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Anyone watching the Heston Blumenthal/Little Chef thing?

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Habbibu · 19/01/2009 21:51

It's hilarious. CEO of Little Chef (failing badly, shit food (allegedly)) telling the owner of the restaurant voted Best in the World that his food isn't radical enough. Fucking hell.

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fishie · 20/01/2009 22:20

it is such a publicity stunt. i do feel for the staff in the little chefs.

what the fuck is heston doing saying "oh i'll take the person who knows least and get her to teach everyone else". is patronising and rude. either she is perfectly capable of teaching them or else he is setting her up to fail on national telly.

MrsDoylesMole · 20/01/2009 22:24

I would like to take Heston's ridiculous glasses and deep fry them(in a posh way of course)

ThumbBurns · 20/01/2009 22:43

Aren't they awful? I mean, wraparound glasses? Maybe they are a trendy take on safety glasses that we used to use in chemistry classes - seeing as how his kitchen is more like a lab than a real kitchen.

fishie, I do kind of understand his logic in taking the worst person and teaching them - it's kind of "if she can do it, any one of them can.

Will306 · 20/01/2009 22:53

The reason I dont go in little chefs is because it is twice as expensive as anywhere else...Its nothing to do with the food quality.

ThumbBurns · 20/01/2009 23:04

is it? gosh, I know it's been a while since I was in one but I didn't think cost was the problem!

PuppyMonkey · 21/01/2009 10:26

EEw. Watched again last night and couldn't stand how staged it all was. It's so obvious.

That sudden "brainwave" on bhis way home about getting the crap cook to come and learn the new menu. But the cameras were there to film his phone call to her. Sheesh!

Kimi · 21/01/2009 10:37

Poor man, Jamie has his unemployed, Huge has his chickens, Phil has this morning, Gordan has his F word, poor old Heston gets stuck with this heap of tripe.

Jamie would have motivated the existing staff while raising the quality of the food, Gordan would have screamed some self respect in to them, Hugh would have got them rearing chickens out back.

Heston i a very accomplished cook, a bit of a mad genius, but not the man to pull a greasy spoon off the bankrupt heap.
18 stone lorry drivers don't care if their eggs have been brushed with tyme oil for crying out loud.

I hate little chef anyhow, tacky places, poor food, rude staff, and this show just makes me hate it more.

Butkin · 21/01/2009 11:12

As a child I loved going into a LC on the way home from Chepstow races - always finished off with pancakes and black cherries!

I'd not been to one for 30+ years when going to one in Kent last year when we were towing the horsebox and needed somewhere with a big car park to stop for lunch. What a disappointment - the food was as bad as Heston has pointed out and not cheap.

Considering they are in competition with supermarket cafes and motorway services they are way off the pace and seeing that idiot of a CEO you could see why.

I like Heston a lot but you could have seen the Gordon's first job would have been to sort out the kitchens and put in proper hobs etc. Can't see the need to compromise with water heaters etc when they are supposed to be getting a refit anyway.

As things stand the programme hasn't encouraged me to try them out again but looking forward to tonight's episode!

Kimi · 21/01/2009 11:33

that idiot of a CEO thinks he is going to get fat duck food at little chef prices.
Find me a lorry driver who wants a nice bowl of snail porridge, and I will eat it myself [vomit emotiocon]

Wonderstuff · 21/01/2009 21:16

Actually, dealing with factory produced food, HB probably has the scientific knowledge that other sleb chefs don't have.. Training the LC staff will be interesting

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Habbibu · 21/01/2009 21:23

I'm starting to love the LC manager (DH has christened him Gareth) - he's really making an effort.

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Wonderstuff · 21/01/2009 21:27

The CEO thinks hes so clever, trying to show off with his culinary knowledge in front of the camera.

poshwellies · 21/01/2009 21:28

CEO is a total tube *shakes head

Wonderstuff · 21/01/2009 21:29

He is David Brent...

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Habbibu · 21/01/2009 21:30

"I'm getting mustard" "oh, it's a red wine reduction" blah blah blah. SHUT UP, man.

Not sure about £18 for ox cheeks - it looked bloody gorgeous, but I don't think I could bring myself to spend that on one meal in LC.

Wonderstuff - good point about the factory food.

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Habbibu · 21/01/2009 21:31

Oh, you're right! Now all we need is a romance.

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foxinsocks · 21/01/2009 21:32

which little chef are they doing? it looks v familiar.

if I saw ox cheeks on a little chef menu for £18 I would laugh.

it exists for good solid food like the fish pie and chilli etc.

foxinsocks · 21/01/2009 21:32

AH HA

the A303 one

I have been there loads of times grr - knew I recognised it!

in fact, stopped there last week when the antifreeze froze in the screenwash because it was below -5C grrr

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Habbibu · 21/01/2009 21:33

Where is it? They've got lovely accents.

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Wonderstuff · 21/01/2009 21:38

Popham
PMSL at blue sky

poshwellies · 21/01/2009 21:39

laughs at the blue sky ceiling- v. good!

foxinsocks · 21/01/2009 21:39

looks like popham services to me

foxinsocks · 21/01/2009 21:40

ah sorry wonderstuff, was just watching not posting!

foxinsocks · 21/01/2009 21:41

lol you are so right. He is the David Brent of Little Chef the CEO, he really is.

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Habbibu · 21/01/2009 21:41

Ok, I need you to be a Lot less specific - I live in Fife - where is Popham?

(and yes yes I could google)

I just love Michael/Gareth. He's a darling.

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