Take On The Takeaway, RTÉ One, 8:30pm, Wednesdays
Vision Independent Productions produce the popular show 'Take on the Takeaway' where you can watch some of the country's most famous chefs as they pit their culinary skills against the nation's best loved takeaways!
Each week on Take on the Takeaway, a well known chef will visit the home of a member of the public who is a self-professed fan of their local takeaway. The celebrity chef will then be challenged to reproduce the most popular take-out meals in a domestic kitchen.
In a head-to-head race against the clock with the staff of the local takeaway our challenger must cook and serve their dish in the time it takes the takeaway to cook and deliver theirs. Both dishes are then blind tasted by the takeaway fan and each dish is awarded marks out of 10 for taste.
The celebrity chef must also shop for the ingredients for the dish, ensuring the cost remains less than that of the takeaway equivalent.
Assisting in this challenge on cost, speed and taste is Dr. Eva Orsmond, who will be on hand to ensure fair play and to offer advice on how cook healthy meals at home.
Among the familiar faces lined up to Take on the Takeaway are Kevin Dundon, Clodagh McKenna, Paul Rankin and Stephen McAllister. They will be operating outside their comfort zone and will have to dig deep if they are to prevail against the country's favourite Chinese, Indian, Thai and Pizza takeaways!