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Did anyone else watch Gordon Ramsey last night?

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BroccoliSpears · 12/12/2007 18:23

But he was wrong! It's true! EVERYWHERE* up north serves naan on those funny antler metal naan trees!

  • Lots of places, anyway.
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Kathyate6mincepies · 12/12/2007 18:25

We thought he was just being a control freak and a jerk when he threw away the naan trees.
They seemed like quite a good idea to us.

mykidsmum · 12/12/2007 18:26

I thought they were a bit wierd, I haven't seen them before but there is some debate as to wether Northampton is in the north.

Iota · 12/12/2007 18:27

Kathy - I had a similar thought - he should stick to the cookery and cut the crap

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BroccoliSpears · 12/12/2007 18:30

I haven't watched it for ages and he did com across as an arse. And does he have to swear so much?

But the naan trees are prolific in Sheffield, Leeds and Bradford. They save table space.

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dressedupnowheretogotilxmas · 12/12/2007 18:36

I LIVE I N NOTTINGHAM WE ARE GOONA BRAVE THE CURRY LONGUE TOMORROW whoops sorry lo attacking key board

TheIceQueen · 12/12/2007 18:37

was that in Northampton - I thought it was Nottingham??

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BroccoliSpears · 12/12/2007 18:58

Ooooh dressedup - please come back to the thread and tell me what it was like in real life!

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Myrrhcy · 12/12/2007 19:03

I didn't know naan's grew on trees

I had never seen or hear of them in my whole life, until yesterday.

I thought he gave his usual common sense advice tbh. Even if he did swaer more than usual.

Fuck me.

MerryAnnSinglemas · 12/12/2007 19:07

I should think they keep the naans from getting soggy. Am bored with Gordon Ramsay now - he's spreading himself everywhere. Plus since when did the word 'restaurant' have an 'sh' sound in it ...drives me mad

Kathyate6mincepies · 12/12/2007 19:12

Trouble is now they do that series where they go back to the old places he did and two thirds of the time it is crap again, it means the whole premise (Ramsey sorts out restaurant) is no longer credible.

RoxyNotFoxy · 12/12/2007 19:53

I think you have to do something about a restaurant that uses a jar of Patak curry paste.

Enjoyed the one in Wales more, where the husband & wife fought permanently and shouted and abused the customers. Talk about a couple of Basil Fawlties.

I don't mind GR swearing all the time. But I wish he'd stop tagging "yeah?" onto the end of every instruction.

Tatties · 12/12/2007 19:57

I am up north but I have never seen a naan tree. Dp reckoned they seemed like a good idea though, stop the naans going soggy.

I thought Gordon was particularly foul-mouthed last night, yes?

dressedupnowheretogotilxmas · 12/12/2007 20:24

i will do might just go in for a mooch going to a gig first so if its poo we'll go there

dressedupnowheretogotilxmas · 14/12/2007 11:51

well ladies

it was fab very very nice i was a bit start struck coz the manager served us

it was packed the atmosphere was lovely very busy

quick service lovely food very reasonable good service

menu was extensive but the food was amazing very authentic but the portions of theyre pickle tray was tiny was gutted do love a good pickle tray

any way hope this is enogh detail

and he hadn't put the window stickers back in either

dressedupnowheretogotilxmas · 14/12/2007 11:51

star struck

pud1 · 14/12/2007 11:52

used to love him but he is boring now.

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BroccoliSpears · 14/12/2007 12:54

But did they have naan trees?!?!?!

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suzywong · 14/12/2007 12:59

i have not seen the programme to which the OP refers, but I have been watching UK kitchen nightmares on you tube and I am MOST gratified to hear him let rip with such phrases as "F me you effin lazy effers'

soooooooo very different from the US version where he buys the "ressshhhtrunt" new linen and some mood lighting and solves the Oedipus complex between owner/chef and harridan mother, usually. And makes it into a Steak House. Then fecks off.

JodieG1 · 14/12/2007 13:01

I think he's great.

chopchopbusybusy · 14/12/2007 13:03

I thought Gordon was wrong about the naan trees, I liked them.

The trouble with programmes like this is that they are very formulaic and so once you've seen a few they become boring. I'm still enjoying this series though.

slayerette · 14/12/2007 13:04

I love Gordon Ramsay. Largely because I love the way these restaurant owners ask for his help and then get in a huge strop/all offended and defensive when he turns up and says that the reason they're losing 3 grand a week is because they're not very good at what they do.

Elf · 14/12/2007 13:08

Did anyone else think Mr Ramsay was a huge bully a couple of weeks ago, with the fat chef in Haywards Heath? It was just like a playground situation, making reference to his weight and then getting everyone to gang up on the poor (inadequate) bloke. I'm surprised the anti-bullying peoplel weren't up in arms about it. Maybe they were.

LadyOfWassail · 14/12/2007 13:12

I liked those naan trees! As the manager said, it's hard to get a big basket on the table. The thing that most pissed me off about G R though was smashing that poor mans plates when they cost about £50 each - his poor face OTOH He does talk sense alot of the time - I loved the one in France where he just ripped into that wally all the time! I never watched any of his other programmes and just disliked him out of principle, but aside from when he is a control freak and all the hand movements, I quite like him

dressedupnowheretogotilxmas · 14/12/2007 17:05

no naan trees bur served in a washable basket lol

was lovely

HairyIrene · 14/12/2007 17:16

naan trees wtf..they looked like offensive weapons imho
though handy to hide behind too as he pointed out..
i like him in this (dont watch any of his other stuff)

the worst recently was that girl in paris with vegetarian place, she was soooo lazy spoilt imo