Cheers, chief, Great British Menu was a triumph

Congratulations to my fellow Mercury blogger Glynn Purnell for his part in the Great British Menu banquet to honour homecoming servicemen and women.

He represented Birmingham brilliantly with his mouth-watering curried monkfish dish. I just wish I could taste it, as it looked a wonderful meal.

Though probably not quite, as judge Oliver dramatically overstated it, "a life-changing experience". Food is important but not THAT important.

That exaggeration isn't something you'd catch Glynn coming out with. He takes his food seriously but not himself, unlike a lot of the po-faced chefs who took part in this competition.

The banquet made me proud to be British. Well done, Glynn, or as he would say, cheers chief!