[1] Competitors bring their home cooked meal to one of the cross-Canada open casting calls where a panel of judges critique their food based on taste, mass appeal, and marketing potential.
[2] Judges have included marketing guru Tony Chapman, product development expert Dana McCauley and cookbook author Laura Calder.
Competitors from across the country bring their home cooked meals to one of the nationwide open casting calls.
The open casting call is fashioned around that of American Idol, where the home cook presents their dish in front of a panel of judges.
In 2012 it was announced that FremantleMedia had picked up the rights to the format and will market it to various international broadcast partners for franchised local versions.