Celebrity TV chef forced to close beloved restaurant after ‘bitter row with landlord’ in ‘perfect storm’ of events
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A CELEBRITY TV chef has been forced to close his beloved restaurant after a "bitter row" with the landlord "over cash". Owned by a prominent Scottish hospitality couple, they have described the row as a "perfect storm" of events. The closure of the high-profile Bridge of Allan restaurant has seen Nick and Julia Nairn hand back the keys to Douglas Wood.
![[Two people toasting with champagne glasses in front of Nairn's restaurant.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/handout-13th-april-restaurant-nairns-891868615.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Nick, a well-known celebrity chef, was the youngest Scot to win a Michelin Star in the early 1990s. Last year, Nick saw the doors of his restaurant Nairn's on Henderson Street close its doors for the final time. The pair have since revealed that a management contract with Wood had become "onerous", reports The Herald.
![[Nick Nairn, a Scottish chef, speaking.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/1990-youngest-chef-win-michelin-612936714.jpg?strip=all&w=640)
Describing how they previously agreed to operate the former Jam Jar restaurant, they detailed how the global pandemic hit the hospitality sector. The restaurant was rebranded in February in 2020 and was also struck by a fire in August 2021. Its revival as Nairn's took place in July 2023 and the high-profile couple have claimed their attempts to renegotiate the deal with Wood were rejected.
![[Nick's restaurant patio with outdoor seating.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/nick-nairns-bridge-allan-restaurant-965299200.jpg?strip=all&w=480)
Wood has rejected these claims and has instead suggested that he was among many in the hospitality sector who were forced to change the way they traded out of the pandemic. He has also suggested the restaurant's closure has left him £100,000 out of pocket.
![[Interior view of Nairn's restaurant.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/handout-13th-april-restaurant-nairns-891868626.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
