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Restaurant That Makes Mistakes coming soon to Channel 4
A group of people living with dementia attempted to run a restaurant in Bristol last year, and the results of their efforts will be broadcast on prime time television later this month.
The first episode of The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes is on Channel 4 at 9pm on Wednesday, June 12, the first of five 60-minute episodes.
The restaurant was open to the public for several weeks in November and December 2018, taking over what is usually The Station Kitchen on Silver Street, with chefs and front of house staff all living with dementia.
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Josh Eggleton of the Micehelin-starred Pony & Trap in Chew Magna was overseeing operations, with special guest diners including Hugh Bonneville and David Baddiel.
“The idea originated in Japan where there was a real-life experiment held for three days,” Nina Estpueler, group creative director at Red Arrow, told Television Business International.
“Someone set up a restaurant entirely staffed with people who suffer from dementia. It was a big success over there and went viral and that’s how the producers came across the idea.”
The producers are already thinking ahead, according to Estpueler, and are considering working on future editions of the format which would see participants placed in different working scenarios.
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