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Skriven 2006-12-27 19:10:14 av Ian Hoare
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: Re: Rant 762
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Hi MICHAEL, 

 on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 16:21:00 -0500, you said:-

>in but saw fit to admit Mr. Perfectionist and a camera crew.
>When Mr. Perfectionist is the holder of three Michelin stars
>and is said to be the one place that justifies a special
>culinary trip to Britain. (Well, there is the Fat Duck in Bray.)

We were lucky enough (as you probably saw from or write up) to get to the
Fat Duck last year, and this year, we're off to Gordon Ramsey's little dive
on the 3rd. Saturday we celebrqate our 39th anniversary by going for lunch
to the "Old Bell" in Malmesbury, where the chef has increased his corps de
cuisine from 4 to 10 in a year, and snagged two rosettes in the process.
Hotly tipped for a third rosette "real soon", we're sharing his tasting menu
6-8 (I forget) courses for the ludicrously low price of £48, £68 with wines
with 6 or 8 foody friends from here and there. I wish I'd thought of asking
you two!

http://www.oldbellhotel.com/

As for Gordon Ramsey and his mouth. Panaroid behaviour is relatively common
in top restaurants. One might wish otherwise and I don't excuse it, but he
had to undergo his share under Marco-Pierre White. When he was at
"Aubergine" and left, the entire corps de cuisine left with him - which must
put a question mark to his notorious bad treatment of staff.

I suspect that what's happened is that after being the subject of a lot of
media criticism for his language, his publicists advised him to turn the
tables by making that a feature of his TV persona. Because he's perfectly
capable of speaking and writing without a`single f*** for hours. Anyway, I
think he's done himself no good by sticking to it. IMO it's time for him to
drop it. He's (with Heston B of the Fat Duck) arguably the most talented
chef in the UK, he's in an unassailable position, and he could now settle
down to be human. I was given his "Makes it simple" cookbook for Christmas
and it shows a completely different side of him. Simple family food, served
to and with his kids, wreathed with smiles and full of cuddles. Let's hope
that, with "Humble Pie" his autobiography, it makes a departure from his old
persona. I doubt it though, because in  programs like "Kitchens from Hell"
(there's a  new series on, by the way) and "Hell's kitchen" and "The F-word"
they're obviously playing on the cantankerous, foulmouthed persona for all
it's worth. 

I look forward to our meal there, anyway.

ATB
Ian
Bon appetit
Ian in Forges
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