Are you a talented home cook
in Grassington or beyond
with an amazing historic family recipe?
If so, ITV’s favourite Celebrity Chef
Gino D’Acampo
wants to hear from YOU!
The celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo is on a nationwide
hunt to celebrate home cooked dishes with incredible family
heritage for a brand new ITV1 series called “There’s
No Taste like Home” to transmit later this year.
Gino will be travelling to 30 different parts of the UK for
the series. In each show he’ll meet three home cooks,
each boasting a treasured recipe that has been passed down
through their family for generations.
Gino and the viewers will learn the secrets of these treasured
family recipes and discover the fascinating family stories,
first hand, of how they have evolved over the generations.
Gino says:
“Forget your fancy restaurant fare, I want to taste
good, honest, home cooked food - just like Mamma used to make!
I was inspired by my Grandfather who was head chef for a cruise
ship company. His favourite dish, and something I make for
my children today, was gnocchi al pomodoro. I can still remember
the smells, and the taste of it. This dish made me fall in
love with cooking and become a chef. I am convinced there
are hundreds more fantastic stories and family dishes just
like mine out there..”
He’s looking for dishes right now so is keen for people
get in contact.
Gino: “I’m looking for recipes that have never
been seen in cook books. I’ll be uncovering beloved
family favourites passed down the generations on scraps of
paper and by word of mouth. I want to find out how the dishes
have evolved over the years and hopefully uncover some amazing
tales.“
Gino’s keen to stress he’s not just looking for
traditional British dishes:
“Britain’s the cultural melting pot of the world
and I want to find the culinary Kings and Queens of the home
kitchen with dishes that hail from other countries. I love
British roasts and real ale pies – but I’m also
hoping to discover curries, phos, paellas and kebabs. And
most importantly a fantastic pasta or pizza dish that will
rival even mine!”
In each show Gino and the three home cooks will take over
a local restaurant's lunch service. They’ll prepare,
cook and serve their dishes exactly the way they've been made
for years to prove to the paying customers that There's No
Taste Like Home.
At the end of the show, based on taste, presentation and
popularity, Gino will judge which of the three dishes will
win a regular place on the restaurant's menu for a month and
give you the opportunity to try them for yourselves.
From dishes first cooked decades ago by their ancestors,
to dishes with amazing historical pedigree - There's no Taste
Like Home will learn why they still remain a firm family favourite
today.
ITV is hunting for great home cooks, paying diners and willing
restaurants to take part in the series right now.
For further information please contact:
Neil Summers at ITV, 0161 952 6030 or
Henry Ditchfield at ITV, 0161 952 6135
To apply or for further details please
If you think your dish has what it takes
please email us now at notastelikehome@itv.com
or call 090 11 11 33 77
Calls Cost no more than 26p from a BT landline. Calls from
other networks maybe higher and from mobiles will be considerably
more. We may not respond to all applications. The closing
date for applications is 9th June 2011 but participants may
be cast before this date. We reserve the right to extend the
closing date at our sole discretion. Applicants must be 16
or over due to the nature and content of the programme and
a permanent UK resident. Please seek parental permission if
you are under 18. Please note that submitting a completed
application form and/or receiving a phone call or email from
a member of the production team does not automatically mean
that you will appear on the programme. Full recruitment terms
and conditions can be found at itv.com/terms
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