Hell’s Kitchen, Jamie Oliver, spicy dinner parties, and more! It’s a tasty line-up on DStv

DStv is serving up a feast for food enthusiasts with a stellar lineup of new cooking shows featuring some of your favourite TV chefs. Watch the food maestros battle it out in thrilling competitions, dish up inspirational meals on the braai, or create comforting tastes of home. Tune in to Food Network, VIA and BBC Lifestyle to savour all the deliciousness.

Hell’s Kitchen opens on the East Coast for the first time ever! Eighteen head chefs arrive in Connecticut to compete to become the next Head Chef at the Foxwoods Resort & Casino. Season 23 takes viewers back into the fiery kitchen where aspiring chefs battle it out under the watchful eye of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. With each episode packed with intense competition, dramatic eliminations and Ramsay’s notorious critiques, viewers will be kept on the edge of their seats.

Hell’s Kitchen has been nominated for five Emmys and two Critics Choice Awards, while Gordon was up for the 2024 People’s Choice Award for Host of the Year.

In each episode four strangers from across South Africa take turns to try and achieve dinner party perfection. Who will take home the R10 000 cash prize?

Come Dine with Me South Africa follows four people who have never previously met as they snoop around each other’s homes, sample each other’s cooking and pass judgement on one another’s entertainment skills. Each night for a week the contestants take turns to cook up their idea of the perfect evening. But who will win the title of the ultimate dinner party host?

A previous SAFTA winner for Best International Format Reality Show, Come Dine With Me South Africa is produced by Rapid Blue (Dancing With The Stars, The Bachelor, Family Feud, Got Talent, Shark Tank).

Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YniEnf3YD0E

A pile of mystery ingredients and a ticking clock. It can only be Chopped, the high-pressure, high-stakes cooking show in which chefs tackle the seemingly impossible challenge of turning random ingredients into magnificent meals.

In this season, fun twists like auctions add to the action as the chefs compete for advantages and use all their skills to win.

Part of the Culinary Hall of Fame, Chopped has won two James Beard Awards, for Best Show: In-Studio and for Best Media Personality or Host, given to Ted Allen, who’s also an Emmy winner as the food and wine specialist on Queer Eye for The Straight Guy.

Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6b6cpXEaCI

For five seasons, Gadija and Fatima Sydow delighted fans on VIA’s popular cooking show Kaap, Kerrie en Koesisters. Since Fatima’s tragic death from cancer, Gadija has been keeping the family flag flying high in honour of her sister.​ In each episode of Plain en Simple, a feel-good celebration of homemade Cape cuisine, Gadija visits a celebrity or remarkable local who once called Mitchells Plain home. She then helps them prepare a cherished family recipe that they can all sit down to enjoy.

Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_NGuxkabQk

In Kokkedoor Vuur & Vlam, which debuted in 2023, contestants must prepare everything over open flames, on the coals, in the ashes, or on the grill – turning up the heat in the ultimate braai showdown!

Over 13 episodes, award-winning chef Bertus Basson and braai master Kobus Botha are on the hunt for the perfect pairing of an onthoubraaier (a traditional braaier) and a kinkelbraaier (an innovative braaier). An onthoubraaier has no formal culinary training or professional experience but has a deep passion for traditional food. These contestants are selected for their talent as home cooks and their expertise in nostalgic, heritage dishes. On the other hand, kinkelbraaiers bring a modern twist, chosen for their qualifications and experience in professional kitchens or recognised restaurants.

Throughout the series, various food and product experts, as well as a celebrity or two, make guest appearances. The show’s production team includes celebrated food writer and SARIE KOS editor Herman Lensing, along with food media specialist Errieda du Toit.

Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KtgOWbOTM4

Michael Symon fires up his backyard barbeque to encourage everyone to cook out using his delicious and easy outdoor dinners. Self-shot in his New York backyard, Michael brings an American twist to cooking over fire: from sticky ribs to meatball parm, and delicious desserts like Bananas Foster, he shares his grilling tips and tricks to make every meal flamingly delicious.

A James Beard Foundation Award winner, Michael won an Emmy for co-hosting The Chew and was nominated for Outstanding Culinary Host for Symon’s Dinners Cooking Out.

Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG9vbMWxje8

Wildcard Kitchen is back, and the stakes are higher than ever. Join chef Eric Adjepong as he welcomes Food Network Stars like Alex Guarnaschelli, Rocco DiSpirito, Andrew Zimmern and Bryan and Michael Voltaggio to a late-night culinary game. Each chef brings $5 000 of their own money and plays the game, cooking dishes based on whatever hand they’re dealt.

Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV20Kq0ytXA

Jamie Oliver is back with an uplifting series that takes us through the whole year – from spring to winter – celebrating gorgeous ingredients and the delicious dishes we can make with them.

A People’s Choice nominee for Favourite TV Chef, Jamie won a BAFTA for The Naked Chef and an Emmy for Food Revolution, among other accolades.

The season finale of MasterChef Australia: Dessert Masters airs on 30 March 2025. The competition has been as sweet as it gets, with top pastry chefs fighting for the crown. Don’t miss the final showdown at 18:00 on M-Net (DStv channel 101).

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