International game show format Ready Steady Cook premieres on S3 this Monday 18 March at 19h00 for a 260-episode local edition, airing Mondays to Fridays.
It debuts with a crowd of contestants who've already filmed episodes and applications are open for more home cooks who'd like to be part of it.
It's hosted by TV personality Moshe Ndiki, who has real world experience in food - he started his own food truck business in 2021 - and it features celebrity chefs who team up with contestants to create improvised meals from five random ingredients.
It's produced by Primedia Studios and Rose and Oaks Media, who co-produced The Masked Singer for the SABC last year, and this is what you need to know if you'd like to be on it:
The format
Two contestants team up with two schleb chefs in Team Red Tomato or Team Green Pepper.
Each contestant brings along five ingredients and the chefs must create three dishes from the five ingredients, with the help of their partner contestant.
They also get some basic ingredients like eggs, milk etc. to make the task possible.
They have 20-minutes to complete their dishes while their partner tastes the food, gives feedback and so on.
Once time is up, the studio audience votes to decide on the episode's winning team.
Important to note: the two home cooks are related in some way. They’re either family members, friends, hobby buddies or business partners.
During the cook-off, the audience learns more about their lives through their interaction with Moshe and the chefs.
Flash facts
Filming takes place in Joziburg but applications are open to everyone from round the country.
Celebrity chefs include Kamini Pather, who won Season 2 of MasterChef South Africa on M-Net, and Lorna Maseko, who hosted and judged on Top Chef South Africa on S3.
Lorna was also a contestant on M-Net's Celebrity MasterChef South Africa and went on to host two seasons of her own show on S3 titled The Hostess with Lorna Maseko.
How to apply
If you and someone you know want to be on the show you can send a message to the production on this WhatsApp number: 068 675 2542.
The production company will guide you as to what to do next.
The series will repeat on SABC1 at 15h30 and on SABC2 at 17h30, Mondays to Fridays with an omnibus on S3 on Saturdays from 08h00.