Small Business Secrets

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 head to Leicester, a city famed for its wealth of Indian restaurants. But with almost 200 to choose from, why would you eat at Lilu, described as a fine dining Indian restaurant? Lilu is run by foodie first-timer Pratik who always dreamt of opening a restaurant with his mum. Having sadly missed the opportunity to fulfill the dream before she died, Pratik was determined to go ahead and open his first restaurant to honour her memory.