Burger Bar to Gourmet Star
Some of Britain's best chefs train up some of the country's worst. They newbies then pose as seasoned professionals in world class kitchens. Will they get away with it?
- 2015-2015
- 1 season
- Reality
Some of Britain's best chefs train up some of the country's worst. They newbies then pose as seasoned professionals in world class kitchens. Will they get away with it?
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2015
Episode 1
Daniel and Carl
Former burger-van owner Carl undergoes a rigorous cooking training by head chef Daniel Clifford.
Episode 2
Aiden and Aylin
Self-confessed 'terrible cook' Aylin spends three weeks with Aiden Byrne at his restaurant, Manchester House. Byrne is one of the youngest ever British chefs to earn a Michelin star.
Episode 3
Tom and Lee
22-year-old Lee works at his mum's cafe in the small town of Guisborough and hopes to run his own restaurant one day. His mentor is Tom Sellers who, at 27, is already Chef Patron in a multi-million pound restaurant in London.
Episode 4
Alan and Jodie
Jodie, who works in a snack van in Worcester, goes to train under Alan Murchison at L'Ortolan in Berkshire, where she cooks for discerning diners to strict deadlines and must butcher a whole suckling pig.
Episode 5
Claude and Leon
Manchester-based Leon, who works in a novelty burger joint, is off to train under Claude Bosi, head chef of Hibiscus, the world renowned restaurant in the heart of Mayfair in London..
Episode 6
Tony and Ollie
Ollie, a cook in a local café in Bristol, wants to take the next step to cooking in professional kitchens. He heads off to train under Tony Fleming, executive chef at the Angler restaurant in the heart of London's financial district.