New season
Kitchen Impossible is entering its ninth round – and fans are disappointed even before it starts
Tim Mälzer (r.) and Tim Raue have a close friendship; in “Kitchen Impossible” they regularly become enemies.
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Tim Mälzer is already scratching his feet, the ninth season of “Kitchen Impossible” starts at the end of February. The cast is again top-class, but one is missing – to the chagrin of the fans.
The Berlin star chef is one of the fans’ absolute favorites and is actually a fixture of “Kitchen Impossible”. The power struggles between the two Tims at the stove have been one of the highlights of the season so far. But this time Raue will neither be competing as a rival nor will he make any other appearances. The fans reacted with shock, which they openly showed on Mälzer’s Instagram page with comments like “Ohne Raue – oh no” and “Something will be missing.”
“Kitchen Impossible” without Raue, without Oliver, without women
But that’s not the only thing that irritates fans. For nine weeks, Mälzer will again be dueling with the crème de la crème of the cooking scene; the rivals include repeat offenders but also newcomers – although no women. “It seems like there are no women in the catering industry anymore,” was one of the criticisms on Instagram. And someone else is missing: Jamie Oliver. “I was secretly hoping for a duel with Jamie Oliver!!! It’s a shame that he and Gennaro aren’t there,” commented one follower. Fans have been waiting for years for the British celebrity chef to finally be a guest on the cooking show. There had been rumors about this again and again.
But even without Raue, Oliver and – well, the women of the culinary world – “Kitchen Impossible” fans can look forward to the usual wild culinary ride through the world. This time the black box is waiting for the chefs in Wales, Portugal, Kenya, South Africa and Japan, among others. According to the announcement, it will be “extremely unpredictable”.
Three “Kitchen Impossible” specials
The new season begins with the duel between Tim Mälzer and Richard Rauch. The Austrian was already seen in season two, but back then as the original chef. Rauch stands for radical regional cuisine. Hans Jörg Bachmeier, Stefan Wiesner and Anton Schmaus, head chef for the German national soccer team, have also appeared as original chefs on “Kitchen Impossible” and now want to take Mälzer himself to task. Star chef Alexander Herrmann, a regular guest on the show, is appearing this time together with Tobias Bätz.
There will be three specials in season nine. Mälzer travels with Matthias Diether to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Edi Frauneder, with whom Mälzer competed last season as part of the USA Edition, is coming to Hamburg this time. So it will be a home game for Mälzer. The Grand Finale has been the Best Friends Edition for years. This time Juan Amador and Lukas Mraz do the honors. The season will be interrupted on Easter Sunday and an Easter Egg repeat will be broadcast.
The ninth season of “Kitchen Impossible” at a glance:
February 25th: with Richard Rauch
March 3rd: with Hans Jörg Bachmeier
March 10th: with Stefan Wiesner
March 17th: with Anton Schmaus
March 24th: with Matthias Diether (Baltic Edition)
March 31st: Easter Egg Edition (repeat)
April 7th: with Edi Frauneder (Hamburg Edition)
April 14th: with Alexander Herrmann & Tobias Bätz
April 21st: with Lukas Mraz and Juan Amador (Best Friends Edition)
The new season starts on February 25th, from then on “Kitchen Impossible” will be available for nine weeks in prime time at 8:15 p.m. on Vox. The new episodes are available one week before they are broadcast on RTL+.
Transparency note: Like Vox, stern is part of RTL Deutschland