The Restaurant 2009

I couldnt agree more. This series is really, really bad. Its all very well selecting people who are going to be entertaining to watch as they are "whacky" or just plain odd. However its just boring when you select people who clearly have no business being anywhere near a kitchen:

Mum & Daughter in Ep 1 who were a danger to themselves. Here's a tip to the production staff - test 1 for applicants = open this tin....if they try to open it with a 10" razor sharp kitchen knife then show them the door.

The Winkers. Choosing a couple of cocky chancers who's only previous experience of cooking amounts to pouring nuts into a plate for their cocktail bar is just ridiculous. Its patently clear neither of them are remotely qualified for this.

The Chavettes. I'm sorry but selecting someone who's reaction to raw fish is similar to watching a 8 year olRAB reaction when asked to eat his veg is absurd. When she saw Raymond's Amuse Bouche you'd think he'd put a dogs egg in there instead of a crayfish tail judging by her reaction.

The Army Boys. The only thing that had any hope of interest for the remainder of the series was the possibility of Badger raiding his locker for his trusty SA80 the next time he orders the wrong colour napkins and seeing him go loco in downtown bristol.

Honestly, this series is awful. The contestants are either bland or hopeless and with no critique and challenge there is no sense of progress or learning. The producer neeRAB shooting.

The whole thing smacks of R Blanc wanting to pull out. The fact that he is now investing in the winners with the other two suggests he doesnt want to bankroll it any more. There's no footage at his restaurant/kitchen and no critiquing the day after. It feels like he's wanted to pull the plug and they've had to go with this half-arsed mess in order to keep him on board.
 
I wonder if the blackberries were from the aborted sorbet? Though why they would be having out of season fruit in the sorbet... no, wait, its the winkers isn't it? No doubt the sorbet was bought from Iceland and simply got left out of the freezer:D
 
As a matter of interest, has anyone seen any evidence of the Winkers' business ventures - weren't they running a cocktail bar? If they do, and it's been a success for some time, maybe it gives them a bit of credibility? Or will we find they were employed for a few weeks in someone elses bar!
 
I do agree! At the start of last summer I could not cope with running an Ice cream machine/drinks/snacks/etc from a local seaside shop - Now I could run it by myself no matter how many coaches pulled up.

It does take time to get everything up to seed and not to get swamped and lose control.
 
They would have just sent any potential threats home on the basis of some stupid one-off mistake (like ordering the wrong size soup tubs). As it happened Bodger and Badger (fortuitously for the show's plans) self-destructed anyway.
 
Perhaps you should have been all of those things! Dear me, what a lame bunch we have this series...

And Raymond et al are gonna seriously put money behind the next venture? Nah, can't be...
 
Oh, no! I've just read above that those two winking ninnies won and they open a restaurant with Raymond Blanc. How could he? I thought they were only kept in as long as they were for the viewing figures, not as serious contenders to open a restaurant.
 
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