The Restaurant (UK Series 3)
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The third series of The Restaurant is a television series that aired in the United Kingdom on BBC Two in 2009.
The judges were again Raymond Blanc, Sarah Willingham and David Moore. Nine couples competed for the chance to open their own restaurant, this time backed by all three judges.
Filming for the third series, which is based in Bristol, began on 12 June. In what were apparently cost-cutting measures, the format was changed from previous series. There was only one episode each week, no challenge, and the restaurants were not allocated until the third week. Only six couples were given a restaurant to run.
In a departure from the previous series there was much less emphasis on cooking skills, or actual performance during the series with a greater focus on the couples' concepts for their restaurants, as shown by JJ and James's win despite the former's lack of cooking skills and abysmal performance in the majority of tasks.
The Restaurant was made by BBC Vision Productions.
In July 2010 the BBC announced that the show has ended.
Read more about The Restaurant (UK Series 3): Contestants
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