Hi there
I hope you are well? I just came across your foodie blog, I work for talkback Thames on a new cookery show called 'Cooking The Books' and I would love to get you on the show with your favourite dish! Below is the programme outline (the section highlighted in bold is the part of the show you would be involved in)............
COOKING THE BOOKS
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. We will be recording in Stephen Street Studio off Tottenham Court Road from 31st October for 5 weeks. The series is set to tx between November and Christmas.