Come Dine With Me is looking for contestants in Reading Are you a chef in the kitchen or a cooking connoisseur? Then why not sign up for the next series of Come Dine With Me. The popular Channel 4 show usually sees contestants invite strangers into their home to score on their dinner party skills to win £1,000. However, because of the pandemic, the makers of the show will start filming in a 'covid-secure venue' rather than their houses until government guidelines allow, according to the statement. Peter Marsh lost his temper on screen in January 2016. One of the most iconic moments of the show was filmed in nearby county Oxfordshire when contestant Peter Marsh lost his temper on screen in January 2016.