Alex Polizzi: Chefs on Trial

Alex continues to try and find an executive head chef for Lake District restaurant The Gilpin as three new candidates' butchery skills tested as they are presented with a traditional saddle of hogget.

There is just one place left in the final, and the pressure is on for the final three candidates to try and secure that place.

Three candidates have made it through to the final and are challenged is to come up with a three-course fine-dining menu for a restaurant full of regular and discerning diners.

Alex attempts to find a new head chef for Mario and Karen Constantinides, the owners of the Miners Arms gastropub in Whitecroft, Gloucestershire. The first three candidates are put to to the test.

Alex continues to try and find a head chef for the Miners Arms gastropub in Whitecroft, Gloucestershire. The next set of candidates are put to the test.

The candidates have to deal with wild boar for their skills test as they battle it out to try and secure the one place left in the final.

With the job of a head chef position on offer, the tension in the kitchen is high as the remaining candidates battle it out to try and secure the position.

Alex tackles Amélies, a harbour-side seafood restaurant in the picturesque town of Porthleven in Cornwall. Owner Sam Sheffield Dunstan gave up a high-flying career in London five years ago to fulfil a lifetime ambition of opening a restaurant. However, her dream is turning into a nightmare as she has failed to attract the right head chef to such a remote location. She's now turned to Alex in desperation to help find the right person. Over a week, Alex will offer up nine candidates to be put through a rigorous interview process. As well as testing their technical cooking skills, all candidates will have a face-to-face interview and a chance to cook a signature dish which shows off their culinary flair. But at the end of the week only one can get the job. The first three candidates are put through a gruelling hands-on interview process. First off, the candidates are given the local but little-used ingredient of spider crab to test their ability in getting to grips with tricky seafood. Experienced chef Aaron raises Sam's hackles with his over-familiarity, whereas laid-back surfer Tom needs to convince that he's as serious about the job as he is about the waves. Family man Martin warms all of their hearts with his enthusiasm and passion... but can he actually cook fish?

Alex Polizzi continues on her mission to help restaurants hire desperately needed head chefs. She continues with Amélies, a seafood restaurant in the Cornish coastal town of Porthleven, which after months of searching has failed to find the right chef to run the kitchen. In the first heat, the first successful candidate was put through to the final. Now the next three candidates are put through the grueling hands-on interview process. After failing to impress with a soggy starter, amiable Irishman Barry hopes to impress with a daring main course of hare and rainbow pasta. Can experienced chef Paul stop talking long enough to convince owner Sam he is the right fit for her restaurant, and will 20-year-old Chris's fearless decision to put a duo of lamb on a seafood restaurant menu prove to be his undoing?

Alex continues her mission at Amélies, a seafood restaurant in Cornwall whose owner has spent months looking unsuccessfully for someone to run her kitchen. Two successful candidates have been selected. Now the next three candidates are put through the gruelling hands-on interview process. This time, the candidates are faced with cooking fish in a wood-fired oven and all three chefs struggle with the heat and their timings. Portuguese fisherwoman Celia impresses with her cuttlefish stew but is her roasted octopus a step too far? Charming Frenchman Fabien fails to tell his sea bass from his sea bream but wows the judges with his main course. Robert proves to be cool in the kitchen but struggles to take criticism. There's only one place left in the final and the pressure is on.