Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Meet the residents hoping to win Come Dine with Me
BUDDING chefs from across Tayside are the focus of this week’s edition of Channel 4 series Come Dine with Me.
The show features residents from Dundee, Perthshire and Angus – all hoping to bag the £1,000 cash prize.
Prior to meeting the contestants, narrator Dave Lamb discussed Dundee being called the funniest city in Scotland, based on a 2021 report from The Beano.
The first host was Siobhan, a crochetloving civil servant from Carnoustie who calls herself “quietly competitive”.
Yesterday’s host was Kezia, a primary teaching student, lifeguard and food blogger from Arbroath.
Then there is Stephen, owner of The Cutting Room in Perth, who is a fan of colourful clothes and “creating nonsense”.
Before the show broadcast, Stephen said that the group had a “really good laugh”.
Tyre salesman and former racing driver Guy, from Strathallan, is not a fan of seafood but loves his wife, his children and his cars – not necessarily in that order.
The final host is Laurent, an author originally from France but has lived in Dundee for the past six years.
Siobhan served her guests a Mexican feast on Monday’s episode.
To start, she prepared Mexican corn cakes with marinated tiger prawns and smashed avocado.
Her main was a barbacoa pork with spicy rice and guacamole.
For dessert, Siobhan served a summer berry pavlova with tequila strawberries and lime cream.
After being entertained with a game of rock, paper, scissors – where the loser was slapped with a tortilla – the guests scored Siobhan before they departed for their taxis.
With a maximum score of 40, the contestants gave her a score of 30.
The first episode is set to appear on Channel 4’s on-demand service, with the rest of the week’s episodes being broadcast at 6pm.