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…

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…

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…

In the Christmas special, Tim Mälzer and Tim Raue as well as Roland Trettl and Peter Maria Schnurr face the challenge of perfectly recreating Christmas dishes in the most remote places. While Team Trettl/Schnurr travels to Kuusamo…

As in previous years, there will also be a Christmas edition in 2019. For the first time, Mälzer and Tim Raue will not compete as a team, but against each other. Mälzer will be supported by Mario Lohninger, Raue by Roland Trettl.

Since the pilot episode in 2014, "Kitchen Impossible" has been filmed over 364 days in 51 different countries. Tim Mälzer has said 57 times so far: "Baking is not cooking!". "F*ckshit" has been counted 347 times. The editors have spent an…

Since the pilot episode in 2014, "Kitchen Impossible" has been filmed over 364 days in 51 different countries. Tim Mälzer has said 57 times so far: "Baking is not cooking!". "F*ckshit" has been counted 347 times. The editors have spent an…

Since the pilot episode in 2014, "Kitchen Impossible" has been filmed over 364 days in 51 different countries. Tim Mälzer has said 57 times so far: "Baking is not cooking!". "F*ckshit" has been counted 347 times. The editors have spent an…

This Christmas edition in Switzerland is all about natural cuisine. Tim Mälzer and Max Strohe will be introduced to the secrets and possibilities of natural cuisine by the "wizard" Stefan Wiesner himself. The entire menu will be prepared…

In "Kitchen Impossible 2020 - The Diaries of the Chefs", host Tim Mälzer as well as Haya Molcho, Victoria Fuchs, Max Strohe, Max Stiegl, The Duc Ngo and Alexander Wulf report up close about their fears, hopes and strategies during the…

In the Christmas special, Tim Mälzer and Tim Raue as well as Konstantin Filippou and Sepp Schellhorn face the challenge of cooking Christmas dishes in foreign places. While Team Mälzer/Raue travels to Werfen (Austria), Schellhorn and…

In this year's Christmas edition, Tim Mälzer and Lucki Maurer are allowed to immerse themselves in a culinary tradition that is far removed from our latitudes. Their two opponents, Tim Raue and Max Strohe, are treating them to a Chinese…

In the Christmas edition, Tim Mälzer and Johann Lafer travel to Warsaw, where they encounter the Polish Christmas dishes of star chef Wojciech Modest Amaro. Tim Raue and Hans Neuner, meanwhile, travel to the island of Malta, where they…

In "Kitchen Impossible - The Christmas Edition" in December, Tim Mälzer and Tim Raue take on Roland Trettl and Sepp Schellhorn. In teams of two, the four face the challenge of perfectly recreating regional Christmas dishes in the most…

Every year, Tim Mälzer invites you to a festive festive feast among friends. This year there will be the return match from 2024, only in distributed roles: Tim Mälzer and Roland Trettl will compete together for the first time and…

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.…

Tim Mälzer in Portugal: The contents of the box that awaits him on the picturesque beach initially delight him: How can a rice dish with seafood taste so good? In Helsinki, Juan Amador receives his dish in a simple backpack.

While Tim Mälzer is struggling to prepare fish bladder and sea cucumber in Hong Kong, Tim Raue's preparations for the Scottish national dish Haggis are causing the local butcher to shake his head.

Roland Trettl is invited by Tim Mälzer to his hometown of Hamburg, where the box is waiting for him. To his great delight, he is served classic northern German cuisine: kale with cabbage sausage and smoked pork and a meatball with…

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…

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…

Tim Mälzer's first trip is to Tromsøs in Norway. He has to catch the fish himself for "Emma's Fish au Gratin", originally by Rolf-Johan Kanstad. Encountering wild pods of whales on the open sea while fishing is a real spectacle for Tim.…

First, Roland Trettl goes to Bad Oeynhausen where he is supposed to cook something typically Westphalian after he has learned the traditional art of baking bread. Then he has to cook “Stippgrütze with Westphalian rye bread,” an original…

Once again, the Francophile Christian Lohse chooses a French classic as a challenge for Tim Mälzer: Bouillabaisse. In Austria, the Hamburg native can expect "Styrian scallops with cow's udder".

Tim Mälzer sends Tim Raue to the small village of Caimari on Mallorca. Here Tim Raue has to cook two dishes that, just like this place on the Germans' favorite island, have a very special meaning for Tim Mälzer.

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).

This time, Tim Mälzer and Tohru Nakamura will compete against each other in the cooking competition. While Tim Mälzer will be traveling to Tokyo and Cadzand in the Netherlands, Tohru Nakamura will be traveling to Kirchheim an der…

This time, Tim Mälzer and Johannes King are competing against each other in the cooking competition. While Mälzer is heading to the Faroe Islands and France, Johannes King is heading to Lake Skadar in Montenegro and the USA.

This time, Tim Mälzer and Johannes King are competing against each other in the cooking competition. While Mälzer is heading to the Faroe Islands and France, Johannes King is heading to Lake Skadar in Montenegro and the USA.

This time, Tim Mälzer and Mario Lohninger are competing against each other. While Mälzer is heading to Akko and Milan, Mario Lohninger is faced with an unknown dish in Torres Vedras and Ocho Rios in the black "Kitchen Impossible" box.

This time, Tim Mälzer and Christian Bau are competing against each other. While Mälzer is heading to Baiersbronn and Amsterdam, Christian Bau is facing an unknown dish in Cologne and one in Ghana in the box.

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 the "Kitchen Impossible" box awaits Tim Mälzer in Wingen-sur-Moder (France) and Lima (Peru), Klaus Erfort is served an unknown dish to cook in Gradiska (Bosnia & Herzegovina) and Rome (Italy).

While the "Kitchen Impossible" box is waiting for Tim Mälzer in Mallorca (Spain) and Graz (Austria), Tanja Grandits is served an unknown dish to cook in Flensburg (Germany) and Torre de Moncorvo (Portugal).

In Crete, Tim Mälzer first has to make pottery before he can prepare vinegar sausage with beans outdoors. In Azerbaijan, Max Strohe has to bake Shah Plov, a type of rice cake with a crust made of flatbread.

Tim Mälzer sends Tim Raue to the small village of Caimari on Mallorca and to the beautiful town of Sarzana in Italy. In this episode, Tim Raue sends his opponent to his hometown of Berlin and to Zurich.

The black "Kitchen Impossible" box awaits Tim Mälzer in Abbadia San Salvatore (Italy) and Paris (France). Peter Maria Schnurr is served an unknown dish to cook in Bodenmais (Germany) and Poland.

The black "Kitchen Impossible" box awaits Tim Mälzer in Cullen Bay (Scotland) and Budapest (Hungary), and Nenad Mlinarevic is served an unknown dish to cook in Naples (Italy) and Kobarid (Slovenia).

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).

While in this episode the black box awaits Tim Mälzer in Nuremberg (Germany) and Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Max Strohe is served a meal in Bologna (Italy) and Bornholm (Denmark).

The next stage of escalation: This time, Tim Mälzer will be presented with a box in Wigoltingen (Switzerland) and Vienna (Austria), while Jan Hartwig will be served a dish to cook at home in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) and Värska…

The next level of escalation: While this time the black box awaits Tim Mälzer in Bangkok (Thailand) and Kaysersberg (France), Martin Klein is served a meal in Rome (Italy) and Seville (Spain).

While this time the box is waiting for Tim Mälzer in Bad Zwischenahn (Germany) and San Francisco (USA), Steffen Henssler is served a dish to cook at home on the Côte d'Azur (France) and in Gifu (Japan).

Tim Mälzer had to compete in Spain, while Tim Raue went to Switzerland. Then they both traveled to Austria and cooked the same dish together.

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…

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.

Philip Rachinger has taken over his father's reins in the historic Rachinger family business on the Mühltalhof. Tim Mälzer is reserved when he opens the box - he doesn't really understand the dish.

Tim Mälzer has only had to recreate the dish of a chef with the highest award of three Michelin stars in two shows. In this respect, it is not surprising that his rival chef would send him to a highly starred colleague.

In this Kitchen Impossible "Best Friends Edition", Tim Mälzer, Tim Raue and Alexander Herrmann compete against each other to find out face to face who is the best among them.

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…

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.…

Tim Mälzer is faced with a green challenge in a vegan restaurant in Zurich, dressed as a meat-eater. He then has to try his hand at a new interpretation of Alpine cuisine in Lech am Arlberg. Sven Wassmer has to recreate a Baden classic in…

Tim Mälzer is first taken to the British Embassy in Berlin-Mitte, where the black box is waiting for him. Then he has to not only create his own perfume in Paris, but also prepare a thyme lamb fillet with lemon confit. Victoria Fuchs is…

In Austria, Tim Mälzer is tasked with re-creating a dish from Alain Weissgerber's sister-in-law. In Ireland, a delicate task awaits him. Weissgerber has to prepare a vegetable millefeuille in France. Then Tim sends him to Italy.

Tim Mälzer is put on a surfboard in the Upper Engadine and then has to cook Capuns, a typical regional cabbage roll dish. He then has to prove how well he can cook Italian food in Modena.

Tim Mälzer is not only faced with a water cave in the Swabian Alb, but also with a "brutally regional" dish. Then he has to prove himself in Berlin with a dessert by René Frank - for which he also needs vegetables.

Tim Mälzer and Sepp Schollhorn have to recreate a potato hybrid, a mixture of chips and dumplings and a cordon bleu in Zurich and prepare a pizza in Copenhagen. Their opponents cook in Frankfurt and London.

Tim Raue sends his friends to Nuenen to see Soenil Bahadoer. Tim Mälzer sends Tim Raue and Max Strohe to South Tyrol. Tim Mälzer and Tim Raue are sent by Max Strohe to Portugal, where they recreate a dish by Hans Neuner.

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…

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…

Tim Mälzer is sent to London by Elif Oskan and Markus Stöckle, where he is tasked with creating a tricky dessert without any clues. His second trip takes him to the Allgäu, where he is tasked with cooking traditional Bavarian food.

Philipp Vogel sends Tim Mälzer to Scotland, where he is expected to prepare the difficult Moorhuhn. Tim asks the listeners of his podcast for restaurant suggestions on Philipp's behalf. The decision: Norway!

Tim's opponent Graciela Cucchiara sends him to Argentina, where he is supposed to recreate a traditional winter stew, the "Locro". Tim returns the favor by sending her to Barcelona and expecting a dessert from her.

Tim Mälzer and his opponent today, Edi Frauneder, are heading to the USA. Tim's tasks: to cook Bengali street food in a food truck and Mac and Cheese with BBQ in a stadium. Will he manage to master this with flying colors?

Tim Mälzer vs. Hans Neuner: Crete/Greece | Tim Raue vs. Hans Neuner: Munich/Germany | Tim Mälzer vs. Tim Raue: Spangereid/Norway

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…

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…

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 in Östersund (Sweden): Anton Schmaus sends Tim Mälzer to Östersund, Sweden. At the beginning, Tim Mälzer first has to demonstrate his technical skills in order to receive a cookbook as a reward. This comes from a good friend of…

In the Baltic Edition of Kitchen Impossible, Tim Mälzer and two-Michelin-starred chef Matthias Diether travel through the capitals of the Baltic countries to take on culinary challenges.

Tim Mälzer invites Edi Frauneder to his hometown of Hamburg to cook in "Mälzer's City - Mälzer's Rules". The points from the first two challenges are counted straight away, making for an exciting and emotional episode.

In this episode, Tim Mälzer meets two top-class opponents who compete as a team: Alexander Herrmann & Tobias Bätz, who have been awarded 2 Michelin stars! Each of them has to complete a culinary task while Tim Mälzer has to complete two…

Culinary highlights await viewers in the season finale of “Kitchen Impossible”. In the "Best Friends Edition" Tim Mälzer and two top chefs compete in a very personal competition and push themselves to the limit to get the right taste. The…

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 and Marteria compete against The Duc Ngo in Santorini. They are challenged with innovative Greek dishes and must prove themselves as a team, even though they have never cooked together before.

In season 10, Tim Mälzer and Max Strohe will no longer compete directly against each other, but rather their best chefs. Sebastian Brugger and Clara Hunger engage in a thrilling duel that pushes Sebastian to his limits.

Tim Mälzer challenges his friends Mario Lohninger and Edi Frauneder to a cooking competition in New York City. The two Austrians visit Edi's first apartment in Brooklyn before cooking at "Mesiba."

Tim Mälzer and Jamie Oliver compete in a culinary TV duel in London. Jamie challenges Tim with Beef Wellington, a British classic he associates with his childhood. Tim cooks at Jamie's headquarters.

To mark the anniversary, Tim Mälzer and Tim Raue meet in Brazil for a duel. In São Paulo, Mälzer explores the city, while Raue serves a dish by Alex Atala. Mälzer must identify the flavors and recreate them.

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,…

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.

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Roland Trettl competes against Lukas Mraz, Austria's top chef of 2025. The two will face off in a culinary duel across Europe. Lukas travels to Romania and Sweden, while Roland visits the capital cities of Bratislava and Berlin. Who will…

Three top female chefs compete against each other in the new "Team Edition" of Kitchen Impossible: Cornelia Poletto, Elif Oskan, and Viktoria Fuchs cook in teams of two in Upper Bavaria, the Danish North Sea coast, and Curaçao for the win.

Tim Mälzer meets the Austrian father-son duo "The Rachingers". Dad Helmut and son Philip have to prove themselves in Bangkok and Montenegro, while Tim has to deal with the black box in Austria and the South of France.

Roland Trettl and Hans Neuner send each other to places with emotional and culinary challenges: from South Tyrol to Armenia, they have to face both family and traditional dishes.

Tim Mälzer, Matthias Diether and Anton Schmaus compete against each other in Scotland in the "Best Friends Edition" of "Kitchen Impossible", experiencing both culinary challenges and personal tensions: Tim Mälzer & Matthias Diether vs.…