Dr Flowerpot attends the BBC's Great British Menu Banquet

You can find out all about the day here and catch up on the episode on BBC iplayer. Ellis’s visit begins at about 18 minutes in. 

At the end of his visit, Dr Flowerpot was surprised with a very special invite to the Banquet. This was a lovely gesture and a great way to thank someone who has brought fun and laugher to so many sick children.

Here’s what Dr Flowerpot said:

“At the end of the day, following his visit, Ellis surprised me because I said to him that as he’d worked with me all day, maybe I should come and help him in his kitchen for the day. At this point, he pulled out a gold card from his jacket and said well, ‘we would like to invite you to the banquet’. I was genuinely surprised.

So about a month later, I went down to London. The production team were fabulous. They picked me up from the station and the hotel was over by St Pauls cathedral. I didn’t have very long to jump into posh clothes and do my hair before we met for a whole evening of filming. I’ve never had that kind of food before. Some of it was lovely and some was ok. The experience was fabulous. I had Matthew, one of the judges to the left of me. He was a lovely man, very warm and friendly and to the right of me I had a lady who had set up the NHS choir who performed on the night as well. I met some really interesting people. It was a great night”.