Harvey Nichols
Graham Hornigold
Executive pastry chef for the award-winning Hakkasan group
Merlin Griffiths
Mixologist and bartender, from Channel 4's First Dates
Gizzi Erksine
Award-winning food writer, chef and TV personality
Olly Smith
Multi-award-winning wine expert, author and podcast host
Lucy Charles
Former director of operations at Borough Market
Adam Elan-Elmegirab
Founder and director at The House of Botanicals
Adam Handling
Michelin star chef of the Adam Handling Restaurant Group
Andy Maxwell
Buying director at Aldi for wine and spirits
Michel Roux Jr
Michelin star chef, author and TV personality
Ben Crittenden
Michelin star chef, author and owner of Stark on Mersea Island
Henry Firth & Ian Theasby
Vegan chef duo and creators of Bosh!
Charlie Stein
Director of the Rick Stein Group, overseeing the online wine shop
Charlotte Smith-Jarvis
Renowned journalist and food specialist
Dan McGeorge
Great British Menu champion 2021 and owner of Vetch
David Atherton
Great British Bake Off 2019 winner and cookbook author
David Moore
Owner of Michelin starred Pied à Terre in London
Dean Banks
Scottish chef and owner of Dean Banks at The Pompadour
Dhruv Baker
Chef and winner of Masterchef 2010
Dominique Woolf
Chef, author and winner of The Great Cookbook Challenge
Eran Tibi
Head chef and co-founder of Bala Baya and Kapara
Eric Lanlard
Master pâtissier and owner of the Cake Boy baking school
Gerard King
Third-generation butcher and owner of Salter & King in Suffolk
David Josephs
Owner of Panzer's Deli in London and food expert
Hero Hirsh
Cheese educator and the first Fellow of the Academy of Cheese
Holly Shackleton
Editor of Speciality Food and Great British Food magazine
Jack Bond
Award-winning chef owner of The Cottage in the Wood
Jacob Liddle
Certified beer sommelier and BJCP beer judge
James Lynch
Buying director for Aldi for chilled ready meals
Kevin Barber
Head chef at renowned restaurant Mara in Sutherland
Kevin Tickle
Multi-award-winning chef and owner of Heft at High Newton
Laura Willoughby MBE
Co-founder of mindful drinking movement Club Soda
Miguel Barclay
Chef, author and creator of One Pound Meals
Nick Grieves
Award-winning chef and former owner of Ophelia
Nina Matsunaga
Award-winning chef owner of the Black Bull
Olly Marlowe
Owner chef director of the Lunar Pub Company
Paul Askew
Chef patron and owner of The Art School in Liverpool
Robert Gooch
Co-founder of The Wild Meat Company
Robert Hunningher
Chef and founder of Humdingers Catering
Sally Abé
Chef at award-winning restaurant The Pem in London
Scott Goodfellow
Joint MD of Tiptree Jams in Suffolk
Shelina Permalloo
Masterchef 2012 winner and cookbook author
Thuy Hoang
Chef, food writer and quarter finalist on Masterchef 2023
William Sitwell
Esteemed food critic and writer at The Telegraph
Vivek Singh
Renowned Indian chef and owner of five London restaurants
David Wright
Baker, author and teacher at Pump Street Bakery in Suffolk
Morgan McGlynn Carr
Owner of Muswell Hill Cheese Shop, author and World Cheese Judge