DREAM OF YOUR OWN RESTAURANT? Do you dream of running your own restaurant? If you do, then BBC2 is offering you and your partner the chance of a lifetime. In one of the biggest new shows of 2007, nine couples will compete over nine weeks to impress the godfather of restaurateurs, Raymond Blanc. The winners get a prize that money can't buy. They will go into the restaurant business with Raymond and run their own place. If you are a couple, either in a relationship, friends or family and want to change your life forever then apply now at www.bbc.co.uk/restaurant Editors: Peter J. Grove Colleen Grove Menu magazine is published by Menu Publications Ltd., London, England © 2007  Editorial office: PO Box 416 Surbiton, Surrey, England, KT1 9BJ Tel: 020 8722 8774 Fax: 020 8722 8837 ISSN 1357-1168 email: GroveInt@aol.com or editor@menumagazine.co.uk Visit our sister site: menu2menu.com Chef Profile: Christian Cilia Head Chef, Brasserie St. Nicholas, Sevenoaks, Kent     The web's favourite for news and views from the restaurant industry. Navigate by clicking on the section headings below, then by choosing a headline to read a story Est. 1996 Issue 120 February 2007 ISSN: 1357-1168 ...According to a report by the British Hospitality Association (BHA), we spent £31 billion on eating out in 2006, compared with £7 billion in 1981... plus... 4 HOW TO WIN A RESTAURANT - (See also panel to left) 4 Online Ordering Service Expanding Into UK Market... 4 15th Anniversary For BBCC... The Kitchin Wins Michelin Star... Michelin stars released by the new Michelin Guide... 4Celebrity Chef Cooks Somerset Curry Dish For Television... 4£4.4m Skills Academy for Food and Drink to open in April 4Eatscotland Launches Award Scheme To Raise The Bar In Scotland's Eating Out Scene... Events - Specialist South Asian Chef Of The Year Competition 2007 Announced...>>> Equipment  New Foster Blast Chiller... New White Porcelain With A Tropical Flavour...>>> Exhibitions Best of British at IFE07...>>> Foodservice Nibblers Tapas Style Bar Menu... Simply The Best Ducklings For Chefs And Caterers... Healthy Snacks From Discovery...>>> Awards - Search Is On For Biba's 2007... Drinks News - Cobra Beer Offers Chances To Party Around The World With bmi & Rough Guides Promotion... WBC Muay Thai Boxing Championship Sponsored By Singha Beer... The Famous Grouse Experience Invests £50K In Whisky And Cookery School...>>> Restaurant News Asian New Menu At Chutney Mary Fends Off The Winter Chill... Curry King Scoops National Award... Free Nan - If She Likes Curry?... Ashoka Bearsden Spices Up Burns Mela... Babur Brasserie - Back Better Than Ever...>>> Japanese Master Sushi Chef Opens New Japanese Restaurant In London, EC4...>>> Latin Las Iguanas Take Latin Spirit To Capital Of The North...>>> Malaysian Stars Come Out For Awana, London's First Fine Dining Malaysian Restaurant...>>>   Bookshelf Selections for February 2007 The Ration Book Diet by Mike Brown, Carol Harris & C.J.Jackson published by Sutton Publishing. Click HERE for review... Sweet Mandarin by Helen Tse published by Ebury Press £14.99 hardback Click HERE for review... BOTTLED FOR BUSINESS The less gassy guide to entrepreneurship by KARAN BILIMORIA with Steve Coomber Published by Capstone, a Wiley Company, £14.99 Click HERE for review... Features FOCUS ON - Spanish Food & Drink...>>