'Mam 'n' Son' team Linda and Simon from Wakefield, kick off the first restaurant of the Northern region. Their themed restaurant at home is 'Proper Yorkshire'. Simon is a paramedic but dreams of becoming a chef. But will his Yorkshire tea smoked trout, Yorkshire dales fillet and beef shin, and Linda's Yorkshire parkin with proper custard, impress or depress their competitors?

Former refugees, the 'Syrian Siblings' team, sister and brother Razan and Reda, stage their themed restaurant at the local college where Reda studies in Huddersfield. Titled 'Sharazan or Arabian Nights' the siblings are preparing a mezze starter, meatballs in cherry sauce for their main, and pancakes and cheese curd in rosewater syrup for their dessert. But will Razan and Reda's Arabic spiced flavours sizzle the judges' tastebuds?