Restaurants on the Edge

- Season 2

(2020)

Ljubljana, Slovenia, has been around for centuries, but its reputation as a hot spot is recent-which is why the family-run restaurant, Zmauc, run by husband-wife team Matjaz and Tsenja, with help from son Luka, is in need of help. Reviews say that Zmauc is "stuck in the past" and while the surrounding neighborhood grows more hip, Zmauc stays the same. This is a problem for Matjaz and Tsenja who want to turn over the restaurant to their son, but won't do it until it's in good shape. To help, our experts visit a local honey farm, tour the only castle ever built into the...

Fruit orchards, vineyards, hills and mountains are hallmarks of British Columbia's Okanagan Valley, and that is where we find father-daughter team Campbell and Anne, the owners of The Outboard Waterfront Pub. Together, Campbell is looking to retire soon and Anne is juggling the demands of new motherhood, all while looking for ways to avoid having to close down their restaurant entirely during the offseason. To help out, the experts delve into the unique culture of the Okanagan Valley to see what they can bring back to The Outboard to give it some new life: Kokanee ...

The experts travel to Turku, Finland's oldest city and former capital, to meet first-time restaurant owners Turo and Marina of Ruissalon Maininki. Their restaurant is a large, century-old heritage building that suffers from the misconception that it is only for use by members of the adjacent yacht club, which keeps many locals and tourists from coming in. Turo and Marina need the experts to help give the place a new identity and purpose while keeping an authentic Scandinavian feel. To do this they take a master class in sausage making, learn Nordic design techniques, ...

Our team of experts visit the beautiful summertime vacation destination of Muskoka in central Ontario, Canada. Only, it's the dead of winter. Which is part of the problem the Creative Plate Eatery's owner, Connie, faces. Though her restaurant is perched on a stunning lake, Connie struggles to get locals to come in during the freezing winter months, her menu is inconsistent and too extravagant (kangaroo, anyone?) and the reviews customers are leaving online are not helping. To breath new life into the Creative Plate and give Connie the hope she needs to keep going, ...

The team of experts visit the Aloha Vista Bar and Grill, a hillside restaurant with incredible views of the Big Island's Keauhou Bay. They're greeted by first-time restaurant owners Siri and Sunny, who have inherited an ocean's worth of challenges with this business venture. Not only do they not have a clue about the ins and outs of running a restaurant, they inherited a decidedly un-Hawaiian Italian menu, decor that is drab at best, and a reputation that leaves locals with a bad taste in their mouth. By incorporating local Hawaiian tastes and designs, making ...

The experts touch down on the Caribbean Island of St. Croix, where they meet Monty and Shea, restaurant owners of Louie and Nacho's Beach Bar. Both owners gave up their day jobs in mainland U.S. to live the dream of beach living in paradise, but a week after arriving, a hurricane ripped through the island, nearly destroying it and their dream. When the storm cleared, aid workers made up most of the client base, but with the island getting back on its feet, their new customers aren't finding their way to Louie and Nacho's. To help them out the experts dive into the ...

We travel to the stunning desert landscapes of sunny Arizona where the owner of the Vu Bistro, Heidi, is struggling to create any identity for her beauty salon-turned-restaurant. To help her out and get Heidi to focus on what's important, the experts immerse themselves in the Arizonian culture in order to revamp the restaurant. They go in search of design inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright's nearby winter home, learn about Navajo symbolism, to experience survival methods in an Arizona desert, and visit a sound bath-can the experts infuse the many facets of ...