John Burton Race and Angela Hartnett, two of the country’s finest chefs, are locked in battle, scouring the land to find the country’s worst cooks. They are on a mission to turn these Kitchen Criminals into Kitchen Heroes to prove that anyone can master the art of cooking. Auditioning at Tatton Park near Manchester, they are shocked to discover the state of the nation’s cooking skills. Nevertheless they’ll eventually have to find one candidate each they think can pass the ultimate test – cooking a first class meal for three leading food critics.