The Restaurant 2009

It's only taken me about six months to put two and two together, but after last night's show I realised that back in May I saw at least two of the restaurants that were opened for this series.
It's a bit of a spoiler (although not really surprising), so to add to the list that's already out there...
The first one was Rags to Riches. That'll be Chris and Nathan, and they opened their restaurant in Clifton Village, in Bristol. The other one took over The Muset, also in Clifton - and I'm pretty sure it was called Barrington's, which would mean it was run by the army blokes. I have no idea how long they were open - I'd been out of town for three weeks when I came back and saw them - but the Rags to Riches one seemed to stay open a bit longer than the Barrington's one.
 
their ability to think on their feet ...... balls it up and make a cocktail ?

their work ethic........dont worry about the food.....its to hard.....just cut up a scotch egg


their concept.......a picnic ?????.....im sure we would all love that with the weather we have had today.
 
So is this how the winkers survive again? B&B making a strategic withdrawal? Not so impressive, win one battle, then immediately run off the next field waving the white flag :(
 
I think the cheerful soul is still going, and it was Rb who wanted more financial viable partners(read people he could make a lot of money with thru a reality TV feeding frenzy) but it kinda back fired on him.
 
Well I certainly havent. But what can he say? How can such a decision be justified? Because if the show is not about the best chef winning, then why bother giving them a restaurant, and cookery tasks? In fact why call the programme "The Restaurant" in the first place?

What the hell do two blaggers whose only knowledge of food is picking up a phone and ordering it, have to do with a cookery show? It seems to have been one big practical joke.
 
I wonder if the potential restauranteurs are made to look completely cack-handed so that they can show a massive leap from the before to after for the winning couple at the end of the show.

I was talking about the programme this morning and tried to demonstrate how the can was being opened with the knife and I couldn’t even manage to hold my Sabatier the same way.

I’ve read that the way to reduce a sauce and remove excess salt is to add peeled and quartered potatoes and remove the potatoes before serving. I’ve also read that this doesn’t work.
 
Ok I'm going to throw this out there.. because currently there seems to be a lot of "They made the wrong decision" but not much talk about the other team in the final and in particular Nathan.

So.. you all say Raymond made the wrong decision, so what was the right decision? To hire Chris and Nathan? They can't mix and match the teams, that would go against the entire principle of the show. So if the winkers were the wrong choice, Chris and Nathan were the right choice? And if so.. how do you all think Nathan would have performed as front of house in the proper restaurant? Do you all feel he could have done well?

It may be that you feel if they can train JJ to cook, they can train Nathan to be nice to people, but could they really? I just see a lot of attacking of the result but not much in the way of reasons why Chris and Nathan should have won.
 
I think they should be done under the trades descriptions act for calling it The Restaurant as it is nothing like the previous series of the programme with the same name.

It is as if they were told to make a programme that would have previously loyal viewers switching off in droves so they could cancel it on the grounRAB of poor viewing figures. They have chosen to change the format to make it far less interesting and to pick couples seemingly off the street. I really don't care about anybody in it at all.
 
Cocktails were part of the deal ever since the appearance of a glass of cider by the side of the pear crumble in show 1. Makes you wonder how so many FMs missed it in the rush to scream foul about the change of concept.

Maybe if Barney had served his oversalted stock in a champagne flute or Chris had stuck a cocktail cherry on top of his discarded pork wellington paste, one of those stellar talents would have carried off the prize.

... or perhaps not.
 
The one episode a week structure is really hurting this program. I don't feel I know any of the couples or that they are really tested in a meaningful way. Grrgh. Ok rant over.

I can't believe no one else noticed James' pierced nipple as he was putting on his soon to be soaked pink shirt?:o:o

I think the problem with Nathan is that he's too young. He's just not management material yet. If he was employed under a decent FOH manager, he'd be a good waiter. He just doesn't have the gravitas or the experience to run a restaurant, or the inclination it seems, as he is fond of saying: 'I can't be bovvered/arsed.' Buck up Nathan, Chris is far and away the best chef and should win if it were only down to food.

The stress and priapic confectionery seems to have got to Rebecca as she was writing her speech in the lavs: She's hit the booze. 'My lorRAB and lad-hic-ies, we are gathered here, burp, to join in unholy patisserie this Airbus and this suggestive cake that looks like a fat swan that has been steam rollered. I fink I'm gonna be sick...'

The no carbs thing was tailor made for the D' Soiree girls: some Goat kebabs; some Goat stew, and a frozen Goat testicle on a stick for dessert. Yum! Bring out the carby potato salad.
 
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