AN EX-MASTERCHEF finalist has closed his restaurant ”instantly” after its month-to-month power invoice tripled to an eye-watering sum.
Tony Rodd, who appeared on the BBC competitors in 2015, stated he’s closing the Copper & Ink restaurant in Blackheath, south east London.
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It comes after the chef advised The Solar a couple of ”terrifying” £80,000 power invoice had left him struggling to sleep.
Tony and his spouse Becky stated: ”It’s with heavy hearts that we announce the fast closure of Copper & Ink.
”We now have agonised over making this choice and spent a lot of the Christmas break looking for a approach to save the restaurant, however to no avail.”
The couple stated that the pandemic, power payments and different surging prices had compelled them to place up costs – driving away prospects.
Tony advised The Solar in 2022 that EDF Power had practically quadrupled Copper & Ink’s month-to-month direct debit from £1,700 to £6,400.
He stated: ”It’s terrifying, I don’t know how we’re going to make it by way of the subsequent few months.
”Our yearly estimate from EDF has spiralled up from £20,000 to £80,000 and issues had been already extraordinarily tight.
”I wrestle to sleep at the perfect of instances however I hardly get a wink in the mean time.
”Each waking minute is spent with this immense worry in regards to the future.”
’PERIOD OF GRIEF’
In a press release on Twitter tonight, the couple stated: ”We now have had a beautiful 5 years.
”We wish to thank every one among you from the underside of our hearts for the heat, love and help you’ve got bestowed upon us throughout this time.
They added: ”We all know there can be many questions and we’ll try and reply as a lot of them as we probably can.
”Nonetheless, we’re additionally in a interval of grief for the lack of the place we have now referred to as dwelling for all this time.
”We might admire some respect for our privateness whereas we course of the whole lot and undergo the process of winding the whole lot up.
”We now have been privileged to be such an integral a part of the Blackheath Village neighborhood.
”We’ll dearly miss seeing all of you frequently. Till we meet once more…”
EDF has been contacted for remark.
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