What links The Great British Menu to the underbelly of the 00s New York scene?

From Miquita Oliver by way of American Attire to Oxfordshire cheese, we tumble down a five-course rabbit hole

The Great British Menu (BBC) kicked off its 17th season this month. Not MasterChef: The Professionals, nor own-brand MasterChef, nor The Great British Bake Off, GBM’s USP is asking notable cooks nationwide to prepare dinner a Massive Dinner at Ally Pally. New judges are in cost: chefs Tom Kerridge and Nisha Katona, and comedian Ed Gamble (from the Off Menu podcast), while Andi Oliver stays the host on the move.