Season 1

2003-01-10 · 60m

The 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.

2003-01-10 · 60m

Having found a suitable venue, the participants now have nine months in which to transform it into a top London eatery.

2003-01-17 · 60m

Jamie faces a serious problem: Some of his trainees skip classes, and others are not up to scratch.

2003-01-17 · 60m

Jamie sends the trainees on placements for a month, working with professional chefs in a dozen top restaurants.

2003-05-14 · 60m

The restaurant is about to open, and the trainees are put through their paces in the newly completed kitchen.

2003-05-19 · 60m

The students are invited to cook for the Prime Minister.

2003-05-26 · 60m

With 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.