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Episode 23

Six contestants battle it out for a quarter-final place as chef/restaurateur John Torode and vegetable guru Gregg Wallace look for the country's next star chef.

Chef/restauranteur John Torode and vegetable guru Gregg Wallace look for the country's next star chef. The six contestants must invent a dish from scratch in 40 minutes, using only the ingredients they have been given. Three winners must then cook at The Great Eastern Hotel and afterwards create a two-course meal for the judges. Only one will get through to the quarter-final stages.

30 minutes

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Wed 21 Feb 2007 18:30

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