Champion of Champions

Former Ritz chef Amber Francis has been crowned Champion of Champions for Great British Menu 2025.

The chef - who swapped the restaurant world for school catering in 2023 - impressed the judges with her dessert entitled 'Books, The Mind's Food’.

The dish, inspired by writer Hannah More, is made with hay-infused set cream, fermented strawberries and a white chocolate disc. It is served with honey parfait and a sable biscuit sandwich.

Delport won the fish course and the meat course while Abe won the starter course.

Taking to lnstagram, Francis said that the competition had been ''a wild ride''.

''I could not have done any of this without the support of those around me. Without backing from a restaurant it really took a village of talented loved ones to get me to the banqet of Great British Menu."

I was so fortunate to have my wonderful parents and amazing fiance supporting me, but there was a huge team of people who helped every step of the way, from pep talks to late-night prop-making. Thank you, everyone.

Born in Bristol, Francis joined Christ's College Finchley as its head chef and senior food educator in collaboration with charity Chefs in Schools, having previously been head chef at Shoreditch restaurant Maene.