Back in May last year we reported that filming would be taking place at London Road restaurant for a major new prime time TV series starring Michel Roux.
The filming at Paul Heathcote's London Road restaurant was for an eight-part series, Michel Roux's Service which is currently being shown on BBC2. The episode filmed in Alderley Edge will be shown on BBC2 at 8pm on Wednesday, January 19th.
Michel Roux is on a personal mission to take eight young people who have never considered a career in restaurant front of house, and prove to them that it is an industry that can change their lives. In just two months he wants to take his trainees from the high street to the high end - learning skills that will enable them to take over service at his own 2 Michelin starred restaurant. Ultimately Michel will choose the best two trainees and award them life-changing scholarships.
In this week's episode Michel wants his trainees to understand the importance of serving people at life's special occasions. They travel to Alderley Edge where the diners at London Road, now Grill on the Edge, have come to celebrate their birthdays or anniversaries.
Michel wants to see how his charges instinctively cope with the intimate, attentive service demanded so his trainees are immediately immersed in the task of serving a private lunch for a party of women who regularly meet up there. The trainees need to learn fast, as two days later Michel wants them to run service for the whole restaurant during a busy evening.
Photo courtesy of BBC/Million Media.
