▁a ▁range ▁of ▁ready ▁me als ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁launched , ▁and ▁that ▁Ro ots ▁had ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁brand ▁had ▁then ▁increased ▁to ▁£ 3 0   mill ion . ▁ ▁Le vi ▁Ro ots ' ▁Car ib bean ▁Sm oke house ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Le vi ▁Ro ots ▁opened ▁his ▁first ▁restaurant ▁in ▁West field ▁Str at ford ▁City . ▁It ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Books ▁and ▁television ▁Le vi ▁Ro ots ' ▁Reg ga e ▁Reg ga e ▁Cook book ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁with ▁a ▁for ew ord ▁by ▁Ro ots ' ▁invest or , ▁Peter ▁Jones . ▁The ▁book ▁has ▁chap ters ▁on ▁Ro ots ' ▁story ▁of ▁coming ▁to ▁London ▁and ▁an ▁introduction ▁to ▁Car ib bean ▁ing red ients . ▁To ▁co inci de ▁with ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁his ▁reci pe ▁book , ▁Ro ots ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁edition ▁of ▁ 3 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁of ▁BBC ' s ▁Re ady ▁Ste ady ▁Cook ▁as ▁a ▁celebr ity . ▁He ▁achieved ▁the ▁second ▁place ▁against ▁Les ley ▁W aters . ▁ ▁Ro ots ▁had ▁a ▁television ▁cook ing ▁show , ▁Car ib bean ▁Food ▁Made ▁E asy , ▁on ▁BBC 2 , ▁with ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁published ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁show ▁followed ▁Ro ots ▁as ▁he ▁travel led ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁J ama ica ▁demonstr ating