Come Dine with Me is returning with a twist on the classic series. The popular daytime cooking competition, which airs on Channel 4, will see professional chefs battle it out in the kitchen for the first time ever.
The all-new Come Dine With Me: The Professionals, will see the show visit Glasgow, Cardiff, Newcastle, Nottingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham, London and Manchester as local restaurants go head-to-head.
In each episode, three local restaurant duos will take it in turns to host the others for a three-course dinner and prove they've got what it takes to win the £1,000 prize. At the end of each meal, the visiting restaurant pairs will score their host’s dinner out of 20, with the highest scorers overall scooping the prize.
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MultiStory Media's CEO, Tim Carter, said: "For 15 glorious years, we've been celebrating the culinary creations and epic fails that pour forth from the Nation's home kitchens. Now, as they recover from the battering of the last couple of years, Come Dine With Me cheers on Britain's restaurants with its customary love note to gastronomic endeavour."
Come Dine with Me: The Professionals start time
The new series kicks off at 5pm on Monday, June 27 on Channel 4. It will air at the same time on the same channel every week day.
Come Dine with Me: The Professionals local restaurants
The new series will travel to Glasgow, Cardiff, Newcastle, Nottingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham, London and Manchester. The first episode will take place in Yorkshire and will see chef and owner Ben and front-of-house Jo at their intimate dining restaurant, The Barn, try to impress first. They will be up against, Brian and Lisa of Disco Kitchen and Fint restaurant owner and chef Simon with his manager Sakina.
In Bristol, Mexican restaurant Dalia Cucina owner and chef Kirsty and front-of-house Tamsin will take on mother and daughter team Jeanette and Jaida from vegan Caribbean Fi Real. They will be joined in the competition by head chef Neil and front-of-house Paulo from Mediterranean Bambalan.
South Wales restaurants include Prego in Cardiff, with sibling duo Toni and Andrea aiming to provide a fully authentic Italian experience for their guests, as well as Dan and Rhys from La Cocina Tapas and Martine and Lana from the Lamb and Flag.
Episode four will see the show head to East London where chef and owner Nina and front-of-house Chloe of Jellyfish, will go head-to-head with Eduardo and Valentina from the steakhouse, Omnino. Also competing is Victor and Ben of local Italian Bombetta.
This week's Manchester competition begins at Brewchimp Indian and Social club, where joint owners David and Raj are hoping to wow their guests with their Indian tapas street food.
David joins Chef Raj in the kitchen as they try to impress Alan and Michelle from One Plus Chinese Restaurant and Mark and Dawn from Wild West-themed Old School BBQ bus.
Come Dine With Me: The Professionals airs weekdays at 5pm on Channel 4 and watch free All 4. For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.
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