The third season of Wild Cooks (Chefs de bois) won the Rockie Award in the Reality Series category yesterday at the Banff World Media Festival 2024. The Avanti-Toast-produced show stood out in the international competition against productions from the UK and Norway, among others.
“Something truly magical happened during the filming of the three seasons of Wild Cooks. Everyone involved put their heart and talent into the project, and it was always a lot of fun,” says Ian Quenneville, co-president of Avanti-Toast, clearly delighted for his team. Banijay distributes the Wild Cooks format on the international market.
In this reality show hosted by Mathieu Baron, chefs placed in a forest survival situation take on culinary challenges and overcome physical endurance tests. With the bare minimum, and despite fatigue, hunger and discomfort, they must create gourmet dishes to impress mentor judge Martin Picard.
The show is produced in collaboration with Québecor Contenu and airs on the Vrai platform, the specialty channel Zeste , as well as on TVA and TVA+. The third season aired this spring on TVA, crowning chef Clément Boivin-Ouellet the winner of Quebec’s wildest culinary competition.
