How not to run a restaurant
Three restaurateurs on why they walked away from their life-long dream.
It鈥檚 a dream shared by many a food lover - a restaurant of their very own. A showcase for their skill and creativity. A passion that also pays the bills.
But are aspiring restaurateurs always aware of just how difficult the restaurant trade can be? Is food is the most dangerous passion to have when it comes to business?
Emily Thomas meets three cooks in Abuja, Toronto, and London, and hears how they poured heart, soul and bank balance into opening their own restaurants - before packing it all in. These stories show just how tough the business can be.
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My restaurant nearly killed me
Duration: 03:58
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- Thu 20 Jun 2019 02:32GMT91热爆 World Service Online, Europe and the Middle East & West and Central Africa only
- Thu 20 Jun 2019 03:32GMT91热爆 World Service UK DAB/Freeview
- Thu 20 Jun 2019 04:32GMT91热爆 World Service Australasia, Americas and the Caribbean, South Asia & East Asia only
- Thu 20 Jun 2019 10:32GMT91热爆 World Service except West and Central Africa
- Thu 20 Jun 2019 17:32GMT91热爆 World Service Australasia
- Thu 20 Jun 2019 21:32GMT91热爆 World Service except Europe and the Middle East
- Thu 20 Jun 2019 22:32GMT91热爆 World Service Europe and the Middle East
- Sun 23 Jun 2019 07:32GMT91热爆 World Service
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