Heston Blumenthal with the Little Chef team. Manager, Michael (third from the right), so full of enthusiasm for the new branch in last night's show, has now intriguingly departed PophamPhotograph: Channel 4I asked the manager if anyone had stolen the ketchup dispensers yet. No one has, but one old lady asked for one and got it. We want one, Heston!Photograph: PRYes. Here it is. In an inspired move, Blumenthal delivered to Ian Pegler the "blue sky thinking" he'd been so keen on. Nice one Heston.Photograph: PR
On the tables, there are cards that ask people to nominate their favourite retro sweets to stock in the shop. Refreshers, anyone?Photograph: PRKevin McCloud liked the design, although he wasn't keen on the ceiling. Word of Mouth backs the ceiling all the wayPhotograph: PRAsh, head chef at Fat Duck, gets to grips with the new menuPhotograph: PRThe new fish and chips. Blumenthal's Little Chef assistant (sort of a hybrid Julie Critchelow and Natasha from Rotheram, Anne, thought there weren't enough chips. But she liked it. And we like herPhotograph: PRThe AA Milne quote, and others, appear around the restaurant too, notably in the loos, along with a Spike Milligan soundtrackPhotograph: PR
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