The chefs then decide in secret what dish they will prepare and then choose either to 'pitch' their idea or 'fold', if they don't believe they can cook anything with the available ingredients.
In this round the finalists are presented with a single card, which all can see: this ingredient must be the central feature of their dishes.
In a negative review, Veronica Lee of The Observer wrote, "In this new show, which looks like an undercooked version of Ready, Steady, Cook but without the wit, four chefs are dealt cards with foods and spices on them and they then 'compete' to come up with the best dish with these random ingredients.
"[1] The Guardian's John Robinson called the show, "Essentially Ready Steady Cook, but with a slightly bizarre light entertainment twist, this challenges not quite celebrity chefs to raise their media profiles while host Matt Allwright looks on ironically.
"[2] Patricia Wynn Davies of The Daily Telegraph lauded the show, writing, "Take Britain's latest craze and weave it in with TV's love affair with food programmes and you get something that’s actually quite good fun.