Overview
- Frake triumphed over fellow former champions Natalie Coleman, Chariya Khattiyot and Brin Pirathapan in the one-off BBC One special.
- The contenders faced a two-part test featuring an end-of-year showstopper judged with critic Tom Parker Bowles followed by two of their best-ever courses.
- Judge John Torode hailed Frake’s dishes as among the best served on MasterChef, while Grace Dent praised his finesse with crowd-pleasing cooking.
- Frake’s winning menu included treacle-marinated roast venison with classic accompaniments and a brioche bread-and-butter pudding with Pedro Ximénez sauce and brown butter ice cream.
- The chef said the new trophy will be displayed at The Silks, his pub in Marlborough, Wiltshire, and the episode is now streaming on BBC iPlayer.