Gem

Jamie Oliver and Jimmy Doherty have been best mates since before school and have always shared a passion for good food. That’s why - now they’re all grown up - they’ve come home to Essex.

Jamie and Jimmy put British cheeses nose-to-nose with their French rivals. Alan Carr pops into the caff for a dangerous game of 'fig roll roulette.'

Jimmy and Jamie pitch British sausages against their German rivals, and Hollywood A-lister Gwyneth Paltrow comes to the caff to cook pasta with the boys and face a food fight of her own.

Jimmy and Jamie want to see if British puds can beat Italian desserts. Jonathan Ross pops into the caff to cook extra-special bread and butter pudding with the boys and to take on the 'After Eight challenge.' And Jimmy investigates whether science can help to fight our ever-growing portion sizes.

Jimmy and Jamie want to see if they can beat the Belgians at their own game, by making a better beer. Jamie and Jimmy set off to find a new generation of artisan beer makers who are making British beer cool again.