Chef Oliver sets out to train a set of chosen contestants to complete a course that will earn them a job at his new restaurant, should they succeed - his applicants? Unemployed youths with no prior cooking experience.
Episode 1The launch of the project, and the selection process begins with video auditions and reality dawns: these kids do not look like future top chefs. With the help of top restaurateurs Ruth Watson and Gennaro Contaldo, Jamie must makes some tough decisions.
Episode 2
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Episode 2Having found a suitable venue, the participants now have nine months in which to transform it into a top London eatery.
Episode 3
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Episode 3Jamie faces a serious problem: Some of his trainees skip classes, and others are not up to scratch.
Episode 4
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Episode 4Jamie sends the trainees on placements for a month, working with professional chefs in a dozen top restaurants.
Episode 5
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Episode 5The restaurant is about to open, and the trainees are put through their paces in the newly completed kitchen.
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Episode 6The students are invited to cook for the Prime Minister.
Episode 7
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Episode 7With Jamie off on paternity leave the trainee chefs start taking days off behind his back; Jamie returns to the restaurant to find two trainee chefs have quit.
