- Gordon Ramsay: Cookalong Live
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Gordon Ramsay: Cookalong Live Genre Cooking show Starring Gordon Ramsay Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 2 No. of episodes 8 Production Location(s) Three Mills Studios Running time 60 Mins Broadcast Original channel Channel 4 First shown in 18 January 2008 Original airing 24 October –
12 December 2008External links Website Gordon Ramsay: Cookalong Live is a British cooking show starring Gordon Ramsay. Originally conceived as a one-off episode, Channel 4 later commissioned a full series for late 2008. As of January 2009, there had been no announcements made as to whether a second series would be commissioned.
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Background
The original episode was part of The Big Food Fight, a January 2008 promotion featuring Channel 4 shows starring Jamie Oliver, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Gordon Ramsay.[1] On live television, Ramsay invited the entire nation to prepare a three course meal for four with him in just under 60 minutes[2] Ingredients and instructions were available on the official site to help viewers prepare for the event at home.
The show was expanded to a seven episode series for autumn 2008,[3] and began on 24 October 2008.[4] Each week Ramsay prepared a themed menu ranging from curry night to a 1970s theme.
Episodes
Episode Number Air Date Guest Sous Chef Notes 1 Patsy Kensit Warm goat's cheese salad, Salmon en croute, Rhubarb and ginger crumble 2 Johnny Vegas Theme: credit crunch-proof meal for under a tenner 3 Amanda Holden Angel Hair Pasta with Crab, Duck Breast with a Port and Cherry Sauce , Quick Tiramisu 4 Kirstie Allsopp Theme: 70's Night 5 James Corden Theme: Chinese - sour prawn soup, stir-fried beef with peppers and egg noodles, hot bananas 6 Alan Carr Theme: Curry Night 7 Gok Wan Theme: Christmas Dinner; Torchwood's Naoko Mori makes an appearance as one of the guest Gok is cooking for. International versions
An American version of the same name, also hosted by Ramsay, aired as a one-hour special on the Fox network on 15 December 2009.[5] Guests included Whoopi Goldberg, Cedric the Entertainer, Alyson Hannigan and Leann Rimes, with home cooks featured live via Skype. The three course meal shown on the U.S. premiere was identical to episode 3 of the original British series.
In September 2008, an Australian version was announced for airing on the Nine Network, also hosted by Ramsay.[3] However it never eventuated.
Optomen and One Potato Two Potato licensed the Cookalong format for Swedish television. Tina's Cookalong starring Tina Nordström premiered in September 2009, with Ramsay appearing as a guest.[6]
References
- ^ "The Big Food Fight (official site)". http://www.channel4.com/food/on-tv/the-big-food-fight/the-big-food-fight.html. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ^ "Gordon Ramsay Cookalong Live". The Mirror. 2008-01-18. http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv-entertainment/tv/todays-tv/2008/01/18/gordon-ramsay-cookalong-live-89520-20289693/.
- ^ a b Schreiber, Dominic (2008-07-24). "Ramsay launches production venture". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989416.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&query=ramsay+cookalong.
- ^ "Posh to appear on Ramsay Cookalong". Marie Claire. 2008-10-15. http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity/277527/posh-to-appear-on-ramsay-cookalong.html.
- ^ Dowling, Amber (2009-08-06). "Free Ramsay cooking class". TV Guide. http://tvguide.sympatico.msn.ca/Special_Features/TCA_Fall_2009/Articles/090806_gordon_ramsay_AD. Retrieved 2008-08/26.
- ^ "08/09/09 Cookalong Sweden Proves A Ratings Smash". Optomen. 2009-09-08. http://www.optomen.com/newsitem.aspx?content=991. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
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