Horrid Henry Inspired Dish on the Great British Menu

The latest Great British Menu stars dishes inspired by the very best children’s books. One of the chefs choose to concoct a dessert dish based on Horrid Henry’s Perfect Day. The plate, which might not be found on a standard restaurant menu, featured spaghetti, meatballs and fudge cake!

Catch up on iPlayer and watch this very special episode again https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000hbfn/great-british-menu-series-15-14-north-west-main-dessert-courses

Tony Ross’s original illustrations get a lovely credit and you can see the finished dish and the judge’s opinion from 46:00.

Read more about the show here on the BBC website.

Fabulous Francesca Facts

"Families are great sources of comedy because they are about people trapped together. Only the parents chose to be there and the rest of you are stuck with these people that you might not necessarily like"

"Nobody feels emotions like children and with Henry, the war is constant and total. Anyone who has lived in a family has these shared experiences - the car journey from hell, nits or vomiting"

"I’ve never met a child who doesn’t love hearing stories. It’s a good way of introducing them to books and it’s a great way of getting them to understand stories that they might not be able to read themselves"

"We all love stories, it all helps making sense of the world"

"Horrid Henry speaks to the impish, rebellious child in all of us"

"My first book was called Papa Forgot and was published in 1993"

"I’ve written over fifty books"

"My birthday is 23rd February"

"I’m a bit scared of the dark"

"My hobbies are reading, cooking and going to the theatre"

"My favourite author is Anthony Trollope"

"My most disliked food is beetroot"

"My favourite colour is aquamarine"

"My favourite food is scallops"