Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution (2010) s01e03 Episode Script
Episode 3
Previously How you doing? I'm Jamie.
Renowned British chef Jamie Oliver came to Huntington, West Virginia, to start his food revolution.
What are you here for? The results came out that this was the most unhealthy town in America.
We don't want to eat lettuce all day.
He tackled one elementary school.
Honk, honk! 'If I can't get the kids to try this food, I won't be allowed back in this school.
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And, despite numerous setbacks I haven't prepared bread.
That's part of the guidelines.
Busted! 'My goal is to do something really extreme with these kids'.
Want to see it? Urgh! Who would still eat this? 'That was literally the opposite response I'd had back home, 'which was shocking'.
He finally got the kids of central elementary to eat healthier food.
We let him try for a couple of weeks? They said I could stay in the school for another week or two, ' but I don't want to fix one school in Huntington, I want to fix every school in Huntington.
That's the mission, that's what we've got to do.
It's Jamie Oliver's food revolution.
Eat your vegetables! 'It is 63 in the tri-state.
Expecting a high today of about 80.
'Some showers and thunderstorms are possible, 'but right now it'spretty good.
' '93.
7, the dawg, good morning.
' '93.
7, the dawg, good morning.
' 'Hi, I was listening to the interview with Jamie Oliver 'and I had a comment.
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Ok, go ahead.
'I totally support what he's doing.
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So you're saying that, Jamie's going to be a positive influence on the tri-state? 'I really hope that he can, yeah.
' I think that he's going to try to be a positive influence, but I don't think it's going to work for him.
We like to eat what we like to eat, 'and if we want to eat the side of a cow, we'll eat the side of a cow.
'And you know how we are, we'll be real nice while Jamie's here, 'but then when he leaves, ' we're going right back to what we were eating.
We're going right back to what we were eating.
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Without a shadow of a doubt, rod does not want me in his town.
I annoy him and he thinks that the town doesn't need help.
But the reality is, a lot of people die here because of the food they eat, and I'm here because I need this community to inspire and show America that just a little effort can make a massive difference.
So I'm going in to see the cooks in central city elementary school, to see how their second day of the two-week trial is going.
Hi, Millie.
Hi, Alice.
'Fortunately I was able to bring in some extra help to support the girls.
'And yesterday, I heard, went really, really well, 'with them doing it on their own, not with me.
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The important thing to remember is, if we can get this school happy, on time, on budget, then we can take it to all of the schools, which is ultimately what we want.
How did it go yesterday? they're all hectic days, because we don't, we're not used to this.
Were you pleased with what happened? Were you pleased with what happened? No.
The chicken was tasteless.
So nothing good to say about yesterday at all, then? It's over.
The minute that I walk in, literally Alice bitch-slapped me.
Tell you what, don't be too upset with it.
I mean this is really early.
I don't understand why this couldn't have been done in a practice kitchen somewhere.
This is the practice kitchen.
No, no.
We are feeding children here.
You're fix it and find it, and do better, should have been done somewhere else, and tested.
Ok.
Well, this fix it and find it, do better attitude changed every school in england.
But you didn't have what we have to start with.
You've got better than we had.
You've got kitchens, you've got happy girls.
You've got better than we had.
You've got kitchens, you've got happy girls.
That's right, better food as well.
I debate that.
I think the girls are great, the kitchens are great, I think the processed food and going for the fresh is what we're passionate about.
Ok, Jamie.
The reality is, is Alice is doing really good.
'I've never seen a transformation so quick in a school.
'But at the same time, she's putting bitterness into everything around me' and that's really damaging.
Alice, I want to stop fighting you cos you're such a strong woman.
I wish you were on my side and not against me.
Because I know I'm fighting the good battle, I know I am.
I wish you could have seen it, though.
I'm here today to see it, and I'll be back tomorrow.
Today's a good day.
I want to let you have your break.
Were the kids happy yesterday? Were the kids happy yesterday? Everybody was happy yesterday, as far as I was concerned.
'There's one cook in that kitchen' that believes where I'm coming from - Millie.
I guess I want to stop being the interfering freak.
I don't think you are and I don't think trulythey think you are.
It's just Alice has a combativeNature.
She has a lot of good qualities, though.
Oh, yeah, I can see.
Every time I come and see you, you make me feel happier.
Thank you.
Oh, you're welcome.
And watch the kids.
You been eating yours? Take a bite.
It's lovely, it's lovely sausages.
And you're doing well, well done.
'Today was a good day, the kids ate the food.
' I think it's coming together, and ultimately the kids are eating real food, instead of horrible processed stuff.
But every time we talk to Alice, it all goes down again.
I want Alice on my side, she's like the trump card, but at the moment she still ain't with us, she's far from it.
So while my two-week trial continues in the elementary school, Rhonda's actually given me permission to take over one of her high schools.
And now, this is an amazing sign, because ultimately I want to take over all 27 schools in the district, for it to really work.
So the fact that she's letting me into the high school is brilliant.
It's a real show of faith.
'When I first walked in the cafeteria, you know, it was big.
' I mean that kitchen cooks for a thousand people a day.
'It's fairly crazy, and there's four lines for food.
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So we've got grilled chicken roll and French fries here.
You got pizza over there, spaghetti and meat sauce over there, salad bar.
'It's fairly obvious to see which lines are most popular.
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After the fries, ladies? Of course! I feel quite sorry for these lines.
No-one's in these three.
You lovely young ladies, you're obviously foxy young chicks.
You've got carb, carb, and then milk with more sugar than a soda.
Does that worry you at this beautiful age that you're at? Not really.
No? Wow.
Well, make the most of it, girls.
Do I love French fries? The French fry is one of the most beautiful things on the planet.
Crispy on the outside, Fluffy on the inside.
But you eat those little babies every day and your hiney's going to get bigger than Godzilla's jacksie.
What would happen if you took the French fries away? Would there be a revolution? I would say yeah.
They would not eat lunch.
I think my strategy here's got to be very different, I think, than at the elementary school.
Got to work with the students, don't you think? This high school was totally different than the elementary school.
The elementary school, they've got one choice and only one choice, and that is absolutely correct for kids of that age.
In the high school, they've got four choices.
'Most of them go for the French fry line.
'The thing is, there's still a lot to be done here.
'I want to work with the students.
'I need ambassadors of change to carry on my mantra.
'And really, you know, try and create a culture 'where actually the students wantto choose the right thing.
'I really need to get them on my side.
'That's going to be really hard, really tough.
' I've got a lot of work to do in the high school.
Hello, ladies.
Are you all right? 'So what I want to do is to gather a whole group of different boys and 'girls that represent the different types of kids' in the school, and get them to be in the frontline of my food revolution, my little gang.
Tell me a bit about yourself.
Why did you put yourself up for this, and what's your background? I thought it would be really cool.
I love to cook.
My dad taught me how to cook when I was little.
And he died when I was 13, because he was overweight.
My Uncle, he died last year, because he was also overweight.
So this is actually quite a personal story for you? Yes.
Why did you put yourself forward for this? Well, I really wanted to do it because I've had a lot of weight and health issues throughout my life.
Why did you sign up for doing this? I really love cooking, and when I get older, I want to be in culinary school.
Ah, I love your smile.
When you talk about cooking, you get all smiley.
I've got some great kids.
Really lucky, some great characters.
Hey.
What's your name? Brian.
I want to get cooking with them and start coming up with a plan 'of how we can start changing the way the young people in this school are 'thinking about food and their choices and options.
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Then work in the kitchen, doing both at the same time.
Hopefully, we'll come up with some of the best school food ever.
Your background and your history.
I left home when I was, like, 14, and went to a few placements and things, due to some anger issues.
Then I got out You ran away from home? Yeah, I ended up running away.
So you feel like you've got your life back in order again? Yeah.
Good on you, man.
'These students, they're not just helping me in the school.
'They're going to help inspire people outside of the school.
' I really think that now is the time for Huntington's youth to have an opinion and a voice and get their opinions out there.
So I actually think this group are my secret weapon.
'I've got a really good bunch of bright young people that 'are interested, that want to help me, but most importantly, have got to' have change in their life.
They all want that.
'For a lot of them, they've never even picked up a pan before.
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We're cooking a one-pan chicken dish.
It's dead simple, it's dead quick.
I want to see how they listen, how they concentrate.
You know, can they cook a simple dish and do a great, simple job of it? You know what, Robert, you can do this, cos I'm not good at it.
Hey, dude.
How are you doing, man? In London, I've got a restaurant which is staffed by sort of down-and-out kids, people that need a break.
'Ryan reminds me of one of these young people.
Even this morning, he was 'in court.
He came ten minutes late.
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Ok, now listen, do you mind looking after rob? Yeah, I'll help him.
I'm not going to show you how to do this.
I want a bit of team love.
So just show him the way.
Ok, this is what we're going to do.
That's it, beautiful, beautiful.
Just look at the colour of that.
It's just like the most beautiful, beautiful thing in the world.
'I think that what Jamie is doing is a very, very good thing.
' I don't want anyone else to have to go through what I went through with an obese father, an obese parent, having to die.
I'm presuming the chilli's that big, cos you like your chilli, yeah? That'll make your boo boo hot.
For sure! Ok, guys, let's see how you feel.
How do you feel about that, darling? It's really good.
If you don't like it, pretend you do.
No, I want to tell you the truth.
Seasoning's perfect.
I like your attitude with the chilli.
That's right up my street.
Thank you.
'All of them did a cracking job.
All of them tasted good.
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All right, guys, come and sit down at the sofa.
Let's have a good old chinwag.
'But it's really about the kids, not really the cooking.
'I want to get into them a bit.
' I just want to know why this would be important to you to do this, and why you want to get involved with it.
Brian? My grandmother, my great-grandmother, is really overweight, and she's going to die because of it.
If I can just get an earlier start with other people that I can help and help them live longer, happier, better lives than just wasting away The one thing that strikes me about you lot is you all know that something needs to change, yeah? Yeah.
And it's serious, isn't it? Ryan? I just want to do it cos I can't cook.
I want to be able to prepare meals for people, be able to help, and if I learn how to do healthy things, I'll teach anybody I know.
Cheers, mate.
Britney? I see this as my open door, because the road that I've problems with my weight issues.
So it's really just my one opportunity to start a healthy life.
Don't cry, sweetheart.
It's ok.
Do you feel this opportunity's one of your last chances to make a difference? Yeah, we've tried everything.
I've tried every diet, I've tried just doing it on my own.
I've tried going to the gym.
I just can't get the motivation.
Now I have a whole group of people who are behind me there.
Come on, let's all give her a hug.
'that group of teenagers there, to me, is just everything.
'That is Huntington, the food revolution.
'It's sitting there in front of you, your future.
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That's what everyone's supposed to be investing in, those kids, right? When I came here, I came here because of a bit of paper, the CDC report, a bit of black and white.
'I was always worried about putting faces and families' and emotions behind the statistics, cos a bit of paper's a bit of paper.
It's in and out of news in a second.
It's a bite.
But this is not a bite, this is not a few seconds on the news.
This is America, this is your kids, these are the people that you've nurtured from three and four and they all have been touched and ruined and hurt and abused by food.
Most of you came to me yesterday for the same reason that I came here in the first place.
You want help, or you want to see change happen, and that's exactly I'm here to make change, ok? We've got a wicked team here.
Together, we could kick a load of ass.
Look, thanks for your time, enjoy your day.
Britney, we're all behind you, girl.
We should all be watching each other's backs, ok? We're a little family now.
So thank you very much.
Nice one, all right? Round of applause to all of you.
I want to stop by the elementary school, just to see how things are going.
Hey, guys! That's great.
Homemade yoghurt, homemade Shepherd's pie, lovely broccoli.
How's your Shepherd's pie? Is it nice? Well done, darling.
You did a good job.
This is one of our more successful lunches.
They like broccoli as well, don't they? Some of them do.
'I'm really proud.
Proud for them, proud for us.
'I know what's gone in that food.
It's just food.
It's not' additives and ingredients and horrible bits and pieces.
I think we've come such a long way.
Actually not bad.
It was better today? We've had a lot of extra help today.
Better about it? Because, like, next week, or whenever, you might not have help.
Then I got a feeling lunch may not be on time.
I don't see how we can do this with the five of us.
A lot of time.
It tastes good.
That's not the point.
It does.
'No-one can deny that cooking from scratch is better.
'But we are going to need to train our cooks to make all 'these meals from scratch.
' I don't have a clue who would be willing to give us money for this.
Everything all right? not really.
What they're telling me was that they had a lot of help today, or they couldn't have done it.
We can systemise this and make it easier, and normal.
How do we manage that? Well, time.
Keep telling them that we love them.
Erm, more hands.
It seems now that Rhonda's getting open-minded, really, to rolling this out to all the schools in Huntington.
But the big problem she's got is she hasn't got the money to pay for the training to do what I want her to do.
'We haven't got it, so I've got to go and raise it.
'Fundraise it, or find it somewhere.
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So my biggest Thorn in my side at the moment is not the cooks, it's not Rhonda, it's not the students.
It's money.
I've got to find money so that we've got a really good future in rolling this out across Huntington.
'Fingers crossed.
' I mean, it's a tough one.
We'll keep plugging away.
Ok.
'I'm a country boy that lives in the city, and I think it was 'really important for me to get my gang out of the city, 'and anything that would take them back to where their food comes from.
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See down here? These are the bison here.
They're locked up though, right? 'But the real reason I've brought them 'is because I wanted to ask a massive favour of them.
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We need to raise 80 grand so that we can roll out training to all the lunch cooks in all the schools in the area.
So I've arranged a fundraiser dinner with some of the most influential people in Huntington, and I had this bright idea of "look, let's get the students from Huntington high, my gang, "let's get them to do the cooking.
" Try those.
They're nice, I like them.
You like it? It's like a better type of steak.
What do you think the best way that we can make some good change in the school is? Man, just better food.
And less fat.
It can have flavour, but it don't need to be all greasy, you know.
The food now, it looks disgusting.
I don't want to eat it cos it looks nasty.
those trays make you feel like you're in a prison.
Right.
'My gang, my young people here actually are the first people, 'with the exception of pastor Steve, ' to truly believe in what I'm doing, and that it's for a good reason.
Well, listen.
On Thursday night, I'm going to be doing a dinner for all the senators and local big shots.
But the thing is I mean, normally when I work with young people your age, I spend like six, seven, eight months with them, I've got two days and I want you to cook that meal for me.
'When Jamie told us that we were going to make the dinner, ' I was a little nervous, you know.
It's like nothing I've ever done before.
I've never really cooked before, so it could get quite interesting! Laughter that's all right, I'll be there to back you up.
But would you do that for me? Yeah.
Would you be prepared to say a few words afterwards? Cos I think we've got to tell these people what the youth of Huntington want.
Not just hear it from me, they've got to hear it from you.
Yeah, I'll speak, I'll say something.
And they're supposed to be taking care of us and our future.
Why can't they do it correct? For this dinner, we have to succeed, there's no other option.
It's necessary that they understand where we're coming from, and fund Jamie and his ideas 100%.
If not, we won't get the change we need.
Shall we eat some chilli? Yeah, let's eat.
Just doing the last little bit of prep.
Over there we've got all the veggies.
Today's pretty exciting.
This is my first day in the high school.
'We've got a nice home-cooked noodle dish on the menu, 'loads of veg, fresh chicken.
We're going to have that in one line.
' I'm looking forward to it.
I'd like to see this.
'High school is a whole different experience.
' Marcie, the head cook, she's got my back, she's like She's proud to be involved.
Oh, my God, talk about different energy.
Oh, my lord! Do you by any chance, have any ready, Jamie, we can take? Yep.
I'll plate these up now then.
They're waiting in line.
Here they come.
What are you dressed like that for? Geek day? Guys, just come out here a sec.
One of the best things I've done is get my team together.
We've got a stir-fry Chinese noodle dish, with teriyaki chicken.
I've got some tasters, so you can say, "look, try a bit.
" Kids and teenagers absolutely react to peers, and peer pressure, good or bad.
You with me? Yeah.
Shamone! Let's go and give some stuff away.
Great, here you go.
Enjoy.
Just say compliments, or whatever.
Here you go.
Here you are, sweetheart.
It's very good, yes.
I wouldnot lie about it.
Yeah, it's really good.
There you go, brother.
It's different, but it's good.
I like it a lot.
Well, there's not enough food on this line.
You're short of vegetable.
It doesn't matter all the vegetables You have to have a cup and a fourth, and it's not going to be in that.
And then the only thing you've got is a half a cup of fruit.
It's not enough food.
There has to be another component out here, before you serve kids.
The meal component in a secondary school has to have a cup and a fourth of fruit and vegetable.
And if you look at the vegetable that's in the pasta and you look at the fruit that's in the cup, they're not a cup and a fourth there.
So it's not a reimbursable meal.
What was the original menu you've changed? Can you tell me? I have no idea.
Ok, I didn't think so.
Right.
What's on the line now is a pasta dish and chicken, a piece of bread and a fruit.
we don't have enough vegetable component for a reimbursable meal.
Are you talking about the stir-fry? Yeah.
We have to have There's seven different vegetables in there.
There's seven different vegetables in there.
I know, but it's not enough.
How do you know? Cos we weighed it all.
Ok, it's not right.
What do we do in the short term? They're going to put fries out there.
Ok.
Are the fries, the fries Are the fries counted as a veggie? The fries count as a vegetable.
The fries count as a vegetable.
Right, ok.
'When I found out that a French fry was considered a vegetable, ' it insulted me, it upset me, and it was a small little inkling as to why, maybe, we have all the problems that we've got.
What I don't understand is how a chicken sandwich with fries, how can that fit the components, when you've got, like, seven, eight veggies in a stir-fry with fresh chicken? There's the salad over there.
How did you know there's not the right amount? I could see, I could tell.
I mean, a cup and fourth, you can tell.
Yeah.
All right.
'Rhonda told me off 'for not having the right amount of veg on my noodles, ' but I know that there was a load of veg in that noodle dish, right.
And then next to me, there's like a burger bun, a bit of chicken and French fries going out.
These guys here.
Have you had salad today, brother? No.
So, do they get given salad on a plate, or is it an optional? It can be an optional.
Are you guys going to have some salad? Salad? None of the kids were taking the optional salad, and that's fine, you know.
So I got reprimanded, you know, for not having salad there, when these kids are just walking out with carb, carb and protein.
Where's the veg? Where's the fruit? You know, optional.
I think what's interesting is, the sandwich and the fries come out, but really no-one's taking the salad.
Rhonda's letting me in, thank you.
She's putting up with me, thank you.
But she's also doing her job, which is, "protect these rubbish guidelines.
" I want to get back to causing chaos, I hope you don't mind? That's ok, go ahead.
'The parents of America need to know 'these guidelines are only helping killing the kids.
' I think that parents will be, and should be, really, really pissed off.
Look, listen.
I want to stop this French fry line.
We need to get some attention.
I want to get medieval on that line.
Ok, guys, as of now, there are no more fries, no more fries.
French fry line is closed.
After this, no more fries, eh, honey? So no more fries.
Give us those fries, brother.
Give him some chicken.
There you go, that'll keep you regular.
I'm sorry.
I'm really sorry, I've got to take these French fries.
Taking French fries away from people is a very emotional thing.
Don't even forget that one.
Sorry, brother.
'Just because the kids want French fries, ' doesn't mean you should give it to them.
Here we go.
As of now, French fries are gone.
'But there's still a lot to be done here.
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Good man, job done well.
Right, guys, this way.
Ok, so tonight this is your restaurant.
'Today's going to be a big deal.
I've got my gang from the high school 'that's going to help me do this dinner, right.
'And I've got to put it in perspective for you, 'these guys are not cooks.
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Three days ago, you know, we were doing basic cooking together, and tonight we're cooking for 80 people, right.
And also, we've got senators and all sorts coming.
It's a big, big deal.
Come through, guys, round here.
'I mean, basically, it's a massive gamble.
'If they can pull it off, I will definitely get a big win, 'you know, I think I'll be able to make really great impressions.
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If they screw up the food, it's going to be a nightmare.
I want to put things in perspective, guys.
We've got 80 people coming here tonight, really important people, people that are going to provide us with funds so that we can roll out the training of cooks across all the schools in the district.
the senator was coming, he's not coming any more.
but I've got some good news.
because we have some really special people coming tonight, and that's your mum and dads, and so we've got to get it right.
I'm going to go and get my chef whites on, guys.
Let's do it.
'Even though the senator couldn't come, we're cooking for 80 people.
'They're all movers and shakers - journalists, 'people that are going to lend money, give money to us.
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We've got to really work hard.
They're going to be grilled and roasted.
'Tonight's dinner will be delicious.
'We're going to kick it off with a garden salad 'with lovely local apples, slow-cooked pork crostini.
'Then we're going to hit it up with a beautiful roast pumpkin Risotto, 'and then a beautiful wild Berry almond tart with homemade ice cream.
'And we had three hours, basically, to get it all done.
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Sounds easy.
It's tough.
Brian? Just stop for a minute.
That is so the wrong way to do an onion.
'I have spent a lot of my career training young teenagers, 'and they all become brilliant.
'But that's after a 6 to 12-month period.
'Any professional chef in the world would struggle to get these six 'to pull off a delicious, beautiful, tasty meal.
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This is going to be, at best, organised chaos.
Jamie? Yeah, brother.
I got football practice, and the game's tomorrow.
You're going? Yeah.
I'll be right back, as soon as I'm done, but Can I tell you what's going to happen when you get back? What's goingto happen? My boy's going to be in the deepest (Bleep) Ever.
So I didn't know you were going, I didn't know.
What would happen if you played a football game without you? Yeah.
Welcome to my world.
'I thought in my heart of hearts, with these bright kids, ' that we had a really good chance of pulling this off.
But then I had the bombshell of the day.
He's only been in the kitchen for 15 minutes, and he wants to go.
Did you not think about telling anyone? So, a load more pressure came on the team now, and I wasn't pleased.
Rob, rob, rob, rob, rob.
Bring it, come here.
Come, come, come on, come on, come on, come on! We've got two hours, Brian.
Are you in good shape or not? Have you fried off sage? No.
Have you cut butter into cubes? No.
Have you done breadcrumbs with bacon, thyme and lemon? No.
Have you done lemon halves? No.
I paired rob and Ryan together to do all the Risotto prep, and there was a lot to do, and now we're down from a two-man team to a one-man team, and it's like It wasn't looking good.
Everyone had to up their game, everyone had to up their I mean, honestly, the girls particularly were phenomenal.
Emily had, like, the focus of an absolute eagle on her eyes, and it was great.
Even Marisa, she was like, "next job please, chef.
" And I'm like, "you done already?" She goes, "yeah.
" I'm a massive believer that through chaos, beautiful things happen.
Are you enjoying this, boys, or is this like your worst nightmare? This is awesome.
Jamie, everybody, I'm back.
What do you want me to do? He's back, he's back, he's back! Rob came back, "hey, rob, how you doing? "Don't know what to do with you now," cos we've been doing it without him.
We got him back on it.
And you know, the thing about rob is, he is actually he's a good cook.
And I didn't really want to have a chip on my shoulder about him having to go to football, because at the end of the day, they're not chefs and they're not getting paid for it.
They're doing me a favour.
Er, Ryan, you're burning the bread, brother.
I made 120, so we've got 40 to mistake on.
Ok.
That's a good reason to burn it all(!) You've got to control this heat, brother.
Go and get a ladle quickly.
Jamie, when I go in the back there to do this bread Phone rings one second.
Hello? Oh, you're going to be coming tonight? Brilliant.
Thank you very much.
It will be an honour to see you.
All the very best.
Ok, guys, we've got the senator coming now.
When the senator called and said he's back on, he's coming, I'm like "great.
" And I'm looking over one shoulder and Ryan's burning the toast, and on the other Brian's burning the Risotto, and I'm like, "right, we'd better save this then.
" All I can smell is burning, guys, just burning, that's all I can smell.
I am starting to (Bleep) Myself now.
I'm just wondering if I bit off more than I can chew.
We've put this dinner together for 80 people.
They're all local movers and shakers.
Journalists, senators, people that are going to really help me make this food revolution not just happen in Huntington, but take it out to the rest of West Virginia and hopefully America.
And I had this bright idea of, let's get the students from Huntington high, my gang, let's get them to do the cooking.
And by the way, I'm not telling the people it's them doing it, they think they're coming for a meal cooked by me.
So, this is like a massive, massive risk.
Ok guys, we've got about 15 minutes.
No room for error.
Where is Britney? I don't know, it doesn't matter.
It really does.
Really good, ok.
A few pecans, a bit of oil.
I want to check on Britney.
She's in the freezer.
Why is she in the freezer? You feel all right? I'm getting there, I feel a little dizzy.
It's probably been a bit of a hot, hard day.
Yeah.
I was really worried about Britney, because I thought, there's me trying to start the food revolution to save Britney, and I've only done two hours in the kitchen and I've nearly killed her! Let's be Frank, an hour for her is like five hours for anyone else, just on, just physical weight and drain.
So she was digging deep.
And you won't get anyone in our group more passionate and more devout that Britney.
Balsamic vinegar for finishing it.
And you're going to go from the middle, ok.
Dude, what's the matter with you? You don't sit in my kitchen with your blooming hand on your face like that.
You look like you're going to fall asleep.
You've got a senator outside, you've got people with their wallets out.
Brian was brilliant up until the point when rob got back, and then he just kind of almost went Like he was exhausted.
Are you all right? Yeah.
Are you feeling ok? Yeah.
You tripping out, or you ok? I'm good.
Em, dig deep, ok? Dig deep.
When you go to bed tonight, your feet will hurt so much, but you know what, you'll be dead proud of yourself.
Dig deep, brother.
In normal circumstances I would never, ever do this.
I would never, ever do this professionally ever.
This is a gamble, but if we win, it'll be a good win.
How's it looking, Jamie? I think it looks really good.
Come on, guys, we're starting to look good now! Once we got to a position where we'd kind of done all of our prep, and got all of our dishes ready, the hardest bit was to come really, which is how do you get 80 meals out, at the right temperature, tasting great, looking great, without screwing it up? Good luck, guys.
You doing this today is a really big, big ask.
Let's, let's kick some arse.
They don't know who's cooking this meal tonight, right, so let's surprise them, ok? Big love, let's do it.
Light, lighter with the hands, lighter.
Get in contact with your feminine side.
When we were plating up, I was fearful they wouldn't get it or do it, it'd look like a dog's dinner.
But every plate went out looking delicious.
I'm not doing nothing.
This is all my gang doing this.
That whole cooking session was a mixture of catch-up, chaos and bizarrely, when we got into actually serving it, 95% of the time, it was like heaven.
Looking down that line and seeing all those hands and all that focus, you know, they were working in perfect harmony, even Ryan.
I mean honestly, if he'd have tried any more, Ryan, to stir that Risotto, he would have caused so much friction in that pan that it would have melted! Never had a famous chef cook for me.
It tastes very good.
Every little flavour melts in your mouth with the detail and the texture.
We didn't know what to expect, really, when we came here.
But, glad that I did.
We've got to keep the pressure up.
I never, ever, ever thought that they would come together and work like that in the way that they did.
Phenomenal.
I can't wait to see everyone's reaction in the room, when I tell them who really cooked the meal for them tonight.
Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen.
How was your dinner, guys, have you enjoyed it? Applause ok, well look, I've I have told a lie tonight.
I didn't actually cook a thing.
Would you like to see the real chefs? Yeah.
Send the chefs out, please! There you go, whoo! To cook for people and to have them eat it and enjoy it, and frankly, to have them clapping and standing up, is a good feeling.
That's why I started to cook, I was rubbish at everything else, but when I cooked it sort of worked.
I liked the feeling of being good at something.
And I could tell for these young people, you know, this was a little moment for them.
That was a proper sort of hairs on the back of my neck feeling, it's like, oh, this is good.
I just want to say a few words, before I hand over to the gang here.
These guys are the youth of your town, ok? And this is really, really important for me, because not very often do you hear the voice of your teenagers.
But these are your kids and I want you to listen to what they'll tell you from their heart.
Hi, I'm Marisa.
I'm here because I don't I feel like nobody else should have to go through what I went through as a child.
Like, nobody should have to have a parent die because of obesity.
That's why we're here.
We need change and we need you guys to help us change because we have, I don't, nobody should have to go through that at all.
Applause I'm Ryan.
I've never cooked.
I've cooked like four times inmy whole life, and I got burnt at least fifty times back there.
Applause I have really bad anger issues, so for me to get burnt and get mad then go right back to business, is something you wouldn't expect fromme if you knew me.
I have been to lock-up and programmes before, that were there to help you change, but most of the programmes inwest Virginia couldn't do it.
But the programme Jamie's trying toset up, if they'd have had something like this in lock-up, when I would have got out, I would have had a job.
I would have had a hobby, and iwould have been able to cook and provide for whoever I'm living with.
If we can fund this programme, or if we can just support it at least, you'll be able to save so many youthsthrough this.
And that's just all I got to say, just support the programme, cos I know it could change people.
Applause this experience for me has been great.
I've had so much fun with this and I feel, when I'm with my friends, that we can do anything.
Culinary school is like my goal, and I'm going to do whatever it takes to pursue this goal.
This team is my family now, we're united as one.
I'm glad you all came out tonight.
Please enjoy y'alls evening.
Applause I wanted to be a part of this as I've had weight issues all my life and I was just recently told by my doctor that I had spots on my liver, and that I could possibly only have seven years to live.
And, um, so this So I really feel like this is my, my last chance to finally get my weight under control.
And just having the gang and Jamie behind me, it just gives me so much more motivation that I need.
Sorry.
Applause the whole gang said their bit, and for me it was a beautiful moment in time, because how often do you truly get to listen to teenagers? You know, it was like unleashing a beast, do you know, in that room.
Anyone that had any issues with this food revolution starting, these kids just broke that room down and totally put it in context.
If that doesn't inspire you to want to support this movement, then I don't know what will.
Ok guys, everyone round the front, please.
This is your local senator.
These are, they're not cooks, they're not chefs.
They're actually just a bunch of dudes from the local high school.
So these guys have been absolutely amazing.
Well, you're in some history here.
This is historical, seriously, what you're doing here is going to change the way we do it in West Virginia, but also in the United States.
So, you're on the start of it.
You guys make the change and we'll believe it.
Ryan just speaks out and goes, you know, "I'll believe it when I see it.
" And like he went, shrank back into himself again.
And I'm like, bless him, because you know, Ryan so passionately is supporting me, he didn't realise the senator had said heisgoing to support us.
Like, already me and Ryan have got a relationship where he's like willing to backchat local kind of dignitaries on my behalf.
So I've got to take him to Washington.
Can you imagine? I am so proud of those kids.
There was such power in the stuff they were saying.
I hope and I pray it snowballs from here onwards.
I think the tide's going to change in this town, it'll start embracing it now.
Cos you can't argue with the teenagers, you know, they're your kids and it's your future.
Can't argue with that.
End of story.
Full stop.
Hey.
You did a great job, baby.
I'm glad to see you did that.
It got really hot, I got really dizzy.
I had to stand in the fridge for a while.
I stood there stirring that Risotto for like two hours.
I was like Tonight went really well.
Some people opened their wallets, and I certainly got more people on side, that's for sure.
But I'm still a long way away from getting the $80,000 I need to keep my lunch programme going on.
Renowned British chef Jamie Oliver came to Huntington, West Virginia, to start his food revolution.
What are you here for? The results came out that this was the most unhealthy town in America.
We don't want to eat lettuce all day.
He tackled one elementary school.
Honk, honk! 'If I can't get the kids to try this food, I won't be allowed back in this school.
'.
And, despite numerous setbacks I haven't prepared bread.
That's part of the guidelines.
Busted! 'My goal is to do something really extreme with these kids'.
Want to see it? Urgh! Who would still eat this? 'That was literally the opposite response I'd had back home, 'which was shocking'.
He finally got the kids of central elementary to eat healthier food.
We let him try for a couple of weeks? They said I could stay in the school for another week or two, ' but I don't want to fix one school in Huntington, I want to fix every school in Huntington.
That's the mission, that's what we've got to do.
It's Jamie Oliver's food revolution.
Eat your vegetables! 'It is 63 in the tri-state.
Expecting a high today of about 80.
'Some showers and thunderstorms are possible, 'but right now it'spretty good.
' '93.
7, the dawg, good morning.
' '93.
7, the dawg, good morning.
' 'Hi, I was listening to the interview with Jamie Oliver 'and I had a comment.
'.
Ok, go ahead.
'I totally support what he's doing.
'.
So you're saying that, Jamie's going to be a positive influence on the tri-state? 'I really hope that he can, yeah.
' I think that he's going to try to be a positive influence, but I don't think it's going to work for him.
We like to eat what we like to eat, 'and if we want to eat the side of a cow, we'll eat the side of a cow.
'And you know how we are, we'll be real nice while Jamie's here, 'but then when he leaves, ' we're going right back to what we were eating.
We're going right back to what we were eating.
'.
Without a shadow of a doubt, rod does not want me in his town.
I annoy him and he thinks that the town doesn't need help.
But the reality is, a lot of people die here because of the food they eat, and I'm here because I need this community to inspire and show America that just a little effort can make a massive difference.
So I'm going in to see the cooks in central city elementary school, to see how their second day of the two-week trial is going.
Hi, Millie.
Hi, Alice.
'Fortunately I was able to bring in some extra help to support the girls.
'And yesterday, I heard, went really, really well, 'with them doing it on their own, not with me.
'.
The important thing to remember is, if we can get this school happy, on time, on budget, then we can take it to all of the schools, which is ultimately what we want.
How did it go yesterday? they're all hectic days, because we don't, we're not used to this.
Were you pleased with what happened? Were you pleased with what happened? No.
The chicken was tasteless.
So nothing good to say about yesterday at all, then? It's over.
The minute that I walk in, literally Alice bitch-slapped me.
Tell you what, don't be too upset with it.
I mean this is really early.
I don't understand why this couldn't have been done in a practice kitchen somewhere.
This is the practice kitchen.
No, no.
We are feeding children here.
You're fix it and find it, and do better, should have been done somewhere else, and tested.
Ok.
Well, this fix it and find it, do better attitude changed every school in england.
But you didn't have what we have to start with.
You've got better than we had.
You've got kitchens, you've got happy girls.
You've got better than we had.
You've got kitchens, you've got happy girls.
That's right, better food as well.
I debate that.
I think the girls are great, the kitchens are great, I think the processed food and going for the fresh is what we're passionate about.
Ok, Jamie.
The reality is, is Alice is doing really good.
'I've never seen a transformation so quick in a school.
'But at the same time, she's putting bitterness into everything around me' and that's really damaging.
Alice, I want to stop fighting you cos you're such a strong woman.
I wish you were on my side and not against me.
Because I know I'm fighting the good battle, I know I am.
I wish you could have seen it, though.
I'm here today to see it, and I'll be back tomorrow.
Today's a good day.
I want to let you have your break.
Were the kids happy yesterday? Were the kids happy yesterday? Everybody was happy yesterday, as far as I was concerned.
'There's one cook in that kitchen' that believes where I'm coming from - Millie.
I guess I want to stop being the interfering freak.
I don't think you are and I don't think trulythey think you are.
It's just Alice has a combativeNature.
She has a lot of good qualities, though.
Oh, yeah, I can see.
Every time I come and see you, you make me feel happier.
Thank you.
Oh, you're welcome.
And watch the kids.
You been eating yours? Take a bite.
It's lovely, it's lovely sausages.
And you're doing well, well done.
'Today was a good day, the kids ate the food.
' I think it's coming together, and ultimately the kids are eating real food, instead of horrible processed stuff.
But every time we talk to Alice, it all goes down again.
I want Alice on my side, she's like the trump card, but at the moment she still ain't with us, she's far from it.
So while my two-week trial continues in the elementary school, Rhonda's actually given me permission to take over one of her high schools.
And now, this is an amazing sign, because ultimately I want to take over all 27 schools in the district, for it to really work.
So the fact that she's letting me into the high school is brilliant.
It's a real show of faith.
'When I first walked in the cafeteria, you know, it was big.
' I mean that kitchen cooks for a thousand people a day.
'It's fairly crazy, and there's four lines for food.
'.
So we've got grilled chicken roll and French fries here.
You got pizza over there, spaghetti and meat sauce over there, salad bar.
'It's fairly obvious to see which lines are most popular.
'.
After the fries, ladies? Of course! I feel quite sorry for these lines.
No-one's in these three.
You lovely young ladies, you're obviously foxy young chicks.
You've got carb, carb, and then milk with more sugar than a soda.
Does that worry you at this beautiful age that you're at? Not really.
No? Wow.
Well, make the most of it, girls.
Do I love French fries? The French fry is one of the most beautiful things on the planet.
Crispy on the outside, Fluffy on the inside.
But you eat those little babies every day and your hiney's going to get bigger than Godzilla's jacksie.
What would happen if you took the French fries away? Would there be a revolution? I would say yeah.
They would not eat lunch.
I think my strategy here's got to be very different, I think, than at the elementary school.
Got to work with the students, don't you think? This high school was totally different than the elementary school.
The elementary school, they've got one choice and only one choice, and that is absolutely correct for kids of that age.
In the high school, they've got four choices.
'Most of them go for the French fry line.
'The thing is, there's still a lot to be done here.
'I want to work with the students.
'I need ambassadors of change to carry on my mantra.
'And really, you know, try and create a culture 'where actually the students wantto choose the right thing.
'I really need to get them on my side.
'That's going to be really hard, really tough.
' I've got a lot of work to do in the high school.
Hello, ladies.
Are you all right? 'So what I want to do is to gather a whole group of different boys and 'girls that represent the different types of kids' in the school, and get them to be in the frontline of my food revolution, my little gang.
Tell me a bit about yourself.
Why did you put yourself up for this, and what's your background? I thought it would be really cool.
I love to cook.
My dad taught me how to cook when I was little.
And he died when I was 13, because he was overweight.
My Uncle, he died last year, because he was also overweight.
So this is actually quite a personal story for you? Yes.
Why did you put yourself forward for this? Well, I really wanted to do it because I've had a lot of weight and health issues throughout my life.
Why did you sign up for doing this? I really love cooking, and when I get older, I want to be in culinary school.
Ah, I love your smile.
When you talk about cooking, you get all smiley.
I've got some great kids.
Really lucky, some great characters.
Hey.
What's your name? Brian.
I want to get cooking with them and start coming up with a plan 'of how we can start changing the way the young people in this school are 'thinking about food and their choices and options.
'.
Then work in the kitchen, doing both at the same time.
Hopefully, we'll come up with some of the best school food ever.
Your background and your history.
I left home when I was, like, 14, and went to a few placements and things, due to some anger issues.
Then I got out You ran away from home? Yeah, I ended up running away.
So you feel like you've got your life back in order again? Yeah.
Good on you, man.
'These students, they're not just helping me in the school.
'They're going to help inspire people outside of the school.
' I really think that now is the time for Huntington's youth to have an opinion and a voice and get their opinions out there.
So I actually think this group are my secret weapon.
'I've got a really good bunch of bright young people that 'are interested, that want to help me, but most importantly, have got to' have change in their life.
They all want that.
'For a lot of them, they've never even picked up a pan before.
'.
We're cooking a one-pan chicken dish.
It's dead simple, it's dead quick.
I want to see how they listen, how they concentrate.
You know, can they cook a simple dish and do a great, simple job of it? You know what, Robert, you can do this, cos I'm not good at it.
Hey, dude.
How are you doing, man? In London, I've got a restaurant which is staffed by sort of down-and-out kids, people that need a break.
'Ryan reminds me of one of these young people.
Even this morning, he was 'in court.
He came ten minutes late.
'.
Ok, now listen, do you mind looking after rob? Yeah, I'll help him.
I'm not going to show you how to do this.
I want a bit of team love.
So just show him the way.
Ok, this is what we're going to do.
That's it, beautiful, beautiful.
Just look at the colour of that.
It's just like the most beautiful, beautiful thing in the world.
'I think that what Jamie is doing is a very, very good thing.
' I don't want anyone else to have to go through what I went through with an obese father, an obese parent, having to die.
I'm presuming the chilli's that big, cos you like your chilli, yeah? That'll make your boo boo hot.
For sure! Ok, guys, let's see how you feel.
How do you feel about that, darling? It's really good.
If you don't like it, pretend you do.
No, I want to tell you the truth.
Seasoning's perfect.
I like your attitude with the chilli.
That's right up my street.
Thank you.
'All of them did a cracking job.
All of them tasted good.
'.
All right, guys, come and sit down at the sofa.
Let's have a good old chinwag.
'But it's really about the kids, not really the cooking.
'I want to get into them a bit.
' I just want to know why this would be important to you to do this, and why you want to get involved with it.
Brian? My grandmother, my great-grandmother, is really overweight, and she's going to die because of it.
If I can just get an earlier start with other people that I can help and help them live longer, happier, better lives than just wasting away The one thing that strikes me about you lot is you all know that something needs to change, yeah? Yeah.
And it's serious, isn't it? Ryan? I just want to do it cos I can't cook.
I want to be able to prepare meals for people, be able to help, and if I learn how to do healthy things, I'll teach anybody I know.
Cheers, mate.
Britney? I see this as my open door, because the road that I've problems with my weight issues.
So it's really just my one opportunity to start a healthy life.
Don't cry, sweetheart.
It's ok.
Do you feel this opportunity's one of your last chances to make a difference? Yeah, we've tried everything.
I've tried every diet, I've tried just doing it on my own.
I've tried going to the gym.
I just can't get the motivation.
Now I have a whole group of people who are behind me there.
Come on, let's all give her a hug.
'that group of teenagers there, to me, is just everything.
'That is Huntington, the food revolution.
'It's sitting there in front of you, your future.
'.
That's what everyone's supposed to be investing in, those kids, right? When I came here, I came here because of a bit of paper, the CDC report, a bit of black and white.
'I was always worried about putting faces and families' and emotions behind the statistics, cos a bit of paper's a bit of paper.
It's in and out of news in a second.
It's a bite.
But this is not a bite, this is not a few seconds on the news.
This is America, this is your kids, these are the people that you've nurtured from three and four and they all have been touched and ruined and hurt and abused by food.
Most of you came to me yesterday for the same reason that I came here in the first place.
You want help, or you want to see change happen, and that's exactly I'm here to make change, ok? We've got a wicked team here.
Together, we could kick a load of ass.
Look, thanks for your time, enjoy your day.
Britney, we're all behind you, girl.
We should all be watching each other's backs, ok? We're a little family now.
So thank you very much.
Nice one, all right? Round of applause to all of you.
I want to stop by the elementary school, just to see how things are going.
Hey, guys! That's great.
Homemade yoghurt, homemade Shepherd's pie, lovely broccoli.
How's your Shepherd's pie? Is it nice? Well done, darling.
You did a good job.
This is one of our more successful lunches.
They like broccoli as well, don't they? Some of them do.
'I'm really proud.
Proud for them, proud for us.
'I know what's gone in that food.
It's just food.
It's not' additives and ingredients and horrible bits and pieces.
I think we've come such a long way.
Actually not bad.
It was better today? We've had a lot of extra help today.
Better about it? Because, like, next week, or whenever, you might not have help.
Then I got a feeling lunch may not be on time.
I don't see how we can do this with the five of us.
A lot of time.
It tastes good.
That's not the point.
It does.
'No-one can deny that cooking from scratch is better.
'But we are going to need to train our cooks to make all 'these meals from scratch.
' I don't have a clue who would be willing to give us money for this.
Everything all right? not really.
What they're telling me was that they had a lot of help today, or they couldn't have done it.
We can systemise this and make it easier, and normal.
How do we manage that? Well, time.
Keep telling them that we love them.
Erm, more hands.
It seems now that Rhonda's getting open-minded, really, to rolling this out to all the schools in Huntington.
But the big problem she's got is she hasn't got the money to pay for the training to do what I want her to do.
'We haven't got it, so I've got to go and raise it.
'Fundraise it, or find it somewhere.
'.
So my biggest Thorn in my side at the moment is not the cooks, it's not Rhonda, it's not the students.
It's money.
I've got to find money so that we've got a really good future in rolling this out across Huntington.
'Fingers crossed.
' I mean, it's a tough one.
We'll keep plugging away.
Ok.
'I'm a country boy that lives in the city, and I think it was 'really important for me to get my gang out of the city, 'and anything that would take them back to where their food comes from.
'.
See down here? These are the bison here.
They're locked up though, right? 'But the real reason I've brought them 'is because I wanted to ask a massive favour of them.
'.
We need to raise 80 grand so that we can roll out training to all the lunch cooks in all the schools in the area.
So I've arranged a fundraiser dinner with some of the most influential people in Huntington, and I had this bright idea of "look, let's get the students from Huntington high, my gang, "let's get them to do the cooking.
" Try those.
They're nice, I like them.
You like it? It's like a better type of steak.
What do you think the best way that we can make some good change in the school is? Man, just better food.
And less fat.
It can have flavour, but it don't need to be all greasy, you know.
The food now, it looks disgusting.
I don't want to eat it cos it looks nasty.
those trays make you feel like you're in a prison.
Right.
'My gang, my young people here actually are the first people, 'with the exception of pastor Steve, ' to truly believe in what I'm doing, and that it's for a good reason.
Well, listen.
On Thursday night, I'm going to be doing a dinner for all the senators and local big shots.
But the thing is I mean, normally when I work with young people your age, I spend like six, seven, eight months with them, I've got two days and I want you to cook that meal for me.
'When Jamie told us that we were going to make the dinner, ' I was a little nervous, you know.
It's like nothing I've ever done before.
I've never really cooked before, so it could get quite interesting! Laughter that's all right, I'll be there to back you up.
But would you do that for me? Yeah.
Would you be prepared to say a few words afterwards? Cos I think we've got to tell these people what the youth of Huntington want.
Not just hear it from me, they've got to hear it from you.
Yeah, I'll speak, I'll say something.
And they're supposed to be taking care of us and our future.
Why can't they do it correct? For this dinner, we have to succeed, there's no other option.
It's necessary that they understand where we're coming from, and fund Jamie and his ideas 100%.
If not, we won't get the change we need.
Shall we eat some chilli? Yeah, let's eat.
Just doing the last little bit of prep.
Over there we've got all the veggies.
Today's pretty exciting.
This is my first day in the high school.
'We've got a nice home-cooked noodle dish on the menu, 'loads of veg, fresh chicken.
We're going to have that in one line.
' I'm looking forward to it.
I'd like to see this.
'High school is a whole different experience.
' Marcie, the head cook, she's got my back, she's like She's proud to be involved.
Oh, my God, talk about different energy.
Oh, my lord! Do you by any chance, have any ready, Jamie, we can take? Yep.
I'll plate these up now then.
They're waiting in line.
Here they come.
What are you dressed like that for? Geek day? Guys, just come out here a sec.
One of the best things I've done is get my team together.
We've got a stir-fry Chinese noodle dish, with teriyaki chicken.
I've got some tasters, so you can say, "look, try a bit.
" Kids and teenagers absolutely react to peers, and peer pressure, good or bad.
You with me? Yeah.
Shamone! Let's go and give some stuff away.
Great, here you go.
Enjoy.
Just say compliments, or whatever.
Here you go.
Here you are, sweetheart.
It's very good, yes.
I wouldnot lie about it.
Yeah, it's really good.
There you go, brother.
It's different, but it's good.
I like it a lot.
Well, there's not enough food on this line.
You're short of vegetable.
It doesn't matter all the vegetables You have to have a cup and a fourth, and it's not going to be in that.
And then the only thing you've got is a half a cup of fruit.
It's not enough food.
There has to be another component out here, before you serve kids.
The meal component in a secondary school has to have a cup and a fourth of fruit and vegetable.
And if you look at the vegetable that's in the pasta and you look at the fruit that's in the cup, they're not a cup and a fourth there.
So it's not a reimbursable meal.
What was the original menu you've changed? Can you tell me? I have no idea.
Ok, I didn't think so.
Right.
What's on the line now is a pasta dish and chicken, a piece of bread and a fruit.
we don't have enough vegetable component for a reimbursable meal.
Are you talking about the stir-fry? Yeah.
We have to have There's seven different vegetables in there.
There's seven different vegetables in there.
I know, but it's not enough.
How do you know? Cos we weighed it all.
Ok, it's not right.
What do we do in the short term? They're going to put fries out there.
Ok.
Are the fries, the fries Are the fries counted as a veggie? The fries count as a vegetable.
The fries count as a vegetable.
Right, ok.
'When I found out that a French fry was considered a vegetable, ' it insulted me, it upset me, and it was a small little inkling as to why, maybe, we have all the problems that we've got.
What I don't understand is how a chicken sandwich with fries, how can that fit the components, when you've got, like, seven, eight veggies in a stir-fry with fresh chicken? There's the salad over there.
How did you know there's not the right amount? I could see, I could tell.
I mean, a cup and fourth, you can tell.
Yeah.
All right.
'Rhonda told me off 'for not having the right amount of veg on my noodles, ' but I know that there was a load of veg in that noodle dish, right.
And then next to me, there's like a burger bun, a bit of chicken and French fries going out.
These guys here.
Have you had salad today, brother? No.
So, do they get given salad on a plate, or is it an optional? It can be an optional.
Are you guys going to have some salad? Salad? None of the kids were taking the optional salad, and that's fine, you know.
So I got reprimanded, you know, for not having salad there, when these kids are just walking out with carb, carb and protein.
Where's the veg? Where's the fruit? You know, optional.
I think what's interesting is, the sandwich and the fries come out, but really no-one's taking the salad.
Rhonda's letting me in, thank you.
She's putting up with me, thank you.
But she's also doing her job, which is, "protect these rubbish guidelines.
" I want to get back to causing chaos, I hope you don't mind? That's ok, go ahead.
'The parents of America need to know 'these guidelines are only helping killing the kids.
' I think that parents will be, and should be, really, really pissed off.
Look, listen.
I want to stop this French fry line.
We need to get some attention.
I want to get medieval on that line.
Ok, guys, as of now, there are no more fries, no more fries.
French fry line is closed.
After this, no more fries, eh, honey? So no more fries.
Give us those fries, brother.
Give him some chicken.
There you go, that'll keep you regular.
I'm sorry.
I'm really sorry, I've got to take these French fries.
Taking French fries away from people is a very emotional thing.
Don't even forget that one.
Sorry, brother.
'Just because the kids want French fries, ' doesn't mean you should give it to them.
Here we go.
As of now, French fries are gone.
'But there's still a lot to be done here.
'.
Good man, job done well.
Right, guys, this way.
Ok, so tonight this is your restaurant.
'Today's going to be a big deal.
I've got my gang from the high school 'that's going to help me do this dinner, right.
'And I've got to put it in perspective for you, 'these guys are not cooks.
'.
Three days ago, you know, we were doing basic cooking together, and tonight we're cooking for 80 people, right.
And also, we've got senators and all sorts coming.
It's a big, big deal.
Come through, guys, round here.
'I mean, basically, it's a massive gamble.
'If they can pull it off, I will definitely get a big win, 'you know, I think I'll be able to make really great impressions.
'.
If they screw up the food, it's going to be a nightmare.
I want to put things in perspective, guys.
We've got 80 people coming here tonight, really important people, people that are going to provide us with funds so that we can roll out the training of cooks across all the schools in the district.
the senator was coming, he's not coming any more.
but I've got some good news.
because we have some really special people coming tonight, and that's your mum and dads, and so we've got to get it right.
I'm going to go and get my chef whites on, guys.
Let's do it.
'Even though the senator couldn't come, we're cooking for 80 people.
'They're all movers and shakers - journalists, 'people that are going to lend money, give money to us.
'.
We've got to really work hard.
They're going to be grilled and roasted.
'Tonight's dinner will be delicious.
'We're going to kick it off with a garden salad 'with lovely local apples, slow-cooked pork crostini.
'Then we're going to hit it up with a beautiful roast pumpkin Risotto, 'and then a beautiful wild Berry almond tart with homemade ice cream.
'And we had three hours, basically, to get it all done.
'.
Sounds easy.
It's tough.
Brian? Just stop for a minute.
That is so the wrong way to do an onion.
'I have spent a lot of my career training young teenagers, 'and they all become brilliant.
'But that's after a 6 to 12-month period.
'Any professional chef in the world would struggle to get these six 'to pull off a delicious, beautiful, tasty meal.
'.
This is going to be, at best, organised chaos.
Jamie? Yeah, brother.
I got football practice, and the game's tomorrow.
You're going? Yeah.
I'll be right back, as soon as I'm done, but Can I tell you what's going to happen when you get back? What's goingto happen? My boy's going to be in the deepest (Bleep) Ever.
So I didn't know you were going, I didn't know.
What would happen if you played a football game without you? Yeah.
Welcome to my world.
'I thought in my heart of hearts, with these bright kids, ' that we had a really good chance of pulling this off.
But then I had the bombshell of the day.
He's only been in the kitchen for 15 minutes, and he wants to go.
Did you not think about telling anyone? So, a load more pressure came on the team now, and I wasn't pleased.
Rob, rob, rob, rob, rob.
Bring it, come here.
Come, come, come on, come on, come on, come on! We've got two hours, Brian.
Are you in good shape or not? Have you fried off sage? No.
Have you cut butter into cubes? No.
Have you done breadcrumbs with bacon, thyme and lemon? No.
Have you done lemon halves? No.
I paired rob and Ryan together to do all the Risotto prep, and there was a lot to do, and now we're down from a two-man team to a one-man team, and it's like It wasn't looking good.
Everyone had to up their game, everyone had to up their I mean, honestly, the girls particularly were phenomenal.
Emily had, like, the focus of an absolute eagle on her eyes, and it was great.
Even Marisa, she was like, "next job please, chef.
" And I'm like, "you done already?" She goes, "yeah.
" I'm a massive believer that through chaos, beautiful things happen.
Are you enjoying this, boys, or is this like your worst nightmare? This is awesome.
Jamie, everybody, I'm back.
What do you want me to do? He's back, he's back, he's back! Rob came back, "hey, rob, how you doing? "Don't know what to do with you now," cos we've been doing it without him.
We got him back on it.
And you know, the thing about rob is, he is actually he's a good cook.
And I didn't really want to have a chip on my shoulder about him having to go to football, because at the end of the day, they're not chefs and they're not getting paid for it.
They're doing me a favour.
Er, Ryan, you're burning the bread, brother.
I made 120, so we've got 40 to mistake on.
Ok.
That's a good reason to burn it all(!) You've got to control this heat, brother.
Go and get a ladle quickly.
Jamie, when I go in the back there to do this bread Phone rings one second.
Hello? Oh, you're going to be coming tonight? Brilliant.
Thank you very much.
It will be an honour to see you.
All the very best.
Ok, guys, we've got the senator coming now.
When the senator called and said he's back on, he's coming, I'm like "great.
" And I'm looking over one shoulder and Ryan's burning the toast, and on the other Brian's burning the Risotto, and I'm like, "right, we'd better save this then.
" All I can smell is burning, guys, just burning, that's all I can smell.
I am starting to (Bleep) Myself now.
I'm just wondering if I bit off more than I can chew.
We've put this dinner together for 80 people.
They're all local movers and shakers.
Journalists, senators, people that are going to really help me make this food revolution not just happen in Huntington, but take it out to the rest of West Virginia and hopefully America.
And I had this bright idea of, let's get the students from Huntington high, my gang, let's get them to do the cooking.
And by the way, I'm not telling the people it's them doing it, they think they're coming for a meal cooked by me.
So, this is like a massive, massive risk.
Ok guys, we've got about 15 minutes.
No room for error.
Where is Britney? I don't know, it doesn't matter.
It really does.
Really good, ok.
A few pecans, a bit of oil.
I want to check on Britney.
She's in the freezer.
Why is she in the freezer? You feel all right? I'm getting there, I feel a little dizzy.
It's probably been a bit of a hot, hard day.
Yeah.
I was really worried about Britney, because I thought, there's me trying to start the food revolution to save Britney, and I've only done two hours in the kitchen and I've nearly killed her! Let's be Frank, an hour for her is like five hours for anyone else, just on, just physical weight and drain.
So she was digging deep.
And you won't get anyone in our group more passionate and more devout that Britney.
Balsamic vinegar for finishing it.
And you're going to go from the middle, ok.
Dude, what's the matter with you? You don't sit in my kitchen with your blooming hand on your face like that.
You look like you're going to fall asleep.
You've got a senator outside, you've got people with their wallets out.
Brian was brilliant up until the point when rob got back, and then he just kind of almost went Like he was exhausted.
Are you all right? Yeah.
Are you feeling ok? Yeah.
You tripping out, or you ok? I'm good.
Em, dig deep, ok? Dig deep.
When you go to bed tonight, your feet will hurt so much, but you know what, you'll be dead proud of yourself.
Dig deep, brother.
In normal circumstances I would never, ever do this.
I would never, ever do this professionally ever.
This is a gamble, but if we win, it'll be a good win.
How's it looking, Jamie? I think it looks really good.
Come on, guys, we're starting to look good now! Once we got to a position where we'd kind of done all of our prep, and got all of our dishes ready, the hardest bit was to come really, which is how do you get 80 meals out, at the right temperature, tasting great, looking great, without screwing it up? Good luck, guys.
You doing this today is a really big, big ask.
Let's, let's kick some arse.
They don't know who's cooking this meal tonight, right, so let's surprise them, ok? Big love, let's do it.
Light, lighter with the hands, lighter.
Get in contact with your feminine side.
When we were plating up, I was fearful they wouldn't get it or do it, it'd look like a dog's dinner.
But every plate went out looking delicious.
I'm not doing nothing.
This is all my gang doing this.
That whole cooking session was a mixture of catch-up, chaos and bizarrely, when we got into actually serving it, 95% of the time, it was like heaven.
Looking down that line and seeing all those hands and all that focus, you know, they were working in perfect harmony, even Ryan.
I mean honestly, if he'd have tried any more, Ryan, to stir that Risotto, he would have caused so much friction in that pan that it would have melted! Never had a famous chef cook for me.
It tastes very good.
Every little flavour melts in your mouth with the detail and the texture.
We didn't know what to expect, really, when we came here.
But, glad that I did.
We've got to keep the pressure up.
I never, ever, ever thought that they would come together and work like that in the way that they did.
Phenomenal.
I can't wait to see everyone's reaction in the room, when I tell them who really cooked the meal for them tonight.
Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen.
How was your dinner, guys, have you enjoyed it? Applause ok, well look, I've I have told a lie tonight.
I didn't actually cook a thing.
Would you like to see the real chefs? Yeah.
Send the chefs out, please! There you go, whoo! To cook for people and to have them eat it and enjoy it, and frankly, to have them clapping and standing up, is a good feeling.
That's why I started to cook, I was rubbish at everything else, but when I cooked it sort of worked.
I liked the feeling of being good at something.
And I could tell for these young people, you know, this was a little moment for them.
That was a proper sort of hairs on the back of my neck feeling, it's like, oh, this is good.
I just want to say a few words, before I hand over to the gang here.
These guys are the youth of your town, ok? And this is really, really important for me, because not very often do you hear the voice of your teenagers.
But these are your kids and I want you to listen to what they'll tell you from their heart.
Hi, I'm Marisa.
I'm here because I don't I feel like nobody else should have to go through what I went through as a child.
Like, nobody should have to have a parent die because of obesity.
That's why we're here.
We need change and we need you guys to help us change because we have, I don't, nobody should have to go through that at all.
Applause I'm Ryan.
I've never cooked.
I've cooked like four times inmy whole life, and I got burnt at least fifty times back there.
Applause I have really bad anger issues, so for me to get burnt and get mad then go right back to business, is something you wouldn't expect fromme if you knew me.
I have been to lock-up and programmes before, that were there to help you change, but most of the programmes inwest Virginia couldn't do it.
But the programme Jamie's trying toset up, if they'd have had something like this in lock-up, when I would have got out, I would have had a job.
I would have had a hobby, and iwould have been able to cook and provide for whoever I'm living with.
If we can fund this programme, or if we can just support it at least, you'll be able to save so many youthsthrough this.
And that's just all I got to say, just support the programme, cos I know it could change people.
Applause this experience for me has been great.
I've had so much fun with this and I feel, when I'm with my friends, that we can do anything.
Culinary school is like my goal, and I'm going to do whatever it takes to pursue this goal.
This team is my family now, we're united as one.
I'm glad you all came out tonight.
Please enjoy y'alls evening.
Applause I wanted to be a part of this as I've had weight issues all my life and I was just recently told by my doctor that I had spots on my liver, and that I could possibly only have seven years to live.
And, um, so this So I really feel like this is my, my last chance to finally get my weight under control.
And just having the gang and Jamie behind me, it just gives me so much more motivation that I need.
Sorry.
Applause the whole gang said their bit, and for me it was a beautiful moment in time, because how often do you truly get to listen to teenagers? You know, it was like unleashing a beast, do you know, in that room.
Anyone that had any issues with this food revolution starting, these kids just broke that room down and totally put it in context.
If that doesn't inspire you to want to support this movement, then I don't know what will.
Ok guys, everyone round the front, please.
This is your local senator.
These are, they're not cooks, they're not chefs.
They're actually just a bunch of dudes from the local high school.
So these guys have been absolutely amazing.
Well, you're in some history here.
This is historical, seriously, what you're doing here is going to change the way we do it in West Virginia, but also in the United States.
So, you're on the start of it.
You guys make the change and we'll believe it.
Ryan just speaks out and goes, you know, "I'll believe it when I see it.
" And like he went, shrank back into himself again.
And I'm like, bless him, because you know, Ryan so passionately is supporting me, he didn't realise the senator had said heisgoing to support us.
Like, already me and Ryan have got a relationship where he's like willing to backchat local kind of dignitaries on my behalf.
So I've got to take him to Washington.
Can you imagine? I am so proud of those kids.
There was such power in the stuff they were saying.
I hope and I pray it snowballs from here onwards.
I think the tide's going to change in this town, it'll start embracing it now.
Cos you can't argue with the teenagers, you know, they're your kids and it's your future.
Can't argue with that.
End of story.
Full stop.
Hey.
You did a great job, baby.
I'm glad to see you did that.
It got really hot, I got really dizzy.
I had to stand in the fridge for a while.
I stood there stirring that Risotto for like two hours.
I was like Tonight went really well.
Some people opened their wallets, and I certainly got more people on side, that's for sure.
But I'm still a long way away from getting the $80,000 I need to keep my lunch programme going on.