Fellow foodies, I have a very exciting opportunity for you! Eating Britian has been invited to take part in a new cookery series on Five called ‘Cooking the Books’ and the lovely Helen at Talkback THAMES has asked me to encourage you to join in too! Take at look at the info below and if it gets your taste buds going, get in touch with Helen asap! Her contact details are at the end of the post.
Cooking the Books is a new early evening stripped cookery/entertainment series playing weekdays on Five.
This is the show where we invite some of Britain’s top chefs to whip up a mouth-watering dish from their recipes books.The recipe book will be shown during the programme and references will be made to the specific recipe the chef has chosen to cook.
Jamie Oliver may cook us “hot smoked salmon with an amazing chilli salsa” from his new book “Jamie at Home”, Rick Stein might cook his exquisite Spinach, Mint and Feta Pastries from his Mediterranean Escapes book. Whatever it is it will not only look fantastic, it will taste amazing too – we’ll ask a lucky member of our audience to tuck in.
On each show we invite very special food fanatics and food related groups or societies to join us (15-20 people). They play an integral part of the show; each of them will bring along a dish they have prepared from their favourite cookery book (preferably a dish with a photo), along with the cookery book . Our presenter and star chef may have a taste of your creations and also ask members of the audience to judge some of the dishes that we make in the studio. A spokesperson from your group will have a brief chat to our presenter about what you do and what delicious food you have brought along with you. Our presenter may also ask another member of your group to assist our second celebrity chef in the kitchen when he/she challenges our main celebrity Chef; this will be a 5 minute challenge and the member of your group chosen to assist the chef may be asked to chop or whisk, but don’t worry nothing too challenging!
This is a fantastic opportunity to raise awareness, whilst being a great day out!
There will also be a mystery celebrity having a go at another of our star chef’s recipes. We see a short film of them whisking, baking or boiling up the dish in their own kitchen. Shot to obscure their face, our celebrity’s identity will not revealed until they join us in the studio. Having watched their efforts our star chef will give them a quick masterclass on special tips or techniques relating to that recipe (eg. filleting a fish).
The final item involves a ‘Five Minute Cook-Off’ between our star chef and a second chef or well-known foodie. One of them will pick a quick recipe from their cook book – the other will make their own version of the same dish. We watch and compare as they cook. When the time is up the audience is invited to taste them and choose their favourite.
The commission is for 35 episodes. They will be recording in Stephen Street Studio off Tottenham Court Road from 31st October for 5 weeks. The series is set to air between November and Christmas.
The recording dates are:
Wednesday 31 October Record 1 show
Friday 2 November Record 2 shows
Monday 5 November Record 3 shows
Tuesday 6 November Record 2 shows
Thursday 8 November Record 2 shows
Tuesday 13 November Record 3 shows
Thursday 15 November Record 2 shows
Tuesday 20 November Record 3 shows
Thursday 22 November Record 2 shows
Friday 23 November Record 2 shows
Tuesday 27 November Record 3 shows
Thursday 29 November Record 3 shows
Friday 30 November Record 2 shows
Tuesday 4 December Record 3 shows
Thursday 6 December Record 3 shows
When they record 2 shows per day the times will be:
Show 1: 12:00-13:00
Show 2: 15:45-:16:45
When they record 3 shows per day the times will be:
Show 1: 11:00-12:00
Show 2: 14:15-15:15
Show 3: 17:15-18:00
They would need you about 45 minutes before filming begins and you would be free to leave as soon as filming finishes.
Helen is trying to fill the 31st Oct - 5th November so if that works for you please let her know asap!
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