UKTV Food Orders New Culinary Travel Series

LONDON, April 11: UKTV
Food has commissioned Hamma & Glamma Productions to produce New British
Kitchen—Torode & Hardeep’s Tour
, a new series that sees hosts Hardeep Singh Kohli and John Torode
explore the cuisine of the U.K.’s diverse communities.

Premiering on Monday, May
26 at 9 p.m., the 10×30-minute series follows Kohli (Celebrity Masterchef) as he immerses himself in the food of local
communities, exploring how traditional recipes from different cultures have
been handed down through the generations. Back in the studio, Torode (Masterchef
Goes Large
) tries his hand at
cooking up these dishes with a guest chef.

UKTV’s Jane Rogerson said:
“It’s fantastic to be working with top TV and food talents, John Torode and the
One Show’s
Hardeep Singh Kohli.
New British Kitchen—Torode & Hardeep's Tour
will offer a unique and exciting insight into
modern British culture through cooking and the dishes which define Britain in
all of its guises.”

New British
Kitchen—Torode & Hardeep’s Tour
will be executive produced by Hamma & Glamma’s William Mann
alongside Steve Grizzell, UKTV’s commissioning editor of factual and factual
entertainment.

Richard Kingsbury, UKTV
Food’s channel head, added, “As a nation we are connecting more and more with
local food as well as being one of the most open cultures to new tastes. New
British Kitchen—Torode & Hardeep’s Tour
is an entertaining look at the amazing diversity
of food that is right on our doorsteps."

—By Irene Lew