YOU SAID:
He was a chef who recently sold his failed restaurant.
INTO JAPANESE
彼は最近失敗したレストランを売却したシェフでした。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He was a chef who had recently sold a failing restaurant.
INTO JAPANESE
彼は最近失敗したレストランを売却したばかりのシェフでした。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He was a chef who had recently sold a failing restaurant.
You've done this before, haven't you.