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The episodes featuring the same group of chef contestants are broadcast in sequence. Early series included groups of four chefs rather than five.
[[Dave Lamb]] provides a voiceover, which sometimes includes sarcastic comments on the chefs' food and interior design.
==Notable moments==
A 2016 episode attracted particular attention, when contestant Peter Marsh made ungracious remarks upon losing to the winning contestant Jane. He said to her and the other contestants: "What a sad little life, Jane. Enjoy the money. I hope now you will spend it on getting some lessons in grace and decorum, because you have all the grace of a reversing dump truck without any tyres on."<ref>{{cite news|last=Forrester|first=Katy|date=5 January 2016|title=Come Dine With Me's Peter breaks his silence after being branded a 'sore loser'|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/tv/come-dine-mes-peter-marsh-7120097|access-date=20 September 2021|website=[[Daily Mirror]]|language=en}}</ref>
Another episode gained attention online, when a clip on video sharing site [[YouTube]] of contestant Kev Riley fitting a [[Whisk|balloon whisk]] into his mouth went viral.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=l1Qerh-h5Vc|title=Come dine with me hilarious clip|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=23 May 2022}}</ref> In an 'ask me anything' session on [[Reddit]] in 2022,<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 Jan 2021|title=I am the "Whisk Guy" from Come Dine With Me. AMA!|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/s8hwb1/i_am_the_whisk_guy_from_come_dine_with_me_ama/|url-status=live|access-date=20 Jan 2021|website=Reddit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120124552/https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/s8hwb1/i_am_the_whisk_guy_from_come_dine_with_me_ama/ |archive-date=20 January 2022 }}</ref> Kev claimed that this was the result of a "spur of the moment" decision intended to make the producer laugh. This clip has had over 100m views on various threads across social media. This has resulted in the sale of merchandise,
From 2020, due to [[COVID-19]], all five contestants cooked and in the same house; this is instead of having the contestants visiting each others houses to dine. The location of the house would vary depending on which city the five episodes were taking place.
==Spin-offs==
===''Couples Come Dine with Me''===
On 7 July 2014, the first episode of the [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] series - ''Couples Come Dine with Me'', premiered on [[Channel 4]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-nsu80m/couples-come-dine-with-me-season-1/|title=Couples Come Dine with Me|website=radiotimes.com|access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> The series uses a similar format to the original series but features three couples competing to win £1000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://the-media-leader.com/come-dine-with-me-turns-up-the-heat-with-new-format/|title=Come Dine With Me turns up the heat with new format|website=the-media-leader.com|date=19 December 2013 |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref>
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