Banijay Dishes Up Italian Cooking Show ‘Cooking Grandmas,’ Starring Alessandro Borghese, at Mipcom (EXCLUSIVE)
Banijay Entertainment will present “Cooking Grandmas”, a new Italian cooking competition, to international buyers at Mipcom in Cannes. Commissioned by Sky Italia’s TV8, the primetime show combines family cooking traditions with reality elements, aiming to offer warm, character-led entertainment that could be adapted for other markets.
Contestants prepare family recipes and regional specialities, then face challenges in fine dining, street food and international cuisine. They live together in a farmhouse, where their relationships and personal stories develop; restaurateur and chef Alessandro Borghese serves as head chef and judge. Banijay Italia is behind the format, which joins other titles on the company’s Mipcom slate, including “100 Knives” and “Million Dollar Idea”.
- Banijay is pitching a new Italian cooking competition at Mipcom.
- Grandmothers take on challenges beyond their family recipes.
- Alessandro Borghese is the show’s head chef and judge.
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Banijay Entertainment is presenting a new cooking competition called Cooking Grandmas at Mipcom, an annual television market held in Cannes where companies pitch and sell show ideas to broadcasters worldwide. The programme has been commissioned by Italian broadcaster Sky Italia for its TV8 channel and features contestants who prepare dishes from their family traditions and regional Italian specialities.
The show combines cooking competition with reality television elements, with participants living together in a farmhouse as they face challenges in fine dining, street food and international cuisine. Chef and restaurateur Alessandro Borghese judges the competition, whilst contestants' personal stories and relationships develop throughout the programme.