M-Net has secured the rights to the buddy cooking reality show My Kitchen Rules and auditions are happening soon.
The series is based on the Australian format and stars teams of two food fundis who have to cook and entertain in order to progress through the competition and ultimately win the series.
There are two phases to the competition:
Instant Restaurant
The pairs have to host the show’s other contestants as well as two celebrity chefs in their own home. They have to turn their home into an instant restaurant and cook up a three course meal.
The Kitchen Headquarters
The action continues with a series of challenges in the My Kitchen Rules South Africa (MKR) kitchen headquarters as well as in various locations around South Africa.
Who can audition?
Both members of the team have to be South African citizens or have permanent residence status and you have to be 18-years-old by 1 June 2017.
You can enter with your bestie, bae, spouse, neighbour - it doesn't matter who BUT there needs to be a real connection between you and your teammate.
You need to be able to put together a creative menu in your own personal style and there needs to be a real connection between you and your teammate.
How to audition
You must create a cold dish of your choice which you need to take to the open auditions. It can be a starter, main course or dessert.
You need to arrive at the venue with the ingredients or dish packed in a cooler box with ice to ensure that the meal stays fresh. Tables will be provided to plate the dish for presentation but all the elements must be ready for assembly, as well as all the necessary equipment and crockery for plating.
Audition dates and venues
Johannesburg
Dates: Saturday, 27 May and Sunday, 28 May 2017
Venue: International Hotel School
Address: 4 Kikuyo Road, Sunninghill, Sandton
Cape Town
Dates: Saturday, 3 June and Sunday, 4 June 2017
Venue: International Hotel School
Address: 2nd Floor, 106 Adderley Street, Cape Town
Durban
Dates: Saturday, 3 June and Sunday, 4 June 2017
Venue: International Hotel School
Address: 124 Jan Hofmeyr Road, Westville, Durban
Doors will be open between
08h00 and
17h00.
To shortcut the process, you can also enter online. If you do this within 48 hours of the auditions in your city, you can go to the fast track desk on arrival at the auditions which means you will skip the registration process and be able to jump the queue.
Here's a link to the online entries:
www.mnet.tv/mkr
The series will be produced by Endemol Shine South Africa (producers of Isidingo.)