Aizle restaurant in Edinburgh moves to a 4 day week to give staff a better work-life balance

has been travelling for most of his career. He left Scotland at just 21 and worked with Gordon Ramsay in America and became head chef of L’Acajou at the highly luxurious ‘Sandy Lane’ hotel in Barbados before coming home to Edinburgh to open Aizle with his wife Krystal in 2014.

Last year it was included in TripAdvisor’s Top 10 Best Fine Dining Restaurants in the UK and the top three restaurants in Scotland in the Observer Food Monthly Awards 2017.

Stuart, who is dad to two year-old Sonny, also said: “Since we opened three-and-a-half years ago I’ve spent virtually zero time at home – and it will be better for the staff too.”

He added: “They were super-happy – not because they don’t want to be here, they’re all super-dedicated. But I see it as a reward for sticking around.

“It’s difficult for a small business but they are all young people and put in so much work to make the restaurant what it is.

“I’ve been cooking for 20 years and it’s often 15-18 hours a day. I’m telling them now it’s important to look after themselves from a health point of view.”