Casting Call

Cooking Channel's hit show starring Mo Rocca needs Grandmas and Grandpas for Season 2!! You (or someone you know) could be featured on the series The New Yorker calls “charming” and Media Life Magazine calls “fresh and fun.”

Calling Grandmas and Grandpas who can cook! Mo Rocca never learned to cook from his own grandmother so now he’s looking for other people’s grandmothers and grandfathers to teach him their favorite recipes.

Ruth Teig teaches Mo Rocca classic Jewish cuisine

We are looking for...

Grandmothers and Grandfathers
All ethnicities anywhere in America
50 to 100 years old
Big personalities who can cook delicious dishes
Real characters: warm, fun, outgoing, eccentric, lovable, sweet, fiery, or even curmudgeonly
Great families
Accents and English as a second language not a problem

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Your Information

Name of Grandparent(s): *

Submitted by name: *

Relationship to grandparent(s): *

Contact Number: *

Contact Email: *

Grandparent's City/State: *

Grandparent occupation(s) (now and/or previous):

Grandparent age: *

Grandparent ethnicity:

How many children does Grandparent have?

How many Grandchildren? *

What type of food does grandparent cook? *

Please describe in detail why the grandparent would be good on our show. Include funny stories / anecdotes that illustrate his/her personality. (min 200 characters) *

Does Grandparent have any famous and/or favorite recipes or dishes?

Grandparent's hobbies other than cooking:

Is there anything else you think we should know?

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Your Information

Name of Grandparent(s):
Submitted by name:
Relationship to grandparent(s):
Contact Number:
Contact Email:
Grandparent's City/State:
Grandparent occupation(s) (now and/or previous):
Grandparent age:
Grandparent ethnicity:
How many children does Grandparent have?
How many Grandchildren?
What type of food does grandparent cook?
Please describe in detail why the grandparent would be good on our show. Include funny stories / anecdotes that illustrate his/her personality. (min 200 characters)
Does Grandparent have any famous and/or favorite recipes or dishes?
Grandparent's hobbies other than cooking:
Is there anything else you think we should know?
Where did you hear about this casting?
Facebook? Twitter? Other Weblinks?

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