Purnell success

By Paul Fulford on May 24, 08 05:23 PM

Congratulations to Glynn Purnell on winning a place at the stove for the Great British Menu banquet next month. He is a talented chef, a thoroughly nice guy and deserved his success.

Let's hope that it helps convince the rest of the country, especially the food critic toffs in London, that Birmingham's restaurant scene isn't simply about balti houses.

The highlight of the series was Glynn's obvious delight when his burnt custard, strawberry and tarragon combo was chosen as the dessert to be served at the Gherkin.

But a close second was the moment when voice-over posh bird Jenny Bond seemed to think Glynn was talking about shellfish rather than spuds when he mentioned battered scollops.

Great stuff.