Večera za 5

Večera za 5
Also known asVečera za 5 na selu
GenreCookery
Country of originCroatia
Original languageCroatian
No. of seasons17
Production
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time45–60 minutes
Original release
NetworkRTL
Release14 May 2007 (2007-05-14) –
present (present)

Večera za 5 (English: Dinner for 5, also known as Večera za 5 na selu) is a Croatian reality television cooking show based on the British television series Come Dine with Me. The series follows a group of contestants rating the meals they prepared for each other; the highest-scoring contestant receives a prize.

It is the longest-running reality television series in Croatia, with over 1000 episodes having been broadcast since 2007.

Format

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The show employs a weekly format; each cycle consist of one week, i.e. of five episodes that air from Monday to Friday. Each day, one of the five selected contestants prepares a three-course dinner for others. The contestants rate each other's dinners, with the highest-scoring contestant being declared the winner of the week and earning a monetary prize.

History

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The series first debuted on 14 May 2007 and ran until 29 June 2012. During this period, a host was featured who visited the contestants and accompanied them through the dinner preparation process. The hosts were Antonija Blaće (2007),[1] Lorena Nosić (2008),[2] Marko Lušić (2008–2009),[3] Belma Hodžić (2009–2010),[4] and Ivan Šarić (2010–2012).

After a hiatus, the series was revived in 2019 under the title Večera za 5 na selu (English: Dinner for 5 at the Countryside).[5] The format remained the same, but the contestant were people from rural areas of Croatia with the emphasis on preparing traditional meals specific for their region. A host was no longer featured; an off-screen narrator, who interviewed the contestant during their meal preparation and provided commentary during dinner, was present instead.

In August 2023, the series returned to airing under its original title, Večera za 5.[6]

Series overview

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Season Original run
Večera za 5
1 14 May – 29 June 2007
2 3 September – 18 December 2007
3 11 February – 20 June 2008
4 1 September 2008 – 19 June 2009
5 7 September – 20 November 2009
6 22 February – 4 June 2010
7 13 September – 10 December 2010
8 14 February – 27 May 2011
9 5 September 2011 – 29 June 2012
Večera za 5 na selu
10 27 May – 2 August 2019
11 27 January – 13 March 2020
12 7 September – 6 November 2020
13 29 March – 11 June 2021
14 6 September – 26 November 2021
15 21 March – 8 July 2022
16 29 August 2022 – 16 June 2023
Večera za 5
17 28 August 2023 – 24 May 2024

References

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  1. ^ "Sjećate se vremena kada je 'Večeru za 5' vodila Antonija Blaće? Prisjetite ih se u ovom hit videu!". rtl.hr (in Croatian). RTL. 6 January 2023. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Sjećate se Lorene iz "Večere za pet"? Evo kako danas izgleda i što radi". index.hr (in Croatian). Index.hr. 17 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Sjećate se Marka, voditelja Večere za 5? Otvorio je restoran u Čazmi". index.hr (in Croatian). Index.hr. 31 May 2024. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Renman šokirao Belmu Hodžić u Večeri za 5". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. 9 March 2010. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Među prvim kandidatima 'Večere za 5 na selu' nalaze se i neka poznata lica!" [Some famous faces are among the first candidates for "Večera za 5 na selu"!]. rtl.hr (in Croatian). RTL. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024. Nekadašnja omiljena TV gastro franšiza 'Večera za 5' počinje s prikazivanjem jubilarne desete sezone te postaje 'Večera za 5 na selu'. [The former favorite TV gastro franchise 'Večera za 5' begins with the jubilee tenth season and becomes 'Večera za 5 na selu'.]
  6. ^ "'Večera za 5' - nova sezona kreće 28. kolovoza u novom, popodnevnom terminu" ["Večera za 5" - the new season starts on August 28 in a new, afternoon slot]. sib.net.hr (in Croatian). SiB. 18 August 2023. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.