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We're Dining (Yemekteyiz)

We're Dining (Yemekteyiz) (translated)

TV Series · 2008 · 2 people

Yemekteyiz ("We Are At Meal") is a Turkish reality cooking competition based on the British Come Dine with Me format. Each week five strangers take turns hosting a dinner at their own home, and the guests score the host's cooking on a scale of 0 to 10. Whoever has collected the most points by the end of the fifth evening walks away with a substantial cash prize.

The show has had a long and mobile broadcast history. It premiered on Show TV in October 2008 and ran there until mid-2011, moved to Fox in October 2012 for a two-season run, had a brief stint on Kanal D in 2015, and returned to the air on TV8 in September 2017 with Zuhal Topal as presenter, airing on weekdays.

Seen in Turkey as a successor to Biri Bizi Gözetliyor in putting ordinary people's daily lives and kitchens on screen, Yemekteyiz became popular enough to be parodied in comedy sketches on shows such as Avrupa Yakası and CoMedya. Its success also spawned a wave of imitations on rival channels, including Komşu Komşu on ATV, Tadında Aşk Var and Zuhal Topal'la Sofrada on Fox, and Yemeğe Bizdeyiz on Star TV.

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Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

A competition about food and hospitality, far from any violence, so children and grandparents can watch it comfortably. Since the contestants score each other's dinners, though, the remarks can get a bit pointed at times. That makes it a good chance to talk with kids about how to criticize without belittling someone's effort. From recipe hunters to people who are simply curious about other homes, there is something here for everyone.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

What makes Yemekteyiz interesting is less the food than the homes it opens up. Five strangers taking turns as guests in each other's kitchens and living rooms turns the tradition of hospitality into a contest; hosting, table-setting and the art of serving become a performance to be scored. The tables on screen are shaped by the rules of a competition and the presence of the camera, so they should not be taken as a faithful mirror of society. It is no accident that the show was seen as a successor to Biri Bizi Gözetliyor: the appeal of both lies in watching ordinary people's daily lives. Being parodied in sketches and having its format copied by other channels shows how quickly it became a habit.

Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

There are no character arcs here, but there is a new cast every week, and that is the format's real test: the chemistry, or friction, of five strangers carries the whole week. A good week keeps you as curious as a well-written drama; land a dull line-up, though, and the same evening routine quickly turns repetitive. Its journey from Show TV to FOX, Kanal D and TV8 shows the format surviving changes of channel and host. Moving to a daily weekday slot, on the other hand, is a choice that risks deepening that sense of repetition.

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