World-renowned chef and restaurateur Raymond Blanc returns to BBC Two on Thursday 29 October at 8.00pm in his third series of The Restaurant, with nine couples hungry for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to open a restaurant with him.

From their first meeting with the Michelin-starred maestro the nine couples are in at the deep end facing a series of increasingly tough challenges. All are designed to test the creativity and practical skills they need to display before they get the keys to their own restaurants. Get it wrong and the doors are closed.

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Twins Laura and Jess, children’s entertainers from London, and Royal Marine chef Jeremy and his wife Jane, a trainee teacher from Devon, have made it to the grand final of BBC Two’s The Restaurant (Wednesday 17 October, 8pm).

The two remaining couples will now battle it out for the unique opportunity to go into business with legendary chef and restaurateur Raymond Blanc.

Says Raymond: “I have been enormously impressed by how much effort all nine couples have put in to the competition – their determination to make it work has been obvious. In this final challenge I wanted to test the couples’ flexibility and resilience. Read more & comment »