Michel Roux's Service
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| - | Restaurateur Michel Roux Jr. takes eight young people aged 17-24, and over eight weeks trains them in the art of providing the perfect front-of-house restaurant service | + | Restaurateur Michel Roux Jr. takes eight young people aged 17-24, and over eight weeks trains them in the art of providing the perfect front-of-house restaurant service. |
| - | + | Veering toward the docusoap end of the reality spectrum, though at the end of the series, two of the eight were to receive a six-month scholarship with the Academy of Food and Wine, to develop and refine their newfound skills. | |
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| + | In fact three scholarships were awarded, and a fourth participant was offered a job by mentor Fred Sirieix. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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[[Category:Ricochet Productions]] | [[Category:Ricochet Productions]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:53, 28 August 2024
Contents |
Host
Voiceover: Mark Bazeley
Co-hosts
Mentors: Michel Roux Jr and Fred Sirieix
Broadcast
Ricochet / Million Media for BBC Two, 12 January to 3 February 2011 (8 episodes in 1 series)
Synopsis
Restaurateur Michel Roux Jr. takes eight young people aged 17-24, and over eight weeks trains them in the art of providing the perfect front-of-house restaurant service.
Veering toward the docusoap end of the reality spectrum, though at the end of the series, two of the eight were to receive a six-month scholarship with the Academy of Food and Wine, to develop and refine their newfound skills.
In fact three scholarships were awarded, and a fourth participant was offered a job by mentor Fred Sirieix.
Trivia
The programme was originally announced as At Your Service.
Web links
Pictures
Fred: He is Sirieix, and don't call him Shirley
Michel Roux Jr with (left to right) Thomas, Nikkita, Jarel, Niki, James, Brooke, Ashley, and Danielle