One of the most popular TV shows over the last couple of years has been Raymond Blanc’s The Restaurant on BBC where 10 aspiring couples are given a restaurant each and set weekly tasks with the winning couple getting to keep their restaurant and take Blanc on as a business partner. Well the good news is that it is coming back for a third series and the producers have just started looking for new contestants to take part in the show, you can apply here.Hopefully you will have what it takes to make it and Raymond won’t be closing your restaurant.

For those of you not familiar with Raymond Blanc he is an award winning chef who currently holds 3 Michelin stars for his Manoir Aux quatre saisonswhich is a stunning country house. He is an exception to the rule as he is a super talented French chef plying his trade in the UK and has been doing so for over 20 years. To get a bit of a better look inside the head of a great chef here is a great video where Raymond is talking about French food…