Big Chef Takes on Little Chef Episode #1.3 (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary

Big Chef Takes on Little Chef

Episode #1.3 (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Documentary

Despite relations with Pegler totally deteriorating, Heston feels that he can't stop the process at this stage. The trial breakfast menu at the Popham location resulted in Pegler allowing Heston to roll out an entire re-envisioned Little ...See moreDespite relations with Pegler totally deteriorating, Heston feels that he can't stop the process at this stage. The trial breakfast menu at the Popham location resulted in Pegler allowing Heston to roll out an entire re-envisioned Little Chef - restaurant look included as well - solely at the Popham location in four weeks, which is not quite what Heston wanted. But taking on that challenge, Heston has many more obstacles to overcome. The food has to be consistent from restaurant to restaurant, meaning that he has to deal with food manufacturers to prepare portions of the meals in advance, so that they can be shipped to Little Chefs nationwide. This process usually takes months to years, let alone weeks. Heston's vision includes front line staff that are knowledgeable about the food they are serving. To train the Popham kitchen and serving staff, Heston brings them to his pub, where they will be performing their Little Chef duties to Heston's Bray customers. And using higher quality ingredients, Heston's revised Little Chef menu items will be higher priced but yield a lower profit per dish than existing, with the thought that more customers will yield a high overall profit. The grand re-opening of the Popham restaurant has many guests to please, including Heston's family, many celebrities, and a bevy of food and restaurant critics, who can in and of themselves make or break this project. But ultimately, Heston will have to please Pegler who will make the decision of where the project will go following this this re-opening. Written by Huggo See less

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Heston Blumenthal Self Self See fewer	Eat the Years
Gina McKee Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Notting Hill (1999)
Zanna Blumenthal Self Self See fewer	Big Chef Takes on Little Chef (2009)
Michael Cook Self Self See fewer	Big Chef Takes on Little Chef (2009)
Matthew Fort Self Self See fewer	Once Upon a Time in the 1970s (2011)
Fay Maschler Self Self See fewer	Food & Drink (1982)
Kevin McCloud Self Self See fewer	Grand Designs (1999)
Ashley Palmer Watts Self Self See fewer	MasterChef Australia (2009)
Ian Pegler Self Self See fewer	Big Chef Takes on Little Chef (2009)
James 'Jocky' Petrie Self Self See fewer	Gordon Ramsay's Future Food Stars (2022)
Jay Rayner Self Self See fewer	Smothered (2023)
Ab Rogers Self Self See fewer	Big Chef Takes on Little Chef (2009)
Richard Vines Self Self See fewer	Big Chef Takes on Little Chef (2009)