Restaurant SOS

Alex and Oliver are called to help rescue a Devon gastro pub under the cosh. Owners Faye and Yvan have been successfully running The Oddfellows for over a decade. But now they are beginning to feel the squeeze from the might of the city's increasing number of chain restaurants. At a loss of how to combat the might of the competition, they've called in Alex and Oliver for help.

Alex and Oliver head to Hampshire in a bid to help save the Nook and Cranny Restaurant. Having spent his professional career as head chef in other people's kitchens, Malcolm decided to fulfill his ambition to run his own restaurant. But three years down the line his dream of having a successful business to support his wife and seven children is now keeping him awake at night, and working all hours to put his passion on a plate is costing him dearly.

Alex Polizzi and Oliver Peyton are in Bedford to help Giovani and Amanda's Riobello Italian restaurant. Giovani always said he'd own a restaurant, and taking over Riobello seemed the perfect choice when you consider Bedford's strong community of over 10,000 Italians to target. But with 40 other Italian restaurants in town, the 70-cover eatery is struggling to stand out from the crowd.