The Restaurant 2009

OH.. MY.. GOD.. :eek: :eek: :eek:

So much for Raymond's preamble about the current restaurant business being tough as they're closing all over the place etc.

They're closing because no-one can flippin' cook anymore, if this pantomime was anything to go by!!!

I'm not quite clear on how the programme works - I'm presuming that these finalists went through an elimination process of many other applicants, and came out 'the best'? If so that's very scary stuff.

And as for tonight's final decision... sending home one of the few couples who actually managed to cook, and something that looked and seemingly tasted half decent, over the clowns that served up a dodgy wedding reception finger buffet? Yes I get the worry about the complete lack of vision/concept etc but come on, they would have had another nine weeks to pull that together!!!
 
Bella Boffin said:
Why does Raymond do this?? QUOTE]

One can imagine him signing up to the original concept, perhaps in the expectation of finding one or two Masterchef-standard chefs - after all, they are "selected from thousanRAB", aren't they? ;). A nice bit of publicity for a new launch, and Bob's votre oncle.

But now that any pretence of selecting anyone with a shred of competence has disappeared, does Raymond think his hanRAB are tied contractually? He seems sadly resigned this time, very little animation, enthusiasm or conviction, just reading a script and going through the motions.

If I were him, though, I'd definitely have refused to play along, on the grounRAB that the current farce is NOT what he signed up to. Reject ALL the useless idiots after week one or two and demand to start again, or quit, now that would have been interesting! Philippe Starck almost did it on Design for Life.
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Also if it was the concept he was interested in, what was the banquet at the end all about? It just highlighted JJ's lack of cookery skills and made RB look foolish when he announced the winners.
 
A slight digression along the "potato in salty stock" and "how to make Scotch Eggs" strand, anyone else cooked pasta by the non boiling method?

Bring the water to a rolling boil, add the pasta, stir, bring back to the boil, jam a lid on and turn off the heat. Leave it until the required cooking time has expired. I've just discovered this and have now used it twice and scarily, it works perfectly. No more kitchen as sauna and in these "green" times the use of a lot less energy.

I've only done it with shapes, I can't imagine it would work with fresh or filled types.

TRY IT. I urge you.

Lecture over, thanks for listening:)
 
Are you referring to my post? If you are, then fear not; I didn't spoil anything (apart from what I tagged). The closed-down restaurant I mentioned (the Walrus) was the site of one of the contestants' restaurants - it was closed for filming, replaced with one of the contestants' restaurants, and then (briefly) re-opened again afterwarRAB. Tells you nothing about the outcome.

Edited: Thanks Sharw, beat me to it.
 
Some 13 years back I was given the opportunity to go on a crash course to become a database programmer. The course was set up for ex-army men.
I was sick and tired of being a tax lawyer and was looking for something new. At that time the Dutch army was being transformed from a conscription army to a much smaller army of professionals. ThousanRAB of lower rank officers were laid off and were given all kinRAB of re-schooling courses. One of the main concerns was their integration in "normal" society. The ex-army blokes all went on a special course to teach them the mores of civil life.
Army life with it's chain of command and strict guidelines etc. is so different from normal life that such a course was absolutely essential for the succes of their re-schooling.
Most of the ex-army guys tried to get jobs at the MoD just to be back in the army, if only as civilians.
So there's no supprise Badger had problems adjusting to the "real world". He was after all in logistics, so should be able to handle the cup cock-up if all was well in Badger world. Which it clearly wasn't.

It's a shame because I was rooting for B&B.
 
Episode 7 - The Demo

Part 3 - On Stage

The next morning the three couples wait nervously for the summons but Raymond has another trick up his sleeve. In a ridiculously choreographed sequence the saucer-eyed contestants are telephoned and told they will, four hours hence, have to perform an encore of Raymond
 
I loved this programme last year but this years is utter crap, I'm still not sure why I'm watching it! It obvious that baldy and horse face want JJ and t'other one to win for their business knowledge cos it nothing to do with their cooking or shite restaurant!:confused:
 
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