Come Dine with Me
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Come Dine with Me

Amateur chefs compete against each other by hosting a dinner party for the other contestants. Each competitor then rates the host's performance with the winner winning a £1,000 cash prize. An element of comedy is added to the show through comedian Dave Lamb, who provides a dry and "bitingly sarcastic" narration.

31. Ipswich, Zoë Condon

0.0Jan 26, 2009 · 24 min

The five contestants for this week, all from Ipswich, are: former pub landlady Zoë Condon, who is straightforward about her opinions toward meals; insurance claims technician Barry Davis, who is overly opinionated about what he likes and doesn't like about people; butcher Gerard King, who likes the fun in theatrical people; waitress Lisa Quinton, who detests dirt, either in her surroundings (especially her home and that of others she visits) or people; and school matron Angie Robertson, who's a musical theater fanatic who will sing at any opportunity she can. Zoë Condon is the first to host the dinner party. Her menu consists of gratinéed potatoes with bacon and asparagus as the starter, a shellfish platter as the main course, and strawberries in Pimms jelly with Cointreau ice cream for dessert. Besides the food, the five seem to get along. Does the congenial atmosphere of the evening set the tone for things to come for the rest of the week?