Episodes List
Ep.1 Episode 1
Air Date: 2003-01-10
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.
Ep.2 Episode 2
Air Date: 2003-01-10
Having found a suitable venue, the participants now have nine months in which to transform it into a top London eatery.
Ep.3 Episode 3
Air Date: 2003-01-17
Jamie faces a serious problem: Some of his trainees skip classes, and others are not up to scratch.
Ep.4 Episode 4
Air Date: 2003-01-17
Jamie sends the trainees on placements for a month, working with professional chefs in a dozen top restaurants.
Ep.5 Episode 5
Air Date: 2003-05-14
The restaurant is about to open, and the trainees are put through their paces in the newly completed kitchen.
Ep.6 Episode 6
Air Date: 2003-05-19
The students are invited to cook for the Prime Minister.
Ep.7 Episode 7
Air Date: 2003-05-26
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.
