Culinary chaos: Matthi surprises at Dinner with Kölsch and fainting!

Culinary chaos: Matthi surprises at Dinner with Kölsch and fainting!

The grand finale of "The Perfect Dinner" took place on May 23, 2025 in Hamburg, and the mood was exuberant as always. Host Matthi, 33 years old and born in Austria, served his guests a menu that was both demanding and traditional. He opened the evening with a refreshing "wreath" Kölsch from the barrel, to match the Cologne motto of the evening: "Et Kütt and Kütt and Et Et would still have Emmer Joot Jejange".

The menu included a salmon trout avocado tartar, which was accompanied by crispy tapioka chips. The main course was a beef in the "Wellington" robe, which was served together with pastinake and Portobello. The crowning glory was a pistachio cake with curd cheese and pine nuts. The guests were a colorful mix: Pelzi (39), Heike (60), Alex (48) and Lena (31).

feedback from the guests

The feedback was mixed, as is often the case with such dinner evenings. Pelzi praised the Kölsch as refreshing, an important point in the evaluation of a meal, while Alex found the curd foam as "sweet, fresh and good". However, he critically commented on the pistachio cake, which appeared to him as "dry". In addition, many guests found the waiting time between the corridors to be too long, which Matthi bridged with a round "Man don't annoy you".

At the end of the evening, Heike was able to win with 36 points, whereas Alex took second place with 34 points. Matthi and Lena separated with a lower score, and the final culminated in Heike's emotional reaction to victory: "This is the moment when I faint."

The context of the shipment

"The perfect dinner" is one of the most popular cooking shows in Germany that runs at VOX on weekdays and addresses a wide audience with new episodes. The current broadcast week, in which Matthi was hosting, took place in Zurich from May 12th to 16th, 2025. During this week, various candidates and their menus competed against each other, which ensured a varied competition.

To delimit the individual applicants, each participant has the option of reaching up to 40 points. The winner of this show receives prize money of 3,000 euros. Matthi, who had not yet received any points in the current round, was still happy about the successful evening and the interactive atmosphere.

cooking programs have a permanent place in the German television landscape. Programs such as "The Perfect Dinner" not only show culinary skills, but also social interactions among hobby chefs. Keys such as Tim Mälzer, Christian Rach and Ralf Zacherl have gained great influence in this genre through various formats. These shows offer an insight into the culinary preferences of the Germans and promote interest in cooking in the home kitchens.

The format will continue to exist through its combination of competition and enjoyment, and the viewer may be looking forward to the upcoming editions.

For detailed information about the menus and the points of the current week, you can see the reports at RND. The culinary highlights can also be found on platforms such as goodkueche.de.

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