| Come Dine with Me | |
|---|---|
) | |
| Genre | Game show |
| Voices of | Dave Lamb |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30–60 minutes |
| Production companies | Granada ITV Studios Multistory Media |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original release | 10 January 2005 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Come Date with Me |
| External links | |
| [Come Dine with Me at Channel 4 Website] | |
Come Dine with Me is a British reality series that has aired on Channel 4 since 10 January 2005 and is narrated by Dave Lamb. As of July 2020, there have been 45 series.
Format
The show features four amateur chefs who live in the same town or area, who each host a three-course dinner party for the other contestants at their own home. Each competitor then rates the host's food and hosting skills during the taxi journey home, with the highest-scoring chef winning £1,000 cash. The show often features guests with clashing personalities.
The episodes featuring the same group of chef contestants are broadcast in sequence. Early series included groups of five chefs rather than four.
Dave Lamb provides a voiceover which sometimes includes sarcastic comments on the chefs' food and interior design.
A 2016 episode attracted particular attention,[1] when contestant Peter Marsh made ungracious remarks upon losing to the winning contestant Jane. He said to her and the other contestants: "What a sad little life, Jane. Enjoy the money. I hope now you will spend it on getting some lessons in grace and decorum, because you have all the grace of a reversing dump truck without any tyres on."
In the United Kingdom, Come Dine With Me has become a “British Institution” and is often referenced in everyday conversation.
Celebrity Come Dine with Me
There have been occasional celebrity groups of chefs since Series 2.
International versions
English
| Country | Title | Broadcaster | From & to |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} Australia | Come Dine with Me Australia | Lifestyle Channel | 2010-13[2] |
.svg.png){kind=small} Canada | Come Dine with Me Canada | W | 2010-14 |
 Ireland | Come Dine with Me Ireland | VM One | 2011-13[3] |
 New Zealand | Come Dine with Me New Zealand | Three | 2015 |
 South Africa | Come Dine with Me South Africa | BBC Entertainment | 2011-2014 |
 United Kingdom | Come Dine with Me | Channel 4 | 2005- |
 United States | Dinner Takes All | TLC | 2006 |
| Come Dine with Me | Lifetime | 2013[4] |
Spanish
| Country | Title | Broadcaster | From & to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish | English | |||
 Argentina | Divina Comida | Divine Food | Telefe | 2020 |
 Chile | La Divina Comida | A Divine Dinner | Chilevisión | 2016[5] |
 Spain | Ven a Cenar Conmigo | Come to dine with me. | Antena 3 | 2008 |
| Cuatro | 2017 | |||
Other languages
| Region/ Country | Title | Translated title | Broadcaster | From & to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (Dutch) | Komen Eten | Coming to eat | VijfTV/ VIER | 2009 |
 Brazil | Jogo de Panelas | A Game of Pans | TV Globo | 2012 |
 Bulgaria | Черешката на тортата Chereshkata na tortata | The icing on the cake | Nova | 2011 |
 Croatia | Večera za pet | A Dinner for 5 | RTL Televizija | 2007 |
 Czech Republic | Prostřeno! | Laid Out! | Prima TV | 2010 |
 Estonia | Õhtusöök viiele | Dinner for five | TV3 | 2010 |
 Denmark | Til middag hos... | To ...’s house for a dinner. | TV3 | 2010 |
| 4-Stjernes Middag | A 4-Star Dinner | Kanal 5 | 2010 | |
 Finland | Arvostele mun illallinen Suomessa | Rate My Dinner in Finland | LIV | 2011 |
 France | Un Dîner Presque Parfait | A Dinner, Almost Perfect | M6 | 2008-2014 |
| W9 | 2015 | |||
 Germany | Das Perfekte Dinner | This Perfect Dinner | VOX | 2006 |
 Greece | Κάτι ψήνεται Kati Psinete | Something's Cooking | Alpha TV | 2009 |
| ANT1 | 2019 | |||
 Hungary | Vacsoracsata | Food Fight | RTL Klub | 2008 |
| Hal a tortán | Fish on Cake | TV2 | 2008 | |
 India | Welcome – Baazi Mehmaan Nawazi Ki | Welcome – Challenge to be the best Host | Life OK | 2013 |
 Iran | بفرمائید شام Befarmayid Sham | Come for a Dinner | Manoto | 2010[6] |
 Israel | בואו לאכול איתי Bo'u Le'ekhol Iti | Come Eat with Me | Channel 1 | 2011[7] |
 Italy | A cena da me | A dinner round mine. | LA7 | 2016 |
 Latvia | Gandrīz Ideālas Vakariņas | An Almost Ideal Dinner | TV3 | 2011 |
 Lithuania | Kviečiu Vakarienės | An Invite for a Dinner. | BTV | 2011 |
 Malaysia | Jom Makan Dengan Saya | I Say Let us Eat Together. | Real Time | 2008 |
 United Arab Emirates (Arabic) | يلا نتعشى | Come on let's have dinner | Orbit Showtime Network | 2020 |
 Netherlands | Smaken Verschillen | Your Tastes Differ For Sure. | Net 5 | |
 Norway | 4-stjerners middag halv åtte | 4-Star meal at half seven | TVNorge | 2009 |
| Celebert selskap | Celebrating Oneself and All. | TV3 | ||
 Poland | Ugotowani | Cooked | TVN | 2010 |
 Quebec | Un Souper Presque Parfait | An Almost Perfect Dinner | Noovo | 2010[8] |
 Romania | Cake TV | N/A | N24 Plus | 2010 |
 Russia | Званый ужин Zvanyy uzhin | Dinner Party | REN TV | 2006-2017 |
| Идеальный ужин Ideal'nyy uzhin | Perfect Dinner | Che | 2018 | |
 Serbia | Dođi na večeru | Do come to Dinner. | Prva | 2010 |
 Slovakia | Bez servítky | Without a serviette | TV Markíza | 2009 |
 Sweden | Halv åtta hos mig | 7:30 at mine | TV4 | 2008 |
 Switzerland | Swiss Dinner | N/A | TeleZüri | 2010 |
 Turkey | Yemekteyiz | We Are Eating In | TV8 | 2008 |
 Ukraine | Звана вечеря Zvana vecheriya | Dinner party | STB | 2007-2008, 2013, 2020- |
References
- ^ "Come Dine With Me's sore loser Peter Marsh breaks his silence about that infamous tantrum". BT.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Come Dine with Me in Oz Archived 7 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine – B&T Today, 24 August 2009
- ^ "TV3's 2010 Autumn Schedule". Tv3.ie. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ "US 'Come Dine With Me' to begin airing in December". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ “La Divina Comida” ya tiene fecha de estreno en CHV ¡Descúbrela acá! Archived 7 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Radio Agricultura, 6 July 2016
- ^ Sweney, Mark (4 October 2010). "Iran to get its own Come Dine With Me". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ "ערוץ 1 מצטרף לגל הריאליטי: ישדר את הדוקו ריאליטי "בוא לאכול איתי" – מדור טלוויזיה – עכבר העיר". Mouse.co.il. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ Therrien, Richard (20 August 2012). "André Ducharme – Appelez-le Monsieur presque parfait". Lapresse.ca. Retrieved 24 November 2012.