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The second series of ''The Restaurant'' is a television series that aired in the United Kingdom on BBC Two from 10 September to 29 October in 2008. Auditions took place in Manchester and London during March and April 2008.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Do you dream of running your own restaurant )〕 (The series aired in the United States on BBC America in early 2009 under the title "Last Restaurant Standing.") Raymond Blanc keeps his role in the series, and nine couples once again compete for the chance to open their own restaurant backed by Blanc. In July 2009 the winners, Russell Clement & Michele English, launched their own venture The Cheerful Soul in the Hare and Hounds in Marlow, Buckinghamshire (the site of the restaurant of the runners-up, Alasdair Hooper & James Knight-Pacheco).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Cheerful Soul OPEN 7th JULY!!! )〕 On 30 July 2010 Russell and Michele announced (on their blog) that they were leaving The Cheerful Soul.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Michele and Russell: Goodbye to The Cheerful Soul )〕 In 2009, the BBC announced that Alasdair & James would feature in a spin-off series, provisionally titled ''Plate Expectations'', in early 2010. The series, which finally aired under the title ''Out of the Frying Pan'', follows them as they launch their own event catering business. ==Contestants== The contestants that took part in the series were (in reverse order of elimination): *Russell Clement & Michele English - a couple from Essex ran ''The Cheerful Soul'' in Northwood, Middlesex.〔〔(Northwood Town Crier )〕 They already run a buffet business but aspire to open their own restaurant.〔〔(Michele & Russell's blog )〕〔(Russell is North Devon's second Restaurant hero )〕 *Alasdair Hooper & James Knight-Pacheco (2nd Place) - friends from Devon ran ''The Gallery'', near Marlow, Buckinghamshire.〔 Alasdair works for Pizza Express as a waiter and James is a former chef de partie at The Square and Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's. They both aim to open a Michelin-starred restaurant.〔〔〔(Restaurateurs face television grilling )〕 In 2010 James was working as a tutor at the Ashburton Cookery School.〔(Ashburton Cookery School tutors )〕 James is now married and living in Dubai working as a head chef. Alasdair is running the Dartmouth Ice-cream Company, Dartmouth, Devon. He lives with his fiancé Jessica Quick, who is an Occupational Therapist, and their baby daughter Isla. *Tim & Lindsie Selby (3rd Place) - a married couple from Kent ran ''True Provenance'' in Brentford.〔〔("The Restaurant", Series 2 - filming started? )〕〔(True surprise as kimonos and pork belly form the order of the day )〕 Tim is a TGI Friday's operations manager and line cook who rose through the ranks to manage nine restaurants while Lindsie is an HR manager. They want to run an ethically sourced restaurant.〔〔(Dartford Times: Food couple chase their dream )〕 *Helen & Stephen Bryan (4th Place) - a married couple from Cambridgeshire ran ''Nel's'' in Wendover, Buckinghamshire.〔 Helen used to work in marketing but has some experience working in professional kitchens. Stephen is an ex-naval officer. They think they could be the new "Fanny and Johnnie".〔〔(NILGA )〕 Following the series Steven has become a hotel manager. Helen is working in local government.〔〔 *Peter Dong & Laura Scale (5th) - a couple from South Wales ran ''The Welsh Wok'', in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire.〔〔(Haddenham Restaurant set for TV stardom on BBC TV's The Restaurant )〕 Peter is a team manager with a blue chip company and Laura is a service manager who has always wanted to work in the hospitality industry.〔〔(Wales Online: ‘Welsh Wok’ couple in TV chance of a lifetime )〕 *Chris & Caroline Hanson (6th) - a married couple from South Yorkshire ran ''Ray White's'' in Weston-on-the-Green, Bicester, Oxfordshire.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Restaurateurs - Series 2 )〕〔(County restaurants in TV contest )〕 Chris has been a chef at a pub for the past nine years and Caroline is an extended schools worker. Their restaurant aims to celebrate the best of British food.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Restaurant recruits join Blanc for second series ) 〕〔(Yorkshire Post: Kitchen couples take on TV challenge )〕 Chris is now working the food festival circuit.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Programme for Thursday 24th Sept 09 )〕 *Harriet & Mike Ashworth (7th) - a father and daughter pairing from Surrey ran ''The Blue Goose'' in Oxford.〔〔 Mike is owner and director of two recruitment businesses and Harriet is an event planner who has worked as a Crown Court Clerk.〔 Harriet currently runs the kitchen at Public House〔(Public House )〕〔(YouTube )〕 *Scott Sheppard & Richard Hammond (8th) - a couple from Sussex ran ''Sorbet and Seasons'' in Surbiton.〔〔(Surbiton restaurant serves up reality television )〕 Scott trained as a chef 18 years ago, but is currently a manager in first and business class for an airline. Richard used to be an airline steward and is now the director of a soft drinks company.〔 *Annette Cockburn & Kashelle Taylor (9th - Weren't given a restaurant) - a mother and daughter team from South Yorkshire planned on opening ''Caribbean Delights'' but were eliminated without being given a restaurant.〔 Annette is a care worker and Kashelle is a freelance actress.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Restaurant (UK series 2)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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