A ROTHERHAM catering student who wowed TV chef Jamie Oliver with his culinary skills has landed a job at one of the celebrity chef's restaurants in London.
Michael Poulton, aged 18, from Maltby, was among students from Rotherham College of Art and Technology who got involved with the filming of the Naked Chef's latest TV show Ministry of Food.
Now he has landed a job as a commis chef at Jamie's Fifteen restaurant.
The programme, currently being screened on Channel Four, was devised after Jamie hit out at rebellious Rotherham mums when they sold crisps, burgers and chocolate to youngsters through the railings at Rawmarsh School.
Jamie set up a cookery school and organised mass participation events to encourage Rotherham folk to shun fatty food and learn how to cook healthier food – and then pass their new-found cooking skills on to 10 other people.
And he enlisted the college's hospitality and catering students to help his Pass It On campaign and show others their cooking skills.
They can be seen on the show preparing ingredients, setting up and operating equipment and chatting to members of the public about their work.
Nick Crofts-Smith, head of hospitality and catering at the college said Jamie was an inspiration to the students.
"Our students were so excited at the prospect of working with such a high profile and respected national figure in the world of food," said Nick. "Jamie has a unique style and approach to his work and so it was very satisfying for our students to be able to learn from him."
"The Pass it On campaign gave our students an opportunity to pass on their own skills and knowledge to others and this gave them a great sense of personal satisfaction."
He added: "We're particularly pleased one of our students, Michael Poulton, has been able to obtain a job as a commis chef at Fifteen and we wish him all the very best in his career and for his time in London."
Jamie's Ministry of Food, which started on Tuesday, is on Channel Four for the next three weeks.
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