"The celebrity grillers" are back
Starting July 2, 2015, «Die Promi Griller» is back on Sat.1 Switzerland—in a new season with even more celebrities and even tougher opponents.
During one week, nine celebrities from Switzerland and abroad will duel with passionate barbecue acrobats - this year in front of the probably most impressive scenery of the Swiss mountains. The following nine celebrities will be at the grill this year: Miss Switzerland 2014 Dominique Rinderknecht, social media shooting star Bendrit Bajra, German reality TV icon Melanie Müller, freestyle skier and model Mirjam Jäger, Gotthard frontman Nic Maeder, ex-Bachelor Rafael Beutl, Bachelorette Frieda Hodel, German erotic model Micaela Schäfer and jetsetter and book author Vera Dillier.
The jury consisting of sausage king Hausi Leutenegger, star stylist Clifford Lilley and Swiss celebrity chef Pascal Schmutz (Restaurant Kaufleuten, Zurich) will decide who gets the golden Cervelat.
The grillers really work up a sweat during the duel: To test their skills and creativity, the opponents are simply given the name of the dish and one hour to prepare it with the ingredients provided. Their only help: Bell's barbecue chef Freddy Camerer, 2012 barbecue world champion, is enthroned on the set and provides the opponents with advice and assistance for one minute per duel. But it's not just the duelists who benefit from him: the barbecue chef also has some helpful barbecue tips in store for the viewers.
The show gets by without a moderator. A voice from OFF asks mean questions and tries to get the celebrities off track. Who is grilling whom? The TV format is conceived and produced by the production company Mediafisch in Zurich, which was founded by Swiss TV presenter and entrepreneur Björn Hering. The nine episodes will be filmed this year at the Romantik Hotel Schweizerhof in Grindelwald. For this purpose, an outdoor grill studio will be set up on the hotel's terrace. The famous mountain backdrop of the Eiger North Face is intended to put viewers in a summer barbecue mood - the show is sponsored by Swiss meat products manufacturer Bell. The new season can be seen weekly every Thursday at 7:55 p.m. on Sat.1 Schweiz.
