What makes a neighbourhood restaurant great? Perfection but in a slightly wonky way | Rachel Cooke

"What works, and what doesn't? Why will one restaurant succeed and another fail? This question haunts me, echoing from a childhood restaurant I created in the loo."

"It's striking how much passion it takes to survive in hospitality, yet often that passion seems to be misdirected or completely absent in many places."

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