The Restaurant 2009

PPS Didn't mean to yank chains - just thought it would be interesting to debate RB's TV prog making, chef and business skills independently.

I'm not Crazy Ray, just an enthusiastic amateur chef / gourmet / gourmand, who clearly should be looking to debate this on a food / cooking site!
 
Good God almighty, that was something else, utterly cringe-making telly:eek: I was glued to it:o Where do they find these people??? I liked the rags to riches people, the army blokes and the Nigerian ladies. Not sure about Mr and Mrs Piggy. Mr P looks like he may have some cooking skills...maybe. They obviously have eating skills anyway...
Mrs Gravalax should be shot, she seems incredibly arrogant for one so ungifted. Mummy and son seemed sweet but clueless. Mr and Mr Sunglasses obviously inhabit a distant planet and are just visiting. The coconut ladies....worRAB (almost) fail me. How can anybody going into a situation like that think that having a good (for good, read lousy) name would be enough??? Who have I forgotten? Oh yes, the anonymous blondes. Murdered peas and did you SEE those scallops? They had burnt bits on them. What a thing to do to an innocent shellfish.
As to the salty stock reduction; difficult one that, potatoes don't work that well and would probably have taken too long. Also they would probably have over thickened it. I would have added a little water, a slug of wine, a touch of red currant jelly and a small amount of cream, I would then have served as small a quantity of it as I could get away with. Or I would have ditched the sauce and run up a quick mustard hollandaise.
 
Lets show the chef who might employ us a total lack of respect...great plan Girl.


I'm hoping to give at least one good point this programme rather than moan all the way through....what are my chances? anyone?!
 
where do they get these people from.. i could cook better than most of them and mine would just be egg and chips pmsl..
omg the women with the knifes ffppmmssll, cant even use a can opener, how the hell did they get through to this round..who chooses these crappy people ...
my favs at min are the army guys, the married couple the blonde hair women and her bloke cant remember there names. xx
 
Having seen them operate, I wouldn't trust the Winkers with a penny of my money.

Good luck to Raymond and his partners, they are going to need it.
 
I have now found a fourth restaurant that was used. I found the following in a forum:

"I'm in Aberdeen (one of those aforementioned smelly scots), getting married in August 2010

I was in Bristol for the 1st time a few months ago, I really liked the city!

we went to one of the Pizza Express' and there was loaRAB of cameras etc around, so we asked what was going on and the restaurant opposite was being filmed for the 'Restaurant'! "

None of the three mentioned in my previous post is near a Pizza Express. So, it looks as if the whole programme was made in Bristol. Does this mean that we will save a lot of time by not having endless helicopter shots of Le Manoir and its surroundings? Perhaps we get endless shots of the Bristol Brasserie Blanc instead!

There are four Pizza Express restaurants in Bristol... off to do some more research!
 
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