Can you cook Britain’s Best Dish?
Auditions - May 2
City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow
A nationwide TV cooking competition to find Britain’s most mouth-watering dish is targeting Scotland.
The show’s producers have selected Glasgow as one of seven UK locations for their regional auditions, and hope to attract lots of local culinary talent to compete for the £10,000 cash prize.
The show’s Series Producer Putul Verma said: "Scotland’s glorious heritage of agriculture and fishing speaks for itself – and that’s why we see so many great dishes when we visit each year.
“Whether it’s Arbroath Smokies, Clootie Dumpling, or a beautiful piece of venison, the fantastic produce available to Scotland means we’re sure there’ll be a fantastic variety of dishes to choose from.”
The idea of the series – to be screened on ITV1 later this year – is to find the country’s tastiest home-grown recipes.
A panel of three judges – chefs John Burton Race and Ed Baines and wine expert Jilly Goolden will be coming to City Halls in Glasgow in May, and asking people to pitch their dishes on camera. The amateur cooks with the most potential will then be invited to London to take part in a “cook off” live in the studio.
“We want as many people as possible to come forward. It will be a fun day,” said Verma.
“There’ll be no cooking involved at this stage but we want everyone to bring an example of their dish, or a photo of it or something else that will make it stand out for the judges.”
The auditions are being held at City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1NQ.
Anyone interested in taking part should contact bestdish@itv.com or call 0871 62 66 222.