The Restaurant 2009

There is a statetement to the nation from Raymond on his website. Link is a couple of pages back.

IMHO a very feeble attempt at justifying his mad decision.
Especially the dissing of Chris (falling at the last hurdle) was uncalled for.

(You beat me to it apaul)
 
5 numpties and Chris? :confused:

What about the 3 numpties whose [alleged] professional reputations should be damaged by their apparently willing participation in judging this farrago of incompetence and shambolism ... don't they cop for any of this :yawn: irony and sarcasm :yawn:?

Ludicrous and nigh-on impossible tasks - preparing stuff at yo sushis, operating an afternoon tea with one waiter and
 
Well guys, I'm off on my hols tomorrow so am going to miss how the drama unfolRAB over the next few days esp if M Blanc updates his blog!

I fully expect to come back and find that some of you have uncovered a concrete link between M Blanc and his cronies, the producers and the Winkers. Would love to be able to have a peek at the shareholders/directors of some of the companies this lot are involved in.

Good luck with your endeavours and I shall expect to see M Blanc staring out from behind prison bars on my return!
 
:D I spent a good part of late last evening (well 10 minutes) working out how to make a plane cake .... ended up with the wings and other protruberances needing to be made of high tensile gingerbread, possibly with a Swiss roll fuselage. Sugar cone for the nose and rolled wafers for the engines. Then a touch of JJ-esque skill with the icing bag and Bobs your uncle.

Poor Stephen's effort was never going to fly once we saw him sawing bits of fruit cake to shape. Despite all that, I think the twins look like the least unworthy winners, not that that's saying much. :cool:

^^^ What Inkblot says. ;)
 
...and on the subject of the Restaurants, current state of play is as follows-

B+B and The Cheeky Pig, as posted previously, have reverted to their former identities - Muset and The Olive Shed respectively.

D'Soiree has now opened as an Italian restaurant.

Rags to Riches reopened briefly under its former 'Walrus and Carpenter' name but is now being refurbished and opening under a new name.

The other two remain closed. The Summer House still has the menu outside and every evening a light comes on so you can read it! I wouldn't be surprised if.......
 
Delurking to add that the Room101 household are equally baffled by the outcome of this year's series.

I think it's not just the decision itself, which, in pure business terms, I can kind of understand. BUT because the decision itself - in culinary terms - completely goes against everything everyone thought RB stood for. I think if it had been any other chef there wouldn't have been quite the same level of surprise. Although, even so, it was made in the context of a series all the viewers seemed to assume had a fairly significant cooking element!

I was wondering if anyone had a copy of the wording of this year's advert calling for contestants. I could only find the application form. This, and the BBC's own FAQs, both appear to suggest that the ability to cook will be one of the criteria: 'The tasks and challenges are designed by the production team in consultation with Raymond Blanc and his inspectors. They are designed to test every aspect of running a successful restaurant business.'

But I wondered if there was a subtle change in emphasis in the application process this year which we all missed...

I know one or two on here applied; I'd be interested to know the basis on which you thought you were applying.

Personally I think RB should have been brave and not chosen any of them (I also wish someone had taught Nathan how to smile!)
 
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