{"id":6771,"date":"2018-05-29T12:20:22","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T10:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=6771"},"modified":"2018-05-29T12:20:22","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T10:20:22","slug":"who-will-be-cooking-up-a-storm-in-m-nets-my-kitchen-rules-south-africa-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2018\/05\/29\/who-will-be-cooking-up-a-storm-in-m-nets-my-kitchen-rules-south-africa-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Will Be Cooking Up A Storm In M-Net’s My Kitchen Rules South Africa Season 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meet the first table of passionate home cooks<\/strong><\/p>\n

The yummiest local cooking competition on television,\u00a0My Kitchen Rules South Africa\u00a0returns to M-Net 101 this week Sunday (3 June) at 18:00, with celebrity chef and musician J\u2019Something and restaurateur extraordinaire David Higgs reprising their roles as the show\u2019s discerning judges.<\/p>\n

Based on the popular Australian format,\u00a0My Kitchen Rules South Africa\u00a0kicks off with the\u00a0pressure-cooker Instant Restaurant phase\u00a0–\u00a0during which\u00a0each\u00a0of the five foodie pairs\u00a0have\u00a0a turn\u00a0to\u00a0cook and entertain up a storm in their own homes, in a bid to impress the judges and their fellow competitors. At the end of each episode,\u00a0the guests around the table score the hosts on the quality and presentation of their three-course meal and after the entire table has had their turn, the couple with the lowest score is eliminated.<\/p>\n

During the Instant Restaurant phase there are two tables, each\u00a0consisting of five foodie pairs\u00a0– and in the first episode, we meet Table One, hosted by Jamal and Adrie from Rietfontein in Pretoria.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis season, the table is set for a food fight of note,\u201d says M-Net\u2019s Head of Publicity, Lani Lombard. \u201cThe home chefs, who come from different backgrounds and have very different palates, are all serious about food and winning the competition. You can prepare yourself for a variety of exotic – as well as some proudly South African-\u00a0 dishes and plenty of fireworks in the kitchen and around the table.”<\/p>\n

The first five pairs vying to outcook each other and impress the judges are:<\/p>\n

Rox & Spoen<\/h6>\n

Rox (28) and Spoen (23) Green are sporty, fun-loving, farm girls from the beautiful countryside of Winterton in KZN. Inspired by locally-sourced produce and the seasonal harvest table of Mother Nature, these sisters are all about nutritious, wholesome farm-style food, with a youthful twist.<\/p>\n

Like two peas in a pod, they both studied at the University of Stellenbosch, both organise major sports-related public events in the Midlands and have participated in numerous biking competitions around the world.<\/p>\n

They love each other\u2019s company and often have a good laugh together – whether they\u2019re experimenting behind the stove, or donning their trainers for a trail run.\u00a0Spoen appreciates Rox\u2019s zest for life, loyalty and honesty, while Rox knows that her younger sister has the focus and tenacity to pull off anything she sets her mind to.<\/p>\n

Tarryn & Diego<\/h6>\n

Married couple Tarryn (33) and Diego (36) Fernandez live in River Club, Johannesburg, where you\u2019ll often find them experimenting with bold Argentinean-inspired flavours and cooking methods with a distinctive South African flair. Diego, who was born in Buenos Aires, is fluent in Spanish and the couple admit that his cultural background and delicious self-made ingredients often make their way into their dishes. The passionate, football-crazy foodie is also the inventor of authentic Argentinian sauces, the recipes for which, he keeps close to his chest.<\/p>\n

Together, Tarryn and Diego form a formidable team who complement each other in surprising ways. Corporate travel manager Tarryn confesses that she\u2019s competitive and opinionated – especially when matters conflict with her no-time-for-nonsense policy. She\u2019s also the messy one in the kitchen, which can sometimes cause Diego to fuss \u2013 but they both have a low tolerance for poor attitudes and bad food.<\/p>\n

Apart from cooking, Tarryn & Diego enjoy travelling, visiting food markets and exploring the city. Diego has finished the gruelling Comrades Marathon four times and this year they both enjoyed running the Two Oceans Marathon in the Mother City.<\/p>\n

Minnie & Tee<\/h6>\n

Sparkling and vivacious \u201cmillennials\u201d Minenhle Ntuli (23) and Nomthandazo Xaba, (20), or \u201cMinnie\u201d and \u201cTee\u201d, as everyone calls them, met at a TV show audition and immediately became BFFs.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to see why the two bubbly soul sisters gel in the kitchen and have great fun cooking together. They\u2019re both studying at the University of KZN, where Minnie is also an active Student Council representative, who was born to be in the entertainment industry. They are both musicians, radio hosts and MCs for private and school events, and share the same food style and tastes.<\/p>\n

Minnie and Tee confess that they love eating as much as they love cooking, especially if it\u2019s the type of food you\u2019ll find in a traditional African home. There\u2019s one ingredient they can\u2019t live without \u2013 Aromat! In My Kitchen Rules SA, the two entertainers want to show the world that it\u2019s possible to modernise traditional cuisine without diminishing the African experience.<\/p>\n

Jalal & Adrie<\/h6>\n

It was love at first sight, more than 22 years ago, when Jalal – who grew up in Casablanca, Morocco – was struck by the green eyes of Sannieshof \u201cboeremeisie\u201d Adrie at Bible College. As is customary in Morocco as a sign of noble intention, he immediately proposed marriage – and just seven months later, they were standing in front of the altar. Since then, Jalal (46) and Adrie (48) have been cooking together every night in their family\u2019s happy place, the kitchen.<\/p>\n

The doting mom and dad from Rietfontein, Pretoria describe their food style as \u201cNorth meets South, fire & ice and sugar & spice\u201d. They enjoy honest, authentic, rustic Mediterranean food and are intrigued by different cultures and languages. For them, food is a unique extra language that they speak with friends and family.<\/p>\n

Fitness is very important to Jalal, but when he isn\u2019t boxing, jogging or going to the gym, he keeps his curious mind active by reading up on current affairs. Adrie is an avid reader as well, but prefers fiction in the form of thrillers and crime & historical novels. She also loves creating art with mosaic, paint and pewter.<\/p>\n

Kim & Pashi<\/h6>\n

Soon-to-be-engaged Kamisha Naidoo (27) from Yellowwood Park and Pashi Reddy (32) from Kloof, Durban, describe themselves as soul mates, dreamers, and risk-takers with adventurous palates. Their food is a fusion of \u2018old meets new\u2019 and \u2018East combined with West\u2019 \u2013 all spiced with exotic ingredients and a love for authentic street food and culture.<\/p>\n

This dynamic, glamorous duo hope to one day open their own signature restaurant venue filled with culture, theatre, passion, spice and punchy flavours. When they aren\u2019t creating imaginative dishes, Kim and Pashi enjoy extreme outdoor activities. The lovebirds have sky-dived, gone swimming with great white sharks, jumped off cliffs and into gorges and have even gotten lost deep in Africa, with just a map and 4×4.<\/p>\n

Kim, a former air hostess who is now studying Educational Psychology, loves make-up artistry and meditation while her business owner beau enjoys games of strategy, like chess and poker, as well as competitive sport.<\/p>\n

Table One still has an extensive journey ahead of them, however, as another group of talented home cooks from around the country patiently await their turn to showcase their culinary delights in the same process, before the eight pairs of highest achievers from each group move on to the MKR Kitchen Headquarters in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

The second 5 pairs with their eyes on the pie are:<\/p>\n