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Take On The Takeaway

2007
1 season
10 episodes

Guest celebrity chefs aim to convert kebab lovers and curry addicts to home-cooked food while also beating the takeaway on price, speed and taste

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  • Ep 1

    1.John Burton-Race vs. Pasha Balti

    10-09-200730m

    In this episode Michelin-star chef John Burton-Race travels to Newport, South Wales, to cook for two consultant surgeons. With demanding jobs that require long hours they have take...

  • Ep 2

    2.Paul Rankin vs. The Lemon Tree

    11-09-200730m

    Paul Rankin cooks a Greek meal of sheftalia for Chris, a takeaway lover who only experiences home cooking when his mother visits from Cyprus. The chef hopes his efforts are enough...

  • Ep 3

    3.Ainsley Harriott vs. Jam 1

    12-09-200730m

    Ainsley Harriott attempts to prove to a carpenter and his nail-bar manager partner that his Caribbean food dishes are a match for those available at their local takeaway in Batters...

  • Ep 4

    4.Angela Hartnett vs. Mannamexico

    13-09-200730m

    Angela Hartnett cooks Mexican burritos for two busy Cambridge retail workers who don't have the time to prepare meals for themselves. The chef hopes she can finish her version of t...

  • Ep 5

    5.Simon Rimmer vs. March Kebab & Pizza

    14-09-200730m

    Simon Rimmer travels to March in Cambridgeshire to cook a chicken doner kebab for two takeaway enthusiasts in less time than it would take for the restaurant to make and deliver it...

  • Ep 6

    6.Gino D'Acampo vs. Henleys

    17-09-200730m

    Gino D'Acampo cooks home-made fish and chips for a postman and his wife from Colchester. The chef hopes he can preserve his reputation by preparing a tasty version of the takeaway...

  • Ep 7

    7.Ken Hom vs. Kung's Express

    18-09-200730m

    Ken Hom heads to Finchley, London, to convince friends Rob Gardner and Amanda Ebbs that his home-made Sichuan beef with garlic and chilli is quicker, cheaper and tastier than a tak...

  • Ep 8

    8.Jean-Christophe Novelli vs. Thai Jasmine

    19-09-200730m

    French chef Jean-Christophe Novelli competes against a Thai takeaway in an attempt to show two young professionals, who claim to be too exhausted to prepare their own meals after...

  • Ep 9

    9.Antonio Carluccio vs. Eatalia

    20-09-200730m

    Italian-born chef Antonio Carluccio goes head to head with Ida Crolla and her family-run eatery in Edinburgh to encourage busy flat mates Scott and Dave to cook their own pasta for...

  • Ep 10

    10.James Tanner vs. The Inn-Dian

    21-09-200730m

    James Tanner heads to Bradford to convince Diane Dixon and Claire Mullen that home-made lamb rogan josh is quicker, cheaper and tastier than the version they get from their local I...

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