Sky Living signs Michelin starred Chef Jason Atherton for new cooking show My Kitchen Rules
Sky Living signs Michelin starred Chef Jason Atherton for new cooking show My Kitchen Rules
ATHERTON JOINS LORRAINE PASCALE AS CO-HOST AND JUDGE
Sky Living HD proudly announces the award-winning Michelin starred Jason Atherton will join chef and best-selling author Lorraine Pascale to co-host and judge brand new competitive cooking series MY KITCHEN RULES, a 10 x 60 factual entertainment series produced by Boundless (part of FremantleMedia UK).
Famed for opening coveted London restaurant Maze to critical acclaim, Atherton will join this exciting new series for Sky Living as filming begins in the coming weeks. The first British chef to work in the world-famous, highly revered El Bulli in Spain, he has a stellar background in creating unique and stylish dishes for his diners. Atherton’s extensive career has seen him work under Pierre Koffmann, Nico Ladenis, and Marco Pierre White.
More recently in 2011, Atherton opened Pollen Street Social, which captured the critic’s attention and has since been ranked at number six in The Good Food Guide’s Top 50 Restaurants 2013. It was also regarded as London's best new fine dining restaurant in the Time Out Eating & Drinking Awards 2011 and won New Restaurant of the Year at the Craft Guild of Chefs Awards 2012.
On joining the series Atherton said: “2013 is proving to be an exciting year for me and I’m really looking forward to working with Lorraine on My Kitchen Rules. I can’t wait to hit the road to meet some of the UK’s most accomplished home cooks. I’d also like to thank Sky Living for giving me this new opportunity.”
Michele Kurland, Head of Factual Entertainment for Sky: “It is fantastic to have two of the UK’s best loved chefs coming to Sky Living to make this exciting, zesty and creative cookery competition. Jason and Lorraine are the perfect pairing and I am thrilled we can draw on their vast experience.”
Lorraine Pascale added: "I am truly delighted to be working with the world renowned chef Jason Atherton on My Kitchen Rules. I am a huge fan of Jason's beautiful food; he is a very talented and exciting chef which makes him the perfect co-host and judging partner for the show.”
MY KITCHEN RULES pits rival couples against each other to find Britain and Ireland’s most exceptional home cooks. At the heart of the show are six couples, with a real flair for cooking; husbands and wives, mothers and daughters, best friends, siblings or neighbours. Over ten weeks, their relationships, recipes, and cooking skills will be put to the test. There will be passion, tears and triumphs as they battle against the clock and each other to plate up outstanding menus and prove whose kitchen rules.
The commission of this exciting, new production further demonstrates Sky Living’s commitment to develop and broaden its original UK content offering.
The series will be produced by Boundless and has been commissioned by Michele Kurland, Head of Factual Entertainment, Sky. It will go into production in spring and will be Executive Produced by Charlotte Desai for Sky and Cate Hall from Boundless.
If you’re Interested in taking part, visit the Sky Living Online website (http://skyliving.sky.com/) for further information.
Elena Kemp
Senior Publicist – Sky Living HD
0207 032 1495 / 07894 500 595
Rowan Adams
Senior Publicist – Sky Living HD
0207 032 3078 / 07850 776 348
Rowan.adams@bskyb.com