Eggs and bacon please, Mr Blumenthal

Goodman interviewed Little Chef chief executive Ian Pegler this July about how the relationship with super chef Blumenthal is progressing. Click here to read his article, Eggs and bacon please, Heston Blumenthal, but not in the ice cream

Back in January 2009, we asked if you would put your brand through the Little Chef TV trial after Channel 4 had screened Big Chef Takes On Little Chef, which first saw Blumenthal unveil his plans for a revamp at the British roadside institution.

Being reality TV, there was plenty of confrontation and overcoming adversity - not to mention some intriguing insights into management. Not surprisingly, there was Blumenthal wondering if Little Chef really wanted his creations or just the publicity.

Read the Independent's entertaining review of the first episode, click on http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/last-nights-television--big-chef-takes-on-little-chef-channel-4-bust-bbc1-1452076.html

And for the Guardian's interview with then new Little Chef chief executive Ian Pegler, go to http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jan/16/friday-interview-ian-pegler.

The real stars of the TV show were actually the manager and team at Popham, who came through the experience realising they were probably a lot better than anyone had given them credit for.