After the huge success of the Home Cook last season, which was won by Dee Freeney from Mayo, the Today Show has launched the search for this year's 'Christmas Home Cook'.
To enter, contestants must upload a short video in the form below, telling us a little bit about yourself, the kind of Christmas food you love to cook and why you think you'd be great in the Today Show kitchen.
In the initial stages, contestants are not required to cook a Christmas dish. You should cook something that shows you and your skills at your very best.
Chef Trisha Lewis will once again be the mentor to the contestants, as they make their way through the competition.
She will offer guidance and a firm hand to enable each competitor to show the best of themselves once they are chosen to be one of the final eight. Trisha likes a clean and organised kitchen, so contestants will have to pay attention to the Head Chef before they are filmed cooking in the Today Show kitchen.
The final eight will be recorded cooking with Trisha in the Today Show kitchen when the show is off air. The public will get the chance to vote on their favourite chef after the final eight contestants have been interviewed live on the Today Show by Maura, Sinéad and Dáithí.
Once you the public chooses the final four, then the kitchen really heats up. This is the moment we go 'LIVE' on the show. This is the semifinal. Contestants are cooking to get into the final and Christmas is on the menu.
The grand finale will take place live on the show at the start of December slap bang in the middle of the build up to Christmas. The final will be one of the centerpieces of the Today Show Christmas celebrations.
Could you win the coveted title of Today Christmas TV Home Cook? If so, fill out the form below.
Closing Date for Applications 16th October 2026
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