Kitchen Impossible

For Tim Mälzer, the culinary competition begins in Switzerland. Here, the star chef has to compete with two Michelin-starred chefs. In order to collect more points than his competitor and two-star chef Tim Raue, he has to recreate a speciality of Europe's youngest three-star chef, Andreas Caminada, as precisely as possible. And he is known for turning every course into a true work of art. Tim Raue's first stop is Poland. Here, the two-star chef has to contend with several challenges. Because it's a public holiday, only one supermarket is open. And since no one speaks English, communication is anything but easy. Will Tim Raue still manage to get all the ingredients?

At Christmas time, the chefs Tim Mälzer, Tim Raue, Christian Lohse and Roland Trettl are faced with a very special challenge: In "Kitchen Impossible - The Christmas Edition", the top chefs will compete in teams and recreate a complete Christmas menu. Tim Mälzer will travel to Latvia with Tim Raue. Here, the two chefs will delve deep into the traditional Christmas world and have to face a very special menu. Roland Trettl and Christian Lohse will be sent to Alaska and have to recreate a Christmas menu together. Their first meeting in the kitchen is anything but harmonious. Will the two chefs pull together and present a finished Christmas menu to the jury? The four chefs will find out who won in the end when they cook and celebrate Christmas together. Each chef will prepare his or her own personal Christmas dish for the others.

For Tim Mälzer, the competition begins in Switzerland. Here he has to recreate a speciality of Europe's youngest three-star chef, Andreas Caminada. His second trip to Ireland is a real contrast: Here the star chef has to conjure up "Tripe and Drisheen" - tripe with traditional black pudding. Before cooking, he has to prepare Drisheen himself. A single Irish butcher makes this blood sausage, which is eaten warm, from cow and sheep blood. After the preparation, the butcher, of all people, announces himself as another member of the jury. Tim Raue's first stop is Poland. Here, the two-star chef faces several challenges. Due to a public holiday, only one supermarket is open - and no one speaks English. His trip to Spain is royal: Rafael Vidal, the chef of the 'Paella Valenciana', has already served it to the Spanish King Juan Carlos during a state visit to Valencia. Since then, Rafael has been called the "Paella King" in the town.

They push themselves to the limit to achieve the right taste. In 6 episodes, Tim Mälzer and a top-class opponent face a seemingly impossible task in order to defend their cooking honor.

The style of North African cuisine in Paris is not at all Tim's world. Analyzing the dishes is difficult. Meta, who is known for her love of meat, is in for a nasty surprise in Vienna: vegan gourmet snacks await her.

In this episode of "Kitchen Impossible", Tim Mälzer and Alexander Herrmann set each other seemingly impossible tasks. Each of them is supposed to perfectly recreate a local chef's speciality in two countries under the toughest conditions. The top chefs don't have a list of ingredients or the recipe - they just have to discover the secret of the dishes by tasting and smelling.

Tim Mälzer's first challenge takes him to Prague, where he is challenged with apple strudel with vanilla sauce. Maria's first task takes her to Hungary, where she is expected to prepare pörkölt with spaetzle and cucumber salad.

First, Tim Mälzer goes to Lisbon. There he is confronted with a bloody rooster. Now the chef is challenged to demonstrate all of his skills. Tim Mälzer's second stop is his hometown of Hamburg. Dish number two is a tough one, because the quality is undisputed. For the first time in the history of "Kitchen Impossible", Tim speaks of a task that will push him to his limits. Hans Neuner goes to Tel Aviv. There he is to recreate "Shakshuka". Hans is still not sure: is the merciless Shakshuka fan community or baking bread more worrying? The second task awaits in Sweden: reindeer. The seemingly simple dish turns out to be a real challenge in the end.

In Escholzmatt in Switzerland, Tim Raue is faced with a difficult task: he has to recreate a dish by Stefan Wiesner, a star chef who is also known as "the Sorcerer". And that's not all: Tim has to prepare the delicacies in the great outdoors. The second location of the challenge is also outdoors: the largest market place in Marrakesh. Here the top chef has to recreate a lamb tagine with couscous. In Lithuania, a genuine national dish awaits Meta Hiltebrand: cold beetroot soup. This task doesn't scare her, but the Lithuanian Baumkuchen does. Stop number two is South Korea. There she has to prepare abalone and sea urchin, two dishes by Jung Sik Yim, the best chef in the country and also a good friend of "Kitchen Impossible" opponent Tim Raue.

While Tim Mälzer is heading to Vienna (Austria) and Filiatra (Greece), Konstantin Filippou is waiting for an unknown dish in Whitby (England) and Lyon (France) in the black "Kitchen Impossible" box.

This time, Tim Mälzer and The Duc Ngo are competing against each other. While Mälzer is heading to Hanoi and Berlin, The Duc Ngo is facing an unknown dish in Purbach am Neusiedler See and in Philadelphia in the "Kitchen Impossible" box.

This time, Tim Mälzer and Maria Groß are competing against each other. While Mälzer is heading to Roseto Valfortore (Italy) and Pembroshire (England), Groß is heading to unknown places in Miesbach (Germany) and Alsace (France).

While the "Kitchen Impossible" box is waiting for Tim Mälzer in Athens (Greece) and Munich (Germany), Ali Güngörmüs is served an unknown dish to cook in Eggersdorf/Graz (Austria) and Stockholm (Sweden).

While the "Kitchen Impossible" box awaits Tim Mälzer in Murska Sobota (Slovenia) and Gornji Podgradci (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Max Stiegl is served an unknown dish to cook in Berlin and New York (USA).

While the "Kitchen Impossible" box is waiting for Tim Mälzer in Zwolle (Netherlands) and Copenhagen (Denmark), Lukas Mraz is served an unknown dish to cook in Piane di Montegiorgio (Italy) and Medellin (Colombia).

While this time the black box awaits Tim Mälzer in Bad Ragaz (Switzerland) and Munich (Germany), Christoph Kunz is served a dish to cook at home in Vienna (Austria) and Essaouira (Morocco).

The next stage of escalation: While the black box is waiting for Tim Mälzer in Cyprus and Rust, Franz Keller is served a dish to cook at home in Nuits-Saint-Georges (France) and Alicante (Spain).

While this time the black box awaits Tim Mälzer in Kleinschenk (Romania) and Jerusalem (Israel), Haya Molcho is served a dish to cook at home in Münstertal (Germany) and Norwich (Great Britain).

Tim Mälzer is sitting relaxed at dinner. But in the middle of the peace and quiet, Lucki Maurer comes around the corner and surprises Tim Mälzer with a box! For the first time in the history of "Kitchen Impossible", an opposing chef turns into the original chef.

The heart of the Turkish community in Cologne beats on Keupstrasse. Tim Mälzer is accompanied along Keupstrasse by one of the restaurant owners himself and immerses himself in the hustle and bustle of this special street.

When it comes to cooking in the Wulf family, only one name comes up: Luba. No one cooks Kazakh dishes as faithfully and authentically as she does. Alexander Wulf sends Tim Mälzer to the closest family circle in Erkelenz.

Tim is heading to Hanover, the birthplace of his opponent Monika Fuchs. An emotional meal awaits him in a private and artistic setting. Tim has come up with a stroke of genius of a special kind.

Tim Mälzer is sent to Heidelberg by Björn Swanson. After Tim has survived a test of courage, his challenge follows: an ambitious star kitchen that, as expected, he can't do anything with! For the first time, Tim sends an enemy chef to one of his own restaurants, namely in 'Die Gute Botschaft' in Hamburg. Björn is served the soul and fast food classics of Japanese cuisine: okonomiyaki and karaage.

Tim Mälzer first has to cook a Yemeni beef pot over an open fire in Baden near Vienna. He can then ride his mountain bike through the beautiful landscape of the Salzkammergut before trying his hand at smoked lake trout in Traunkirchen. Haya Molcho has to prove herself at the chicken carousel in Mainz before she prepares a dish with snails in the deepest Black Forest.

Tim Mälzer is sent to Lahr and Costa Rica by Sascha and Walter Stemberg. In Lahr he has to recreate the queen's pie and in San José he has to master a fish soup. In France, the father-son team awaits a classic, “Poulet en vinagre” in the picturesque old town of Gordes and in Malmö a challenge with the first Swedish star chef, Titti Qvarnström.

René Frank sends Tim Mälzer to the place of Spanish haute cuisine: San Sebastián! Early in the morning, Tim's world is still in order - until he is confronted with the dish of one of the best and most influential chefs of our time.

Tim Mälzer is sent to Marbella and Lake Garda by Thomas Bühner to take on culinary challenges, including Sucuk Pasta and the Protein Power Cake, as well as Rigatoni Cacio and Pepe. Thomas Bühner will first go to Zurich to recreate Turkish Elif Oskan dishes there, and then Bühner will try out a traditional crab soup in Vietnam.

At the start of the ninth season, Tim Mälzer meets Richard Rauch. After all, he was once the original chef in the “Kitchen” and served malt testicles and cow udders. Now he wants to beat the king of the “Kitchen” himself and will stop at nothing.

Tim Mälzer in Munich (Germany): Tim goes to the Bavarian capital Munich, where he gets a “makeover” from his opponent Hans Jörg Bachmeier at the beginning. Tim Mälzer's joy about the traditional Bavarian costume is limited and his mood gets even worse. Because an absolutely mammoth task awaits him in the black box: Rumohr sweetbreads with Albufera sauce, developed by Eckart Witzigmann himself. In the legendary restaurant “Tantris DNA”, the old place of work of Hans Jörg Bachmeier and in front of the eyes of the French chef Virginie Protat, Tim Mälzer has to prove whether he can recreate a classic by the great Eckart Witzigmann.

The episode between Tim Mälzer and Stefan Wiesner is based on an agreement between the two opponents that every challenge should have to do with fire.

Tim Mälzer and Philipp Vogel compete against each other in the anniversary season of "Kitchen Impossible" and face culinary challenges in Cologne and the surrounding area.

Tim Mälzer and Cornelia Poletto compete again, supported by their mentors Gennaro Contaldo and Anna Sgroi. In Italy, they must cook "rabbit all'Ischitana" and meatballs with an unknown white cream.

Tim Mälzer and Martin Klein face off again. Mälzer won the first duel in 2020. If he wins, he'll be allowed to work as a guest chef in Hangar 7. Martin tries to distract him with a helicopter ride.

Tim Mälzer competes against Johannes Riffelmacher and Thomas Kosikowski, also known as Jo & Cozy, who opened their restaurant Salt & Silver nine years ago as career changers without formal culinary training. They cook in Portugal, Marrakech, and La Réunion.

Roland Trettl and Martin Klein compete in the Roland Trettl edition of Kitchen Impossible. Their challenges take the former colleagues to Cologne, Helsinki, Amsterdam, and Tórshavn, where they must recreate local dishes.