Restaurants on the Edge - 2 ª Season

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 side of a mountain, stop by Slovenia's Vina Povh Winery and the Goce wine cellars. Can they make Zmauc as cool as its surroundings so Luca can take over?

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 salmon fishing and riding float planes, First Nations totem poles, local distilleries, and innovative vineyards all have something to offer to help improve the restaurant.

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, bake Finnish bread and desserts, experiment with fabrics and more to help the first-time restaurant owners find their groove in running a successful Finnish restaurant.

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, Nick, Karin and Dennis hit the streets for inspiration. An ice fishing expedition, a snowshoe through the forest in search of art, and a celebration at one of the city's local breweries-will it be enough to give the Creative Plate a fighting chance in the off season?

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 traditional Kapa, witnessing a tatau, and visiting a centuries-old taro farm and more, these experts try to help elevate the Aloha Vista Bar and Grill and teach Siri and Sunny a thing or two about the restaurant business along the way.