Banijay adds Cooking Grandmas to Cannes menu

Alessandro Borghese

NEWS BRIEF: Banijay Entertainment is debuting primetime culinary competition format Cooking Grandmas at Mipcom this week.

Commissioned by Sky Italia’s TV8 and produced by Banijay Italia and hosted by celeb chef Alessandro Borghese, Cooking Grandmas sees a group of grandmothers compete in a culinary contest featuring traditional family recipes and regional specialities as well as challenges inspired by fine dining, street food and international cuisine. The grandmas live together in a farmhouse where friendships, rivalries and personal stories unfold.