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