Watch No Kitchen Required

No Kitchen Required is a unique and exciting adventure-cooking series broadcasted on BBC America in 2012. The premise of the show is a riveting blend of the adventure survival genre and gourmet cooking that takes "off-the-beaten-path" to an entirely new destination.

This unscripted series follows the journey of three fearless chefs, including Madison Cowan, a British-born chef best known as the first-ever grand champion of Food Network's "Chopped." Cowan's resourcefulness and creativity in the kitchen earned him a spot in this extraordinary culinary escapade. He's joined by co-chefs Michael Psilakis, a Greek American chef and restaurateur known for bringing refined Greek cuisine to the American public, and Kayne Raymond, a New Zealand chef with a flair for Pacific cuisine and a knack for outdoor cooking.

One of the main components that sets No Kitchen Required apart from other cooking shows is its setting. Rather than being confined to the glossy countertops of a studio kitchen, the series propels its chefs into various remote corners of the world. From the lush rainforests of Dominica to the arid deserts of New Mexico, the show immerses itself in diverse environments, each posing a unique set of challenges to our adventurous cooks.

No Kitchen Required is not just about cooking, but it also involves hunting and gathering ingredients for the dishes. The chefs aren't handed a basket of ingredients like in the usual cooking contests; instead, they must source and forage local foodstuffs, often under strenuous conditions. They have to catch, for example, wild animals or pick edible plants, depending on the locale. They are guided by local inhabitants who not only assist them in hunting and gathering but also impart knowledge about local cooking techniques and traditional dishes.

Post foraging, it's time for the chefs to get creative. Transformed into makeshift open-air kitchens, the wild terrains set the stage for the cooking competition segment of the show. Here, the ultimate challenge for the chefs is to create a locally inspired gourmet dish using only the ingredients they've procured and basic cooking equipment

No Kitchen Required is a series that ran for 1 seasons (10 episodes) between April 3, 2012 and on BBC America