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What's Eating The Restaurant Trade?

The restaurant trade is in trouble with many small and large chains closing their doors. Grace Dent asks restaurateurs and food critics what is going wrong.

Grace Dent, restaurant critic and broadcaster asks what's going wrong in the restaurant trade. With hundreds of small and large food outlets closing their doors, some say the restaurant business is in crisis, yet many argue that as an industry its contribution to the British economy is vastly overlooked and underrated. Recorded at Bristol Food Connections in front of an audience, Grace chairs a discussion with guests, Russell Norman restaurateur and TV presenter, broadcaster, critic and restaurant owner Tim Hayward, West Country chef and restaurateur, Romy Gill and chef proprietor Cyrus Todiwala OBE to find out what ails the restaurant scene and how it can be remedied.

Producer: Maggie Ayre.

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30 minutes

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Mon 25 Jun 2018 15:30

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Role Contributor
Presenter Grace Dent
Interviewed Guest Russell Norman
Interviewed Guest Tim Hayward
Interviewed Guest Romy Gill
Interviewed Guest Cyrus Todiwala
Producer Maggie Ayre

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  • Sun 24 Jun 2018 12:32
  • Mon 25 Jun 2018 15:30

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