''Food Glorious Food'' is a British cooking

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show that aired on

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from 27 February to 24 April 2013, hosted by

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with judges

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, Anne Harrison, Stacie Stewart and

Andi Oliver Andrea "Andi" Oliver (born 1964) is a British chef, television and radio broadcaster, and former singer. She is best known for her appearances on the BBC cooking show the ''Great British Menu''. Early career Oliver is a former member of the ...

who was a guest judge for the

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heats. The competition, in which anyone of any age could enter, searched the country looking for the best home cooked dish, with the winner receiving £20,000 and their dish made and sold by

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. An officia
''Food Glorious Food'' cookery book
was published by The Octopus Publishing Group on 25 February 2013 and is available to purchase online and from major book retailers. The book contains over 100 recipes, including all the regional heat winners and the overall series winner. The winning recipes from the heats and overall winning recipe will also be made available on the ITV website after appearing on the show.

Format

The food competition searches the country looking for the best home cooked dish. Hosted by

, the judging panel consists of

, Anne Harrison and Stacie Stewart, although

was a guest judge for the

heats. The winner received £20,000. Their dish also appeared on the shelves in

stores nationwide with 40p from each dish sold going to

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Heats

In the regional heats, contestants served their dish to one of the four judges, who decided whether they liked it, if so the judge awards the contestant a rosette. After the judges have tried every dish they must then choose their favourite out of the dishes they've tasted. These four contestants make it through to ''Judges HQ'', which is filmed in

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, where all four judges taste each of the contestants dishes and vote on which one to send through to the Semi-Final stages.

Semi-finals

The semi-final stages were split between two shows, three contestants who previously made it through from the regional heats competed against each other on each of the two shows. They had to cook their dish for 150 people from the Women's Institute. Only one contestant from each show went on to compete in the final.

Final

In the Grand Final, both finalists made their way to

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, where presenter

revealed the news that their dishes were going to be trialed in stores across the country, thousands of tasters, thousands of votes, but only one winner. The two finalists worked with M&S to turn their recipes into a final product. With dishes ready, thousands of samples were to be distributed around the country, each potential customer that tries the dish voted on whether or not they would buy the dish. As the results from the trial runs were counted, the finalists headed back to London, surrounded by their family and friends. Rahila Hussain, a teacher from

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, was declared the winner with a chicken

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dish.

Sponsorship

The show was sponsored by

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, produced by

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Reception

The show received generally negative reviews from critics after its premiere, who described it as "twee, wholesome fare styled like a summer fete" another described it as a "TV turkey". Many people have said that the programme should air in the daytime slot rather than the primetime.

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