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Come Dine With Me: In the north-east

Come Dine With me
Come Dine With me

Award winning and popular Channel 4 programme Come Dine With Me, are looking for north-east contestants for an up-coming episode.

The Channel 4 programme are in Aberdeen and the surrounding area from March 6-11 and the search is on for applicants aged 18 and over, with a passion for cooking.

In the show, five strangers from all walks of life take turns hosting dinner parties for each other.

At the end of the week, the best host wins a £1,000 cash prize.

Those interested are asked to call 0871 244 4142 or email cdwm@shiver.tv – leaving your name, address, age and contact details.

Calls are charged.

The show last came to the Granite City in it’s 26th season a few years ago but has visited the north-east before.

The first Aberdeen Come Dine With Me was filmed as part of series 5.

The episodes were shown in a one hour special though rather than five separate tea time episodes.

Contestants in Come Dine With Me Aberdeen were Rick Breckenridge (Spittal), Robert Calder (Aberdeen), Laura Rojales (Portlethen) and Amanda Westlake (Fyvie).

Laura Rojales, a carer at Lethen Park Care Home, cooked mussels in a white wine and oyster sauce and prawn tempura as a her starter with Chicken Pastel with Yorkshire pudding for her mains.

For dessert Laura made Leche flan.

To give her prawn tempura some zest Laura added some sprite drink and white wine.

Laura was joint winner with Bob and won £500 from the £1000 cash prize for getting 22 points out of a possible 30.

She sent the money home to her children in the Philippines.

Robert Calder, was the Landlord of the Queen Vic pub in Rosemount.

He cooked Scottish dishes including his own recipe for Cullen Skink tart.

For mains Bob cooked stoved howtowdie wi’ drappit eggs, skirlie and new potatoes.

Former “Come Dine with Me” winner Bob Calder
Former “Come Dine with Me” winner Bob Calder

As a dessert he made grilled Scottish strawberries with Pimms, vanilla ice cream and homemade shortbread.

Bob wore his kilt for the evening and guests were piped in to the meal.

Bob and Laura were humble joint winners both scoring 22 points out of a possible 30.