Episode five - Bubble& and Dynasty

Dynasty is the brainchild of 42 year-old Jay Morjaria, who grew up surrounded by cooking in his parents' Indian vegetarian restaurants.

Seven years ago, Jay gave up his job as a supermarket buyer to pursue his passion, opening a vegetarian cookery school in London. He then decided to explore East Asian cuisine, working in restaurants in Korea, before opening Dynasty as an occasional, sell-out supper-club, serving vegan friendly dishes with a few meat sides. Jay’s ambition is to curate a group of East Asian-inspired restaurants and he’s looking for £600k to open Dynasty as the first.

Two investors are interested in Dynasty - Lydia Forte and Darrel Connell.

Bubble& was created by husband-and-wife team Rupert and Marita in 2013. Rupert was a head chef in a gastropub and noticed that bubble and squeak was a big seller, yet was marketed as a leftover dish. He had a lightbulb moment: imagining that bubble and squeak could be as versatile as pizza and pasta, he gave up his job to open a food stall. His dishes won two Great Taste Awards in 2014 and customers queued for his dishes. Now, he and Marita want to open Bubble& as a national chain to rival even pasta chains, and are looking for £140,000.

Investors David Page and Atul Kochhar want to see Bubble& in action, in their pop-up restaurant in Manchester.