Cooking Up a Fortune

Season 1

Amateur foodies who dream of escaping the rat race and cooking for a living create and sell their own dishes to hundreds of diners, with each weekly winning kitchen launching their food business to paying customers.

Where to Watch Cooking Up a Fortune • Season 1

20 Episodes

  • Episode 1
    E1
    Episode 1In the first edition, three pairs compete for a place in the weekly final.
  • Episode 2
    E2
    Episode 2A married couple serve up a seafood paella which divides the diners, while an uncle and nephew team try to make a good impression with a little-known Greek lamb dish.
  • Episode 3
    E3
    Episode 3Boyfriend and girlfriend Mohs and Georgina hope to impress with their mezze menu, while Chris and Dom struggle to communicate their passion for vegan food to their diners.
  • Episode 4
    E4
    Episode 4Mohs and Georgina resort to cheeky tactics to attract diners, Lisa's chattiness poses problems during service and Chris and Dom work hard to persuade diners to try their vegan food.
  • Episode 5
    E5
    Episode 5A battle of the couples sees Lisa's Jamaican Kitchen - partners Lisa and Andrea - serve up another Caribbean classic, while The Dorset Gourmet - married couple Robin and Sarah - take a huge risk trying two brand new dishes instead of one.
  • Episode 6
    E6
    Episode 6Bangladeshi sisters Maria and Sumayya hope to win over diners with their traditional recipes passed down from grandma, while dads John and Jonny try to bring their family-friendly food to the public but buckle under the pressure of cooking to order. Best friends Paola and Aless think their top-quality ingredients will make their Italian food stand out from the crowd, but haven't considered their costs.
  • Episode 7
    E7
    Episode 7The teams from Old Dhaka Kitchen, the Tiny Italian Kitchen, and Dad's Canteen compete to win a place in the final by satisfying 50 diners in the last day of the heat.
  • Episode 8
    E8
    Episode 8Three new pairs of cooks, Geordie friends Ashley and Gary, sisters Catherine and Sarah, and couple Arif and Riccardo, compete for a place in the final.
  • Episode 9
    E9
    Episode 9The second heat of the week sees the three teams competing to impress the 50 diners - and for sisters Sassy and Ginger, this means taking on the challenge of cooking steak to order.
  • Episode 10
    E10
    Episode 10It's final night in the Food Arena as the two winning pairs from the heats now go head to head, cooking more dishes than ever before and selling to double the number of diners. At stake is the chance to try running their own business at one of the UK's busiest food arenas.
  • Episode 11
    E11
    Episode 11
  • Episode 12
    E12
    Episode 12
  • Episode 13
    E13
    Episode 13
  • Episode 14
    E14
    Episode 14
  • Episode 15
    E15
    Episode 15
  • Episode 16
    E16
    Episode 16
  • Episode 17
    E17
    Episode 17
  • Episode 18
    E18
    Episode 18
  • Episode 19
    E19
    Episode 19
  • Episode 20
    E20
    Episode 20

 

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