those cuisines are becoming more popular according to new industry figures from cga and alixpartners,th a net figure of 18 establishments closing every week. that's all the business news. do you want to hear a joke? it is thejoke of do you want to hear a joke? it is the joke of the year, it is about vegeta bles the joke of the year, it is about vegetables which has made it to the top of the menu as this year's funniestjoke at top of the menu as this year's funniest joke at the top of the menu as this year's funniestjoke at the edinburgh fringe. the swedish comedian, olaf falafel, won dave's "funniestjoke of the fringe" award with the niche culinary pun. rather than attempt it myself, i asked olaf to give us a rendition. here we go. are you ready? drum roll... i keep randomly shouting out broccoli and cauliflower... i think i might have florets. and you are trending on twitter, as are the words "broccoli" and "cauliflower". huge congratulations to you. how surprised were you to hear that you had won this, given there are thousands of acts at the fringe? yeah, it was a great honour. an