Come Dine With Me South Africa

Four amateur chefs from Sandton in northern Johannesburg compete. A Great Gatsby-themed evening and a feast of hot Italian soft cheese on melba toast contribute to a lively round of dinner parties.

The dinner party contest stays in Johannesburg, this time visiting the area north-west of the city. The menus feature crostini, fish cakes, peri-peri pasta, apple crumble and chocolate fondant.

Four culinary hopefuls in the coastal city of Durban in South Africa tackle the dinner party contest. Vol-au-vents, mussel pots, Thai green curry, fillet steak and Eton mess are on the menu.

The dinner party contest stays in the surf city of Durban. This round sees a 1970s-themed evening, and menus feature camembert and cranberry parcels, stuffed chicken breasts and chocolate pavlova.

Four culinary hopefuls from the south east of Johannesburg serve up menus featuring butternut soup, ostrich Wellington, date cake, chocolate brownies and a mysteriously titled 'chicken soup sandwich'

The culinary challenge moves to the harbour city of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. The round begins with an alcohol-free evening and the menus feature sole thermidor and lemon panna cotta.

The dinner party contest remains in Port Elizabeth, where there's entertainment of synchronised drumming and menus featuring deep-fried avocado, stuffed baby squid, rack of lamb and tiramisu.

In another round of competitive dinner parties in Port Elizabeth, four culinary hopefuls serve up a Mexican-themed feast, seafood stack, chicken pilaf, springbok delight and death-by-chocolate dessert.

The culinary challenge moves to Pretoria, and this round features dishes of seared duck, vegetarian tagine with cous cous, imported eel, vegan chai tea ice cream, and Belgian waffles with strawberries.

The dinner party contest is in Johannesburg. There's an alcohol-free night, and beef sausage salad, chicken roulade, seared ostrich steak, orange pudding and chocolate soufflé are on the menu.

Four culinary hopefuls from Cape Town battle for the cash prize. They serve up menus featuring baked jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese, honey glazed salmon, roast pork belly and berry mille-feuille.

In Cape Town there's a nautical themed evening and the menus feature sweetcorn and lemon grass chowder, poached salmon with wasabi mash, seafood paella, pork tenderloin and strawberry mousse.