Samira Effa Great British Menu Wiki, Age, EightyEight, Nationality, Ethnicity

Samira Effa Biography – Samira Effa Wiki

Samira Effa is Head Chef at Bar & Restaurant EightyEight, an Asian fusion restaurant at Grantley Hall in North Yorkshire. She has appeared in the 2019, 2020 and 2024 series of Great British Menu.

Samira started her career in Yorkshire, at Bradley’s restaurant in Huddersfield, and has a wealth of experience having worked at Bohemia (1) in Jersey, 21212 (1) in Edinburgh, and Alimentum (1*) in Cambridge.

Samira is currently working at EightyEight, an Asian fusion restaurant at Grantley Hall in North Yorkshire. After being in the industry for over 17 years, she is still learning and evolving her food style.

Born to an Iranian mother and Nigerian father, her experience of food and cooking whilst growing up was incredibly diverse. She likes to draw inspiration from her upbringing and the places she’s worked whilst creating her menus.

Samira was inspired to be a chef by her parents.

“My parents have had a massive influence on my career,” Samira said. “My Mum is from Iran and my Dad is from Nigeria so I’ve got a really diverse background and we always used to cook as a family.”

She added: “It was amazing to grow up learning the culinary techniques of two different cultures; I think this unique synergy must have sparked something from a very early age in me to continue pursuing. My mum used to say that when I was little, I used to be the only sister that would sit with her on the sofa and watch cooking programmes, so I think I absorbed a lot of cooking tips very early on and of course, food has always been a genuine passion of mine.”

Samira Effa Age

Great British Menu’s Samira Effa was born in Huddersfield to an Iranian mother and a Nigerian father.

Samira Effa Great British Menu

Huddersfield-born Samira Effa is competing in Series 19 of the Great British Menu, presented by Andi Oliver. This is her third time, after losing out to Tom Anglesea in Series 14 and leaving prematurely in Series 15.

She features as one of four chefs representing the North East of England in the regional heats, alongside Cal Byerley, Scott John-Hodgson and Adam Degg. The chefs will be competing to make it through to the Great British Menu Banquet 2024.

Awards

Samira Effa was shortlisted for Hotel Restaurant Chef of the Year at the 2023 Hotel Cateys awards. The Hotel Cateys is a prestigious industry award that was established in 2007 and aims to recognise and reward those that work tirelessly to ensure their business delivers an exceptional guest experience.

Simon Crannage, Executive Chef at Grantley Hall, said: “Samira is an amazing chef and we’re absolutely delighted that she has been recognised in the Hotel Cateys awards this year for her talents. She continues to develop the Bar & Restaurant EightyEight experience for our guests, with exceptional menus and flavours that see our guests returning time and time again. On behalf of the entire Grantley Hall team, I’d like to wish her the very best of luck at the awards.”

Samira Effa Ethnicity

Samira Effa is of mixed heritage. She has a Nigerian father and an Iranian mother.

Samira Effa Instagram

Samira Effa’s Instagram handle is @samira_effa.