Bake Off star turns tables in BBC show
GREAT British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain and DJ Zoe Ball are to present a new cooking contest set to heat things up at the BBC.
The Big Family Cooking Showdown will launch in the autumn on BBC2 in a search to find the UK’s best family of cooks.
Hussain, who has carved out a career in food programmes and writing since winning The Great British Bake Off in 2015, will present the show with Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two host Ball, while chefs Giorgio Locatelli and Rosemary Shrager will judge.
The Chronicles Of Nadiya star Hussain said: “Family and food have always gone hand in hand and I’m looking forward to getting to know the recipes and traditions of the different families taking part. Having been through a food competition as an amateur cook myself, I know exactly how tough it can get and so I’ll be there for them, alongside Zoe, as the pressure really builds.”
The competition will pit 16 families from around the UK against each other with challenges set in their kitchens at home and at the programme’s studio.
Ball said: “This series will show us home cooking at its best, even if it’s using old pans and mismatched crockery.
“I’m not the world’s best cook, as my kids will vouch, but I’m learning so much from these families and from Nadiya.”
The families taking part will showcase their favourite home recipes over 12 one-hour episodes.