Episode 8
John Torode and Gregg Wallace are looking for the country's next star chef. In a heat and quarter-final, contestants face three high-pressure tests.
Top chef and restaurateur John Torode, and food writer and ingredients expert Gregg Wallace are looking for the country's next star chef. In today's double-length episode comprising a heat and quarter-final, contestants picked from thousands of hopeful amateurs will face three high-pressure tests: inventing a dish from scratch, cooking at Las Iguanas and creating a two course meal to impress the judges.
Those who make it through to the quarter-final must design an exceptional three-course meal that will impress the judges, but before that, they must prove their food knowledge and that they have a passion for food with a genuine commitment to changing their lives in favour of a foodie future.
The pressure is on to prove they have the skill, talent, commitment, originality and drive to survive the quarter-finals and convince the judges they have star potential. The heats have produced four exceptional cooks, but only one of them will make it through today to become a semi-finalist.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Participant | John Torode |
| Presenter | Gregg Wallace |
Broadcasts
Thu 15 Jan 2009 20:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Yorkshire- Fri 20 Mar 2009 02:20
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