In this first episode, Jamie makes a hearty chicken hotpot, layered with tender chicken and a golden potato topping perfect for batch-cooking for a busy week. Jamie also invites his mentor and friend Gennaro Contaldo to share a taste of Sardinia with delicate hand-pleated pasta parcels.

Jamie Oliver prepares a Thai traybake, and invites chef and restaurateur Gulu Anand to reveal how using spices in his Punjabi masala chicken elevates the simplest ingredients. Jamie also prepares homemade bagels with egg mayonnaise, a tinned cherry chocolate mousse, and a classic Neapolitan-style spaghetti dish.