Ramsay's Best Restaurant

After sifting through over 12,000 nominations, Gordon presents his two finest Italian restaurants: Mennula, a traditional Sicilian restaurant in London and Casamia, an innovative restaurant in Bristol

Gordon pits Prashad, a tiny Indian vegetarian restaurant from Bradford, against one of the biggest establishments in London: The Brilliant in Southall

Gordon presents his two best Chinese restaurants, Kai, based in London's Mayfair, and Yu & You, a family-run outfit in Blackburn

The finalists in the Thai restaurant category are Nahm Jim from Scotland and London's Mango Tree. Sparks fly as the restaurants bid to be best of the best

La Garrigue in Edinburgh takes on Winteringham Fields near the Humber Bridge in the French category

Small outlet, Azou in Hammersmith faces celebrated eaterie, Momo in London's West End in the best North African restaurant category

Fino in Central London faces El Pirata Detapas in Notting Hill in the Spanish category. And then it's the first semi final in this double length episode.

This first semifinal features Gordon's best Italian, Thai, Spanish, and Chinese restaurants, all battling it out for a place in the prestigious grand finale.

The second semifinal features Gordon's best British, French, Indian, and North African restaurants.

It's the final, as the restaurant competition reaches boiling point.