The Big Family Cooking Showdown Series

16 of Britain’s foodie families will battle it out in a bid to be crowned Britain’s best family of cooks.

Judged by Tommy Banks and overseen by one presenter Angellica Bell, our series will bring together families from all walks of life, spanning all generations, as we challenge our families with a series of tasks that will show off real family cooking done to an exceptional level. 

Across the series, there will be two tasks per show. They will not only test taste and presentation but all the various elements to being a great family cook – from budgeting, to time pressure, to fixing extended family feasts. There will be tasks that push our families beyond their own boundaries as well as tasks that show off what they do best – from family favourites to dishes passed down through the generations.

The Big Family Cooking Showdown presented by Zoe Ball and Nadiya Hussain, is a competitive food show, which celebrates the families who make ordinary food extraordinary. Sixteen multi-generational family teams of passionate cooks will battle it out, for the chance to be crowned the nation’s best family of home cooks.

Judging their efforts every step of the way are top Michelin starred chef Giorgio Locatelli and renowned cookery teacher Rosemary Shrager.

In each episode two families will face a series of challenges, based on the realities of everyday meals, cooking up their favourite dishes, both in the studio and in their own homes. At the end of each show the judges will decide which family make it through to the finals.