Channel 4 Renews Come Dine With Me: The Professionals

The Come Dine With Me spin-off Come Dine With Me: The Professionals has been given a second-season order by Channel 4.

Come Dine With Me: The Professionals sees teams of professional chefs and restaurateurs take each other on in a bid to be crowned the best independent restaurant in their area. The show will return for a second 20×1-hour season.

Each self-contained episode features three local eateries competing to win a £1,000 cash prize. Dave Lamb will once again lend his voiceover as narrator.

The series is produced by MultiStory Media, part of ITV Studios.

Distributed internationally by ITV Studios, Come Dine With Me has seen over 17,000 episodes produced across 46 territories.

Simone Haywood, executive producer, said: “It is testament to the enduring popularity of the format that this twist has proved such a success, and we can’t wait to see another wave of professionals take on the Come Dine challenge as we visit a brand new selection of U.K. restaurants.”

Jo Street, head of daytime and features at Channel 4, said: “Come Dine With Me: The Professionals is a great evolution of the global hit format, and it has been great to showcase some of the country’s small independent eateries, which are full of fabulous food and larger than life characters.”