Set The Video – The Restaurant, BBC Two, Wednesday, 8pm

By mofgimmers on October 8th, 2007 4 comments

You simply MUST tune in to The Restaurant (BBC Two, Wednesday, 8pm). Coupled with the Thursday show (BBC Two, Thursday, 8pm), it will simply provide you with the highlights of the TV week. When food meets reality TV, you tend to get a recipe for success. Hell’s Kitchen always does well in the ratings. The Great British Menu was a cracking and credible piece of reality TV. However, The Restaurant eclipses them all.

Over the last few weeks, the tension has been slowly upped and now, it’s getting so taut that you find yourself drained after each show. It’s great! If you invest a little in this show, the rewards are more than double. After already heady highs, the show is about to go into overdrive as Raymond, peripheral in the contestants eateries until now, is about to turn up unannounced and start seeing what kind of ship they run. Mouldy ingredients, undercooked grub and delays just won’t do…

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http://www.burntthebook.com Steve Barton – Author Burnt! Running a Restaurant: Food, Feuds & Failures

It was a shame to see Lloyd and Adwoa go last week. Actually it was shame to seem them in the challenge with Grant and Laura, as I think both these couples were/are doing a great job. My continuously shifting money is now on Grant and Laura.

It would seem that most are favouring the twins, Jess and Laura, and I agree they are very well organised and continue to perform well each week. But when I ask any one what their menu consists of; what food they produce, I’m met with blank stares. A similar reaction when posing the same question about Jeremy and Jane, “they do the 8 courses” is the standard reply. True. But 8 courses of what? Again, the same blank stares.

Don’t get me wrong, I like the twins and despite some people’s opinion of Jeremy, I think he’s hilarious. He’s totally unfathomed by anything that is thrown at him, and his laid back approach to life is almost horizontal. But at this stage in the game, it’s not so much about personalities for me, but food. The question I ask myself is, even if these guys were not on our television screens, would I want to eat in their restaurant?

But then what do I know? If I was that knowledgeable on how to run a successful restaurant, I wouldn’t be writing this right now; rather I would be prepping for yet another long nights service. What a horrible thought.
http://www.burntthebook.com Steve Barton – Author Burnt! Running a Restaurant: Food, Feuds & Failures

It was a shame to see Lloyd and Adwoa go last week. Actually it was shame to seem them in the challenge with Grant and Laura, as I think both these couples were/are doing a great job. My continuously shifting money is now on Grant and Laura.

It would seem that most are favouring the twins, Jess and Laura, and I agree they are very well organised and continue to perform well each week. But when I ask any one what their menu consists of; what food they produce, I’m met with blank stares. A similar reaction when posing the same question about Jeremy and Jane, “they do the 8 courses” is the standard reply. True. But 8 courses of what? Again, the same blank stares.

Don’t get me wrong, I like the twins and despite some people’s opinion of Jeremy, I think he’s hilarious. He’s totally unfathomed by anything that is thrown at him, and his laid back approach to life is almost horizontal. But at this stage in the game, it’s not so much about personalities for me, but food. The question I ask myself is, even if these guys were not on our television screens, would I want to eat in their restaurant?

But then what do I know? If I was that knowledgeable on how to run a successful restaurant, I wouldn’t be writing this right now; rather I would be prepping for yet another long nights service. What a horrible thought.
janeth

can’t believe that crying woman won it…god love the husband…only for his patience that crying bitch wouldn’t have the chance to crack it…it’s a joke they won! raging
gilbert

I need a rant. Raymond has made one big mistake. How long before Jane has her final nervous breakdown or walks out on Jeremy because the “I’ve never know such stress.” And what about Jeremy’s rudeness to the twins in the interview show suggesting they were never any competition!!! Ahhh. One good thing the twins are assured a great future what ever they do Raymond has really missed the best. I bet they end up TV chefs. No doubt in my mind they could have upped their game in the food quality area then they would have been perfect. I bet Jane’s pregnancy came as a surprise…did Raymond know that before I wonder.