My Kitchen Rules UK

First to cook are Glasgow Gals, best friends Ami and Nicola. Their restaurant theme is the ‘Two Hungry Weegies’. The girls are raring to go but will their menu of curried langoustine soup, slow-roasted pork belly and millionaire shortcake be a winning combination?

Tonight the Geeks, Hugh and Ste from Edinburgh have seven hours to shop, prep and cook a three-course meal for their rival teams and the judges to taste and critique. Their themed restaurant is ‘The Time Machine’. They’ll be out to impress with a haggis rissole starter, pheasant breast main and border tart desserts.

Tonight it’s the turn of Fusion Friends, Rebecca and Nansai from Edinburgh, to shop, prep and cook a three-course meal to impress the judges and the rival teams in just seven hours. Rebecca and Nansai’s restaurant theme is ‘The Bonnie Tropicana’. Will their Scottish-Caribbean fusion menu of haggis tropicana, Ashanti chicken and mango and raspberry cranachan score highly?

Tonight married couple Paula and David, the Hearty Hebrideans from the Isle of Lewis, have seven hours to shop, prep and cook for their restaurant themed as ‘The Gaelic Coast’ due to the couple’s love of the sea. They’ll be aiming to top the leaderboard with a pulled herring starter, roast lamb main and chocolate tea cake for dessert. Instead of hearing their marks at the end of the evening, the action switches to Kitchen Headquarters. Here, Michael and Prue give their feedback and scores to Paula and David for their three course meal. And they reveal who has scored the most points and won immunity, who has to fight again in a cook-off at Kitchen HQ, and which team has been eliminated.

The competition heats up as the action moves to Kitchen Headquarters. The week’s second and third-placed teams will cook-off to secure the remaining spot in the next leg of the contest. Judges Michael and Prue are joined by first regional guest judge, the award-winning Scottish chef Jimmy Lee, who will also set the two teams a cooking challenge. Which team will join the week’s winners in the next round?

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They will be judging 16 pairs of entrepreneurial and inspired amateur cooks who open their own restaurant at home for one ambitious night, in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ My Kitchen Rules UK is about real people with a real passion for food. Teams of two cook a three-course restaurant standard meal against the clock for their rival teams and the judges to experience and score. Dishes served late will have points taken off. Tonight the ‘Mam ‘n’ Son’ team, Linda and Simon from Wakefield, kick off the first restaurant of the Northern region. They have seven hours to shop, prep and cook a three-course meal for their rival teams and the judges to taste and critique. Their themed restaurant at home is ‘Proper Yorkshire’. Simon is a paramedic but dreams of becoming a chef. But will his Yorkshire tea-smoked trout, Yorkshire dales fillet, and beef shin and Linda’s Yorkshire parkin with proper custard, impress or depress their competitors?

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They will be judging 16 pairs of entrepreneurial and inspired amateur cooks who open their own restaurant at home for one ambitious night, in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ My Kitchen Rules UK is about real people with a real passion for food. Teams of two cook a three-course restaurant standard meal against the clock for their rival teams and the judges to experience and score. Dishes served late will have points taken off. Tonight the ‘Hunter Gatherers’ team, married couple Angela and Rob stage their themed restaurant at home. They have seven hours to shop, prep and cook a three-course meal for their rival teams and the judges to taste and critique. Titled ‘The Natural Bounty’ and decorated with stuffed animals, Rob has shot the deer for the roe carpaccio starter and the wood pigeons cooked in a water bath, for the main. For dessert, they are serving honey parfait with olive oil and fresh fruit. But will Angela and Rob’s fresh meat wow their rival teams with fresh flavours?

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They will be judging 16 pairs of entrepreneurial and inspired amateur cooks who open their own restaurant at home for one ambitious night, in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ My Kitchen Rules UK is about real people with a real passion for food. Teams of two cook a three-course restaurant standard meal against the clock for their rival teams and the judges to experience and score. Dishes served late will have points taken off. Tonight the ‘Syrian Siblings’ team, big sister and younger brother Razan and Reda, stage their themed restaurant at the local college where Reda studies. The former refugees have seven hours to shop, prep and cook a three-course meal for their rival teams and the judges to taste and critique. Titled ‘Sharazan or Arabian Nights’ the siblings have set up their restaurant in an Arabian style tent decorated with oriental furnishings. They are preparing a mouthwatering mezze starter, meatballs in cherry sauce for their main and pancakes and cheese curd in rosewater syrup for their dessert. But will Razan and Reda’s Arabic spiced flavours sizzle the judges tastebuds?

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They will be judging 16 pairs of entrepreneurial and inspired amateur cooks who open their own restaurant at home for one ambitious night, in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ Tonight the ‘Healthy Mummies’, best friends Anna and Faye, stage their health-conscious restaurant at home in Harrogate. They have seven hours to shop, prep and cook for the rival teams and the judges. Titled ‘The Provincial Kitchen’ the ingredients are local, fresh - and low calorie. Tonight they are serving a local goat’s cheese garden salad starter, followed by pan-fried seabass, crispy kale with pea and thyme puree. The guests marvel at the salted caramel chocolate tart dessert which has only 295 calories – with so few, what will it taste like? Instead of revealing their scores at the end of the evening, the action switches to Kitchen Head Quarters. Here, Anna and Faye are given the judges feedback and their scores. And we learn who has won immunity and topped the leaderboard, which teams must cook-off tomorrow to stay in the competition, and which team is going home.

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They will be judging 16 pairs of entrepreneurial and inspired amateur cooks who open their own restaurant at home for one ambitious night, in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ All week the four teams from the Northern region have been battling in their own kitchens to cook the best restaurant standard three-course meal. Now the pressure is upped as the action shifts to Kitchen Headquarters set in the stunning grounds of Stoneleigh Abbey in Warwickshire. The team with the highest number of points from the week’s restaurant contest win immunity to the next round. The teams in second and third place on the leaderboard will cook off against each other on the Kitchen HQ stations. The team with the lowest points will end their ‘My Kitchen Rules’ journey and be eliminated. Guest Judge Frances Atkins, a Michelin starred chef and restaurateur, joins regular judges Michael and Prue to help judge the two teams. Frances also brings a mystery ingredient that the teams must make the hero of the dish in an invention challenge – gooseberries.

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They will be judging 16 pairs of entrepreneurial and inspired amateur cooks who open their own restaurant at home for one ambitious night, in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ Tonight the ‘Ladies of the Village’ team, Catherine and Debbie, from the picture-postcard village of Lasham in Hampshire, kick off the first restaurant of the Southern region. They have seven hours to shop, prep and cook a three-course meal for their rival teams and the judges to taste and critique. Their Jane Austen inspired regency restaurant theme is ‘Persuasion’. But the Ladies face a catalogue of obstacles in their bid to win points – first their Land Rover won’t start - delaying their shopping trip. And then a vital ingredient is missed off their shopping list. Heavens above, will they manage to serve their watercress soup and poached egg starter on time? And what will the judges make of their venison medallions and potato and celeriac gratin main and their roasted rhubarb and potted custard dessert – will it persuade or dissuade the diners?

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They will be judging 16 pairs of entrepreneurial and inspired amateur cooks who open their own restaurant at home for one ambitious night, in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ Tonight the ‘Bollywood Spice’ team, married couple Sarah and Ramjan, stage their themed restaurant at home. With just seven hours to shop, prep and cook a three-course meal for their rival teams and the judges, it’s a mad dash to the shops and back to start the ball rolling. Titled ‘Bollywood in Bournemouth’ and decorated with exotic saris and golden pineapples, the menu is mouthwatering; keema capsicum for the starter, bhuna spiced poussin stuffed with quail’s eggs for the main and cassava cake for the dessert – which none of their guest teams have eaten before. But will Sarah and Ramjan’s Indian spicing be too hot too handle - or leave the judges cold at the dinner table?

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They will be judging 16 pairs of entrepreneurial and inspired amateur cooks who open their own restaurant at home for one ambitious night, in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ Today it’s the turn of Ben and Dan, the 'Barbecue Buddies'. The boys are workmates who promise to cook their three-course restaurant standard meal on their barbecues outside. They have just seven hours to shop, prep and cook for their rival teams and the judges. Titled ‘Southern Smoke’ these boys are crazy about American-style barbecues with a Wild West twist. They're serving up a meaty menu of homemade scotch eggs and devilled eggs, reverse-seared tri-tip steak and pineapple upside-down cake - all cooked on the barbecues. Then a bombshell drops - Prue doesn’t like smoke! Can the boys recover from Prue's admission, and with poor weather conditions will the boys even get the fire started in time to cook their meaty feast?

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They will be judging 16 pairs of entrepreneurial and inspired amateur cooks who open their own restaurant at home for one ambitious night, in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ Today it’s married couple Beverley and Sarah’s turn to stage their themed restaurant at home. The ‘Country Couple’ team has seven hours to shop, prep and cook a three-course meal for their rival teams and the judges. Their shopping trip is different to most; buying spring lamb direct from a local farmer and foraging nettles for their starter. Titled ‘Provenance’, these girls care about where food comes from. And their menu has a few other surprises; a nettle soufflé starter with caerphilly cheese, a rack of lamb main and basil ice cream with a steamed orange pudding. But scores for their meal are only revealed later at Kitchen Headquarters, where the team with the highest score is given immunity through to the next round and the lowest-scoring team is eliminated. The two teams left to battle it out in Friday's cook-off are also revealed.

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They will be judging 16 pairs of inspired amateur cooks who open their own restaurant at home for one ambitious night, in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ My Kitchen Rules UK is about real people with a real passion for food. Teams of two cook a three-course restaurant standard meal against the clock for their rival teams and the judges to experience and score. Dishes served late will have points taken off. With all four teams from the South having completed their themed restaurant at home, the competition now moves up a gear to Kitchen Headquarters where the scores will be revealed. The highest-scoring team of the week has won immunity and has the privilege of watching the two mid-ranking teams battle for survival in a cook-off. Michael and Prue will be joined by guest judge, Allegra McEvedy, founder of fresh food takeaway Leon, who will also set one of the cooking challenges.

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They will be judging 16 pairs of entrepreneurial and inspired amateur cooks who open their own restaurant at home for one ambitious night, in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ Tonight ‘Foodie Fiancés’ Laura and Louis from Wales have seven hours to shop, prep and cook a three-course meal for their rival teams and the judges. Their themed restaurant is ‘Melin Drw’ (‘Water Mill’ in English) with a menu that celebrates the very best of Welsh produce. But will their Welsh Crab Ravioli starter, Rack of Lamb main and Poached Peaches with Raspberry Welshcake dessert impress their dinner guests?

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They will be judging 16 pairs of entrepreneurial and inspired amateur cooks who open their own restaurant at home for one ambitious night, in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ Tonight ‘Inseparable Sisters’ Thuy and Thu born and bred in Vietnam but living in Birmingham have seven hours to shop, prep and cook a three-course meal for their rival teams and the judges. Their themed restaurant a ‘Spice of Asia’ takes the guest on a culinary journey around Southeast Asia, with their Vietnamese menu of Beef Pho Soup for starter, Spice Infused Duck Breast with Scented Trio of Rice for main and Coconut and Lime Ice Cream with Dragon Fruit dessert, but will their exotic foodie display win the day with their dinner guests?

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They will be judging 16 pairs of entrepreneurial and inspired amateur cooks who open their own restaurant at home for one ambitious night, in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ Tonight ‘Medical Mates’ Raechel and Andy from the Midlands have seven hours to shop, prep and cook a three-course meal for their rival teams and the judges. Their themed restaurant titled ‘The Bees Knees‘ is named after the gin-based cocktail Bees Knees and is based on the 1920s Prohibition Era in New York City. But will their menu of Caramelised Scallops starter, Filet Mignon with Oxtail in Red Wine main and Bakewell Tart dessert win the dinner guests vote of approval?

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They will be judging 16 pairs of entrepreneurial and inspired amateur cooks who open their own restaurant at home for one ambitious night, in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ Tonight ‘Nottingham Newlyweds’ Karen and Alex from the Midlands have seven hours to shop, prep and cook a three-course meal for their rival teams and the judges. At their themed restaurant ‘The Green Wood’ guests will be transported to Sherwood Forest with the hosts displaying their love for fine dining mixed with the earthy flavours of the forest. But will their menu of Seafood Terrine with Homemade Soda Bread starter, Wild Boar Ragu main and Forest Tart dessert be a feast fit for their dinner guests? But scores for their meal are only revealed later at Kitchen Headquarters where the team with the highest score is given immunity through to the next round and the lowest scoring team is eliminated. The two teams left to battle it out in Friday’s cook-off are also revealed.

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They will be judging 16 pairs of inspired amateur cooks who open their own restaurant at home for one ambitious night, in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ My Kitchen Rules UK is about real people with a real passion for food. Teams of two cook a three-course restaurant standard meal against the clock for their rival teams and the judges to experience and score. Dishes served late will have points taken off. With all four teams from the Midlands and Wales region having completed their themed restaurant at home, the competition now moves up a gear to Kitchen Headquarters where the scores will be revealed. The highest-scoring team of the week has won immunity and has the privilege of watching the two mid-ranking teams battle for survival in the cook-off. Michael and Prue will be joined by guest judge, Michelin starred chef Brad Carter, the founder of Carters Restaurant in Birmingham. Brad will also set one of the cooking challenges.

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They will be judging 16 pairs of inspired amateur cooks as they battle it out in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ My Kitchen Rules UK is about real people with a real passion for food. In the first round teams opened a themed restaurant at home for one ambitious night, cooking a three-course meal against the clock for their rival teams and the judges but now the competition moves up a gear to Kitchen HQ. At Kitchen HQ we’re going al fresco for the first outdoor challenge. The eight strongest teams pack their pitch forks for a farmer’s feast, cooking brunch for local farmers using fabulous local produce. And there’s a twist. The judges have a wild card to bring back one team into the competition to the surprise of the other competitors and upping the pressure. One team will win the judge’s vote and one team the farmers vote, but the team with the least votes from the farmers will be eliminated at the end of the challenge.

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They will be judging 16 pairs of inspired amateur cooks as they battle it out in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ In the first round, teams opened a themed restaurant at home for one ambitious night, cooking a three-course meal against the clock for their rival teams and the judges - but now the competition moves up a gear to Kitchen HQ. The eight remaining teams have been split into two groups, Group A and Group B. Tonight it’s Group A, best friends Catherine and Debbie, engaged couple Laura and Louis, workmates and barbecue enthusiasts Dan and Ben and healthy mums Anna and Faye who have been given the challenge of tackling 120 canapes each on a barbecue outside for 40 special guests. The two top scoring teams will win immunity and a pass straight through to the quarter-finals, whilst the two lowest-scoring teams will go head to head in a Sudden Death cook-off. But will the atrocious weather scupper everyone’s culinary plans?

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They will be judging 16 pairs of inspired amateur cooks as they battle it out in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ In the first round, teams opened a themed restaurant at home for one ambitious night, cooking a three-course meal against the clock for their rival teams and the judges - but now the competition moves up a gear to Kitchen HQ. Yesterday, barbecue enthusiasts and best mates Dan and Ben made their canapés too hot to handle. And for best friends and mums Anna and Faye, their healthy canapés failed to impress the special guests or the judges. So now the two teams must fight to stay in the competition for a place in the Quarter Final, whilst the losing team will be eliminated. Anna and Faye are ditching their normally healthy approach and opting to deep fry their ravioli starter, and Ben and Dan have a problem with their mussels – will they have to ditch them and start again?

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They will be judging 16 pairs of inspired amateur cooks as they battle it out in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ In the first round, teams opened a themed restaurant at home for one ambitious night, cooking a three-course meal against the clock for their rival teams and the judges but now the competition moves up a gear to Kitchen HQ. Today in our first Semi Final the teams from Group A who have made it through are Foodie Fiancès, Laura and Louis who are representing Midlands and Wales versus the Ladies Of The Village, Catherine, and Debbie who are representing the South and have been voted the Judges’ Favourite three times in a row! Their mission today is to create an Italian inspired menu and to impress not just our Judges, Michael and Prue, but also Guest Judge, chef and restaurateur Francesco Mazzei. Will the ladies smash it once more or will the underdogs fight back.

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They will be judging 16 pairs of inspired amateur cooks as they battle it out in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ In the first round, teams opened a themed restaurant at home for one ambitious night, cooking a three-course meal against the clock for their rival teams and the judges but now the competition moves up a gear to Kitchen HQ. The four members of Group B, workmates Raechel and Andy, best friends Ami and Nicola, mum and son Simon and Linda and brother and sister Razan and Reda have been given the challenge of preparing lunch for 50 hungry school children at their Sport’s Day, on the barbecues outside. One team will be named the Kids’ Choice Winner and one team the Judges’ Winner. The two top-scoring teams pass straight through to the quarter-finals, whilst the two lowest scoring teams will go to a Sudden Death cook off tomorrow. Will the kids be fooled by a chocolate imposter and will all the teams manage to serve their food in time?

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They are judging 16 pairs of inspired amateur cooks as they battle it out in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ In earlier rounds the teams opened a themed restaurant at home for one night, cooking a three-course meal against the clock for their rival teams and the judges - but now the competition moves up a gear to Kitchen HQ. Yesterday Group B cooked 120 canapés for 50 hungry schoolchildren. The two lowest-scoring teams from the Kid’s Challenge are now in a fight to the death to win the last position into the Quarter Finals and avoid elimination. It’s Mam ‘n’ Son team, Simon and Linda, versus Medical Mates, Raechel, and Andy. They have three hours to prep, cook, and plate a three-course meal for our judges at Kitchen HQ. The menus couldn’t be more different - Simon and Linda have gone for a tricksy technical menu with their Souffle, Trio of Rabbit and Cry Baby Ice Cream, whilst Raechel and Andy are keeping it simple with their Pea Soup, Venison, and Sticky Toffee Pudding.

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They are judging 16 pairs of inspired amateur cooks as they battle it out in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ In earlier rounds the teams opened a themed restaurant at home for one night, cooking a three-course meal against the clock for their rival teams and the judges - but now the competition has intensified at Kitchen Head Quarters. The eight remaining strongest teams have been split into two groups and this week it’s Group B’s turn to cook. Today the three strongest teams in Group B, face a double challenge. First, all three teams have 90 minutes to cook salmon and a side dish on the barbecues outside. The weakest team will be eliminated. But in a twist, in the second challenge indoors they must use the remains of the salmon and cook another dish combining the salmon with a pastry of their choice. Can the two teams produce mouthwatering dishes and make it to the semi-final?

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They are judging 16 pairs of inspired amateur cooks as they battle it out in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ In earlier rounds the teams opened a themed restaurant at home for one night, cooking a three-course meal against the clock for their rival teams and the judges - but now the competition has intensified at Kitchen Head Quarters. The eight remaining teams have been split into two groups and this week it’s Group B’s turn to cook. Today the two strongest teams in Group B, are facing the MKR second Italian themed Semi-Final. Whoever wins this will go on to fight the Ladies of the Village in the Grand Final so the stakes couldn’t be higher. Will it be Glasgow Gals, Ami and Nicola with their pan-seared cod starter, fig stuffed pork for main and limoncello semifreddo dessert or Mam ‘n’ Son team Simon and Linda with their starter of sardines in a sweet and sour sauce, duck ragu with pappardelle pasta for main and prosecco jelly with summer fruits for dessert.

Michelin starred chef Michael Caines and culinary legend Prue Leith present a new entertaining series. They are judging 16 pairs of inspired amateur cooks as they battle it out in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ In earlier rounds the teams opened a themed restaurant at home for one night, cooking a three-course meal against the clock for their rival teams and the judges - but now the competition has intensified at Kitchen Head Quarters. Over the past two weeks, the eight remaining teams have battled it out to win a place in the final. Today the two strongest teams remain, Ladies of the Village, Catherine and Debbie, and Glasgow Girls, Ami and Nicola. The stakes couldn’t be higher. Will it be Glasgow Gals team Ami and Nicola flying the flag for Scotland with their celebration of salmon for starter, Balmoral steak with staggis bonbon for main and a Scottish strawberry pannacotta with champagne jelly for dessert, or Ladies of the Village team Catherine and Debbie keeping it English with their starter of goat’s cheese and tomato terrine, a fun take on ‘fish and chips’ for main and strawberry fraisier for dessert.