Head-to-Toe Pork vs Truffled Rib: Main Course Clash | Great British Menu | S6 E23

Three South West chefs face the make-or-break main course — and the brief is sharing. But one bold decision could cost everything. Paul Ainsworth builds a playful pork platter head to toe, pressure-cooking cheeks and ears and tucking a black pudding sausage roll into a cheeky trotter shape. Andre Garrett goes classic with rib of beef, black truffle and lardo, pom anna, and a bone marrow custard designed to be carved at the table. John Hooker channels his gran’s pot roast into Dexter beef with a tongue-in-cheek pie and creamed horseradish — then sparks debate by pre-slicing the joint. With Michael Caines judging and only a few points between first and last, tiny choices matter: truffle you can taste, crackling roundels, no gravy talk, and whether the spirit of the People’s Banquet is share or slice. Whose platter delivers spectacle and soul? Watch to see whose main course impresses — and who slips down the leaderboard. #GreatBritishMenu #MichaelCaines #PaulAinsworth #AndreGarrett #JohnHooker #SouthWest #CookingCompetition