Johannesburg – kykNET has the new season of Kokkedoor: Son & See, a reality cooking show, which premieres next month
In its 10th season, the show has no professional chefs this time.
It aims to spotlight the nostalgic role that cooking plays within families – and how it weaves like a golden thread through different generations.
With Kupido about to shoot his final arrows of love in this season of Boer Soek ’n Vrou, kykNET viewers can already start licking their lips in anticipation of the inspired dishes and passion for cooking that 16 South Africans are about to share.
Kokkedoor: Son & See will be served as the main course on kykNET’s menu from Thursday, 20 November at 20:00.
For its tenth season, Kokkedoor is putting on a different apron – and welcoming two new judges: renowned culinary experts Herman Lensing and Yolani Abrahams.
Both are qualified chefs who have made significant contributions to South Africa’s food landscape.
In Kokkedoor: Son & See, the spotlight shines on the nostalgic role that cooking plays within families – and how it weaves like a golden thread through different generations.
A handful of unique ingredients distinguish this season from previous Kokkedoor series:
- All contestants are home cooks only – there are no professional chefs this time.
- There are eight teams, each made up of two family members.
- Each pair has a generation gap of at least 20 years.
- The series consists of eight episodes.
Contestants range in age from 18 to 64 and hail from across South Africa – from Aberdeen in the Eastern Cape to Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal, and from Paarl in the Western Cape to Pretoria in Gauteng.
Their professions are as diverse as their hometowns, including “tuck shop aunties,” a pastor, farm stall owners, and a programmer. The oldest contestant even runs a field kitchen at the AfrikaBurn festival.
The contestants are:
1. Anton (64) and Stefvan (37) Stemmet
- Father and son
- Anton is a former teacher and retired commercial fisherman from Yzerfontein in the Western Cape.
- Stefvan works in marketing and business registrations and lives in De Tijger, Western Cape.
2. Yvette Malan (60) and Francisca Momberg (35)
- Mother and daughter
- Yvette is a property agent who lives on a farm 45 km north of Lephalale (Ellisras) in Limpopo.
- Francisca lives with her family on the same farm as her parents and manages a shopping centre.
3. Frans (51) and Una-belle (18) van Wyk
- Father and daughter
- Originally from Namibia, Frans owns a coffee and flower shop in Paarl and also works as an event planner.
- Una-belle is a matric student at Paarl Girls’ High School.
4. Marianne du Plessis (64) and Ronelle de Klerk (39)
- Aunt and niece
- Marianne is a retired nurse from Kuils River in the Western Cape and runs a field kitchen at the AfrikaBurn festival.
- Ronelle is an architect from Ballito, where she has run her own firm – RANFT Architects – for the past 12 years
5. Shireen (50) and Reuven-Jon (21) Kadalie
- Mother and son
- Shireen is an operations manager who lives in Burgundy Estate in Cape Town’s northern suburbs.
- Reuven-Jon, or RJ, is a programmer and full-time model who lives with his parents.
6. Andrew Anderson (57) and Leoné Smit (30)
- Father and daughter
- Andrew is a pastor at AGS Lig & Lewe in Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal.
- Leoné is a homemaker and farmer’s wife who lives on a farm near Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal.
7. Caroline Linde (55) and Anél van Niekerk (32)
- Mother and daughter
- Caroline is a “tuck shop auntie” at Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool (Affies) and qualified somatologist from Pretoria in Gauteng.
- Anél, like her mother, works as a “tuck shop auntie” at Laerskool Tygerpoort.
8. Hanna (58) and Dirk (29) van der Westhuizen
- Mother and son
- Hanna owns the distinctive golden-yellow Kamdebo Farm Stall near Aberdeen in the Eastern Cape.
- Dirk has managed the farm stall for the past year and is co-owner of Kamdebo Padstal | Bistro | Negosie.
Kokkedoor: Son & See premieres on Thursday, 20 November at 20:00 on kykNET (DStv channel 144).
The series will also be available on DStv Stream and Catch Up.
