The Restaurant - Series 3 - 3. Opening Night

The Restaurant is back for a third season. World-renowned chef Raymond Blanc, along with partners David Moore and Sarah Willingham, is on the hunt for a couple to back in a brand new restaurant venture. This time all three will be investing their own money in the winners' restaurant, so the stakes are high from the off.

Six couples have earned the keys to Raymond Blanc's six Bristol restaurants. Now they must prove they deserve to keep them. They need to show their restaurant concepts work on opening night in a city packed with competition and potential customers.

The restaurants are randomly selected so the locations are a surprise. The couples have to quickly get to know their locations, from upmarket Clifton to downtown Stokes Croft and the industrial quayside. Not all their concepts match their restaurants but, with time short, the couples have to make the best of it or think on their feet in order to make their mark.

Before the opening they must decide the name of their restaurant, plan their menus and attract customers. To help pull people in, Raymond sets them a challenge - to take to the Bristol streets with samples that define their concepts in a single tasty bite. With Sarah Willingham and David Moore watching the couples' every move, it becomes clear that some are on the wrong track.

Opening night arrives and it's time for the chefs to show that they can run a busy commercial kitchen and that their partners can run a smooth service that will win customer loyalty.

As well as pleasing their customers, the couples also receive surprise visits by Raymond and his investors Sarah and David. What they see decides which couples stay and whose restaurant will close. (R)

Broadcast on:

BBC Two, 8:00pm Thursday 12th November 2009

First broadcast:

Thursday 12th November 2009

Duration:

60 minutes

Available until:

9:59pm Thursday 24th December 2009

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