Step Up to the Plate
Searching for the next generation of restaurant industry talent, head chef Allegra McEvedy and super-suave service expert Fred Sirieix challenge passionate young contestants to Step Up to the Plate.
Diner: Day One
Head Chef Allegra McEvedy and service expert Fred Sirieix challenge 8 contestants to run their own restaurant. The Kitchen Crew learn to cook their Diner themed menu, whilst the Restaurant Crew deal with Difficult Diners Ken Cheng and Johnny Cochrane.
Diner: Day Two
Diner: Day Two – things get hot in the kitchen as the restaurant fills with hungry diners, including Strictly star AJ Pritchard, and two contestants from each crew go through to the Semis.
Zombie: Day One
Zombie: Day One – the Kitchen Crew get their heads round the Zombie themed menu of Brain Blancmange and blood risotto, whilst the Restaurant Crew endure Difficult Diners Johnny and Inel.
Zombie: Day Two
Zombie: Day Two – the Kitchen Crew cook their Zombie themed menu and the Restaurant Crew serve it to a full house of guests, including baking guru Liam Charles, before two from each Crew qualify for the next round.
Medieval: Day One
Medieval: Day One – the Kitchen Crew mug up on their Medieval themed menu and the Restaurant Crew learn to put up with the antics of Difficult Diners Shappi Khorsandi and Stacy Liu.
Medieval: Day Two
Medieval: Day Two – there's chaos in the kitchen and carnage on the restaurant floor as the contestants struggle to cope with their guests, including Bake Off winner Nikki Lilly, before two from each Crew are selected to make it through to the next round.
Magical: Day One
Magical: Day One – the Kitchen Crew conjure up a magical themed menu and the Restaurant Crew try to keep a straight face when serving Difficult Diners Rosie Jones and Danielle Vitalis.
Magical: Day Two
Magical: Day Two – the Restaurant Crew serve a room full of guests, including actor Millie Innes, whilst the Kitchen Crew juggle a magical themed menu, before two from each crew are put through to the next round.
Tropical: Day One
Tropical: Day One – the Kitchen Crew cook up a storm with their tropical themed menu and the Restaurant Crew try to make sense of the nonsense coming from Difficult Diners Marek Larwood and Inel Tomlinson.
Tropical: Day Two
Tropical: Day Two – the kitchen contestants struggle with their tropical menu and the service team experience some slip ups as they look after celebrity guest Dr Xand Van Tulleken, with only two from each crew surviving into to the next round.
Semi Final 1: Day One
Semi Final 1: Day One: the Kitchen Crew cook a dish of their own invention and the Restaurant Crew design table settings and mocktails for eagle eyed food critics Angelica Bell and Tom Parker Bowles.
Semi Final 1: Day Two
Semi Final 1: Day Two: the contestants put on a high pressure lunch service for a full restaurant, including VIPs Kimberley Walsh, Olivia Grace, Perri Kiely and Jordan Banjo – with only two from each crew making it through to the series Final.
Semi Final 2: Day One
Semi Final 2: Day One: Liam Charles and Grace Dent judge the Kitchen Crew's cooking and the Restaurant Crew's service and design in a high tension Critics' Challenge.
Semi Final 2: Day Two
Semi Final 2: Day Two: the contestants open their restaurant to a horde of hungry guests including VIPs Jacqueline Jossa, Lindsey Russell and Sam and Mark – knowing only two from each crew can make it through to the final.
Final
Final: the contestants work in a top restaurant alongside industry professionals, delivering a special reunion lunch for the cast of The Dumping Ground. When service is over with Fred crowns this year's winning Maitre D' and Allegra her winning Head Chef.