Bill Collison

When Bill Collison was 22 he turned a shed in Lewes, East Sussex, into a small greengrocer's. After a few years the shed had moved to Lewes High Street, and became the award-winning Bill's Produce Store and Cafe. Sensing a hole in the market, Bill began to open cafes in other South-Eastern locations, starting with Brighton and moving on to Reading, Cambridge and Covent Garden. They received outstanding reviews from critics, fuelling the expansion to further locations and bigger...See more

When Bill Collison was 22 he turned a shed in Lewes, East Sussex, into a small greengrocer's. After a few years the shed had moved to Lewes High Street, and became the award-winning Bill's Produce Store and Cafe. Sensing a hole in the market, Bill began to open cafes in other South-Eastern locations, starting with Brighton and moving on to Reading, Cambridge and Covent Garden. They received outstanding reviews from critics, fuelling the expansion to further locations and bigger premises. Now there are 22 Bill's restaurants across the UK - and there are no plans to stop there. Bill lives in Lewes, East Sussex with his partner Becca and their three children. This is his second book. See less