The Editor's Hospitality Blog

The latest series of the BBC's Great British Menu ended over the weekend, with Sat Bains, Mark Hix and Richard Corrigan combining to create a four-course meal showcasing the best of British ingredients at a banquet at the British Ambassador's residence in Paris.

The success of the show - and the seismic news that Delia Smith is about to re-enter the fray with a new series - got me thinking about my favourite foodie shows on the box. Here they are, in no particular order. Agree? Disagree? Either way, let us know.

Sally Clarke has been awarded an MBE in her 25th year in business.

In the year that marks a quarter of a century for Sally Clarke's Notting Hill restaurant, Clarke's, the renowned chef and restaurateur, who operates a delicatessen and bakery nextdoor to her restaurant, has been included in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2009 for her services to hospitality.

Clarke said: "Of course I feel incredibly honoured by this but it's not only for me it's for the staff, both past and present, who have worked alongside me and our loyal customers without whom Clarke's would not have become what it is today.  I am also immensely grateful for the loving support of my family throughout my career."

Delia Smith was also recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours and has been made a CBE.