That was problematic. But Richard Caring [the owner of Bill's] wants the best, and some people didn't quite deliver that.

Bill's is a British restaurant and bar chain, founded by Bill Collison in 2001 when he opened a small greengrocery in Lewes, East Sussex. As of January 2020, there are 78 branches in the UK, down from 81 in September 2018.

Bill Granger is an Australian restaurateur and food writer, loved by family cooks and sophisticated foodies alike. Bill's sunny, relaxed approach to food is an essential element in his enduring popularity. In 1993, Bill dropped out of art school and opened his first restaurant, bills, in Sydney's Darlinghurst.

Granger was born on 29 August 1969 in Mentone, Victoria, to a vegetarian mother and a father who worked as a butcher. He was married and had three daughters with his wife Natalie Elliot. On 26 December 2023, Granger's family announced that he had died on Christmas Day at a London hospital, at age 54.