A NEW cookery competition which is looking for the nation's best home cook is on the hunt in Worcester.

Britain's Best Cook, judged by ex-Bake Off judge Mary Berry and presented by Strictly Come Dancing's Claudia Winkleman will celebrate the food people make for their loved ones every day.

It will test ten contestants in a series of challenges asking them to demonstrate skill under pressure and individual flair.

They will be asked to serve the most perfect version of dishes that define modern British home cooking as well as create their special take on well-loved classics.

The judges will be looking for dishes that define a new benchmark of excellence, whether it’s roast beef with the perfect roast potatoes, an ingenious twist on chicken curry or an irresistible chocolate pudding.

Each challenge will reveal new tips and techniques as the competing cooks battle to prove that they have the skills and repertoire, technical ability, resourcefulness and creativity to get through to the final and be crowned Britain’s Best Cook.

Mrs Berry said: "I am never more at home than when I have my judging hat on.

"This series is going to encourage proper home cooking, which I have always championed and I cannot wait to start.

"Claudia, for me, is the icing on the cake."

The 82-year-old will be joined by a second judge who has yet to be revealed.

To apply visit www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/takepart/britains_best_cook.

The closing date is Tuesday, October 31.

The competition is open to non-professionals and you must be over 18 to apply.

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