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✦ New York City · Season 1 Now Casting ✦

Recipe For
Romance

Where every episode is a three-course love story

Two strangers. One kitchen. Can they cook up the perfect relationship — or will it all go up in smoke?

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About The Show

The real test of any relationship?

Try making dinner together for the first time.

Couple cooking together

Recipe For Romance pairs two strangers in a fully equipped home kitchen and gives them one task: cook a three-course meal together. No experience required. No rules. Just heat, hunger, and whatever chemistry develops along the way.

Shot in New York City. Real couples. Real food. Real reactions. Somewhere between the chopping and the chaos — real connections.

3
Courses per episode
1
Kitchen. One chance.
12
Episodes · Season 1
NYC
Filmed in New York

The Format

From strangers to something more

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Two contestants cooking together
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Apply & Get Matched

You apply. Our casting team reviews your story, energy, and vibe. If there's a spark on paper, we match you with someone we think you should meet.

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First Meeting. The Kitchen.

You meet your match for the very first time — in the kitchen. No awkward coffee date. Just two people, a recipe, and whatever happens next.

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Cook the Meal

Three courses. One kitchen. How you work together tells us — and you — everything. Who leads? Who panics? Who tastes before they're supposed to?

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Sit Down. Find Out.

You plate the meal, sit down, and discover if the chemistry in the kitchen was just heat — or the beginning of something real.

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Season 1 Casting · Open Now

Think you've got the right ingredients?

We're casting 10–12 contestants for the Recipe For Romance pilot. We're not looking for professional chefs. We're looking for real people with real stories and the kind of personality that comes alive when things get a little chaotic.

Filming in New York City. No experience necessary. Just bring yourself.

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Contestant portrait

Who Should Apply

  • 21 years of age or older
  • Available to film in New York City
  • Single and open to meeting someone new
  • Some cooking experience — any level welcome
  • Comfortable on camera
  • Ready to be completely yourself

Partner With The Show

Invest in Recipe For Romance

We're building something real — and we'd love the right partners to be part of it from the beginning. Sponsorship opportunities for Season 1 are opening soon.

If you'd like to be notified when investment tiers open, reach out directly.

📩 Get in Touch

jovan@recipeforromance.tv

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