The Restaurant 2009

JJ and James could run a business, they've already proved that, but no way will JJ ever be a chef.

None of the couples could run a restaurant without brought in management/chefs.
 
Judging from the hot weather the series must have been filmed in July before the summer got worse. So no blackberries in the garden. This whole series looked heavily manipulated from the start. The only thing that is surprising is the extent to which Blanc and his cronies were evidently involved in the manipulation.
 
I haven't seen any reported advertising for contestants this year - last year they wanted applicants by 31st March (see here) - but that doesn't necessarily mean no new programme.
 
That's a shame, at least they were worthy winners- the "real stars" of course being Tatty and Gimp,

Anyone know what happened to the Cocktail clowns who were last seasons worst winners ever?
 
I too cant belive this pair of chancers / blaggers won

and i think they only did so because they already had a "Buisness" albe it a cocktail bar what serves the odd bit of food

as for the show its self -- seems to have run its course it has for me anyway sorry but if these two were the best out of what 10.000 odd applicants -- then my god what were the ones like that never got to screen ?????
 
this is the sample dinner menu from the Cocktail Club:


Food Menu

Our Three Tier Sharing Plates Are Perfect For Small Groups And Couples To Enjoy Leisurely Whilst Relaxing In One Of Our ChesterfielRAB Sofas Or Simply At The Bar. Below You Will Find Our Selections Of Recommended BlenRAB That We Know You Will Love!

Farm House Platter
 
Quite possibly. His inexperience was obvious. Point is, it's not difficult to hire an accomplished chef. I never got the impression that JJ would need to be a Patron-chef in the new establishment? Or did I miss something?
 
Their training starts in January. I know they already have a trendy location (London) in mind which will no doubt be extremely popular.

It is interesting to see other comments about JJ and James. I agree that although they were not necessarily the rightful winners in terms of the programme format, Chris and Nathan were most definately not a stable choice of winner's either and I can fully understand why, given the choice of finalists, RB made the decision he did.

The judges were only given progress reports/updates from the BBC production team as they saw fit to note - and RB & judges were reliant on those reports for making their decisions :eek:
With that in mind, I believe half of the things that went on were not filtered through to the right people and it is clear from the editing that this did play a large part in the outcome, which as I have mentioned before is a huge shame.
 
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