After The Show
In early 2005, series one contestants Ash and Amanda of Room Nineteen discovered that the site that had been allocated to them by Seven was booked to be demolished in December of that year. They were unable to sell the restaurant due to a clause in a contract they signed and the cost of moving the restaurant to another location was too high, so Room Nineteen closed its doors in June 2005. Interestingly, the building that housed Room Nineteen has not been demolished to this day (January 2010).
In contrast, the series two winning restaurant The Greedy Goose continued to stay in business for several years after the show. However, in February 2009 they declared that they would be closing up business after an unsuccessful attempt to open a second restaurant in the beachside town of Glenelg. The poor performance of the second restaurant (focusing on gourmet hamburgers) and the 'harsh economic times' put the winning couple into a position, they couldn't recover from.
In addition, despite Sydney's defeat in series two, contestants Evan and Bella of Pink Salt opened a new restaurant (under the same name) on 22 March 2006, at a new location in Double Bay from the original suburb of Manly. They were featured as one of the best restaurants in Australia. The new restaurant also includes a cocktail bar and is currently having more success than it did on the television series.
Pink Salt in Double Bay has been operating for over 5 years, and just recently Evan bought Bella's share of the business, he now runs Pink Salt on his own. Apart from Pink Salt, none of the other restaurants in series 1 or 2 are still operating.
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