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S3 E2: Michelin starred chef, Glynn Purnell, and cooking legend Rachel Allen present a new series of My Kitchen Rules UK. They will be judging 20 pairs of enterprising and inspired amateur cooks from all over the UK who open their own restaurant at home for one ambitious night, in a bid to scoop the £10,000 prize and the right to say, ‘My Kitchen Rules.’ My Kitchen Rules UK is about real people with a real passion for food. Each week, five teams of two from the North, South, Midlands/Wales & Scotland cook a three-course restaurant standard meal against the clock for their rival teams and the judges to critique and score. Dishes served late will be penalised. The strongest teams from each region will go through to the MKR Mansion where their culinary skills will be put to the test by some of the UK’s best-known chefs and culinary gurus. The winning teams from this round will make it to Kitchen Headquarters for a final series of challenges that will see one team beat off the competition for the title of MKR UK champion. But who has the flair, finesse and the fine dining menu to set them apart from the rest? Second, to cook from the North are Yorkshire based friends Tosin and Geneviève whose restaurant for the night, ‘The African Buka’ is inspired by their Nigerian and Cameroonian roots. The pair have five hours to shop, prep and cook their three-course menu of Dodo (Fried Plantain) & Prawns with Homemade Chilli Sauce; Beef Suya, Jollof Rice & Efo Riro (Spinach sauce) and finally Hibiscus & Pineapple cake with Cream Cheese Mousse and Pineapple Coulis. How will their efforts be received by their guests – will their spicy fare cut the mustard?