Cynthia Shanmugalingam, CEO and founder of food start-up incubator Kitchenette, and John Quilter, broadcaster, ‘food-busking’ chef and founder of CRU Kafe.

Thom Hetherington, CEO of Holden Media, organisers of NRB Debate, said: “When you talk about ‘Food Entrepreneurism’ people automatically think about street food, pop-ups and small scale artisan production but it’s important not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

“There will always be a place for the classic model of restaurants run by chef-patrons, but Gary goes about it in an incredibly sharp, creative and contemporary way.”

The NRB Debate is headlined by a conversation with Jay Rayner and takes place in Manchester on March 16th as part of the North’s largest hospitality trade exhibition.