Master Chef

[Bridgewaterfalls]

Turquoise said:

He was the star of the show for me.

Made great TV, and my reaction even woke my other half up from her rioja induced snooze. But I'm not sure I'd travel to Leeds especially to try his restaurant.

[Turquoise]

No more moustache. No more group hugs. Hurrah!

ETA: Looks like I'm wrong about the hugs!

Edited by Turquoise on Monday 2nd May 21:31

[chrispmartha]

easytiger123 said:

Has anyone here eaten in this guy's restaurant?

Quite a few times, its an experience, ive not always enjoyed all the dishes but imostly the food is sublime!

[Funkycoldribena]

Had to ff most of it,far too pretentious for me,I just don't inhabit the same world as that sort of nonsense.

[chrispmartha]

Funkycoldribena said:

Had to ff most of it,far too pretentious for me,I just don't inhabit the same world as that sort of nonsense.

Why is it nonsense?,it might not be up your street but personally I'm glad there are people pushing boundries and doing things in a different way, his restaurant is far less pretentious than a lot of the more traditional restaurants I've eaten in.

[Funkycoldribena]

chrispmartha said:

Why is it nonsense?,it might not be up your street but personally I'm glad there are people pushing boundries and doing things in a different way, his restaurant is far less pretentious than a lot of the more traditional restaurants I've eaten in.

I just see it as in the same category as Emins unmade bed.Total tosh for the posh to fawn over.

[chrispmartha]

Funkycoldribena said:

I just see it as in the same category as Emins unmade bed.Total tosh for the posh to fawn over.

But it does actually taste good, which is the difference. The cod dish is really really tasty and one of the nicest fish dishes I've eaten, oh and I'm not posh. His restaurant is actually really relaxed and not stuffy in the slightest.

[Funkycoldribena]

chrispmartha said:

Funkycoldribena said:

I just see it as in the same category as Emins unmade bed.Total tosh for the posh to fawn over.

But it does actually taste good, which is the difference. The cod dish is really really tasty and one of the nicest fish dishes I've eaten, oh and I'm not posh. His restaurant is actually really relaxed and not stuffy in the slightest.

Each to their own,I'm not having a pop,its your choice ateotd however I'd rather eat fish and chips that looks like fish and chips and is substantial to fill my belly.What sort of prices?

[chrispmartha]

Funkycoldribena said:

Each to their own,I'm not having a pop,its your choice ateotd however I'd rather eat fish and chips that looks like fish and chips and is substantial to fill my belly.What sort of prices?

it was £75 for 10 courses last time I went - which is fairly reasonable for a michelin starred restaurant.

FWIW I didn't like the sea urchin dish, the raw prawn was lovely but the sauce wasn't to my taste.

I've eaten at the other 'darling' of the chef world Sat Bains' restaurant, it was honestly a total waste of money, that WAS pretentious.

[Funkycoldribena]

chrispmartha said:

it was £75 for 10 courses last time I went - which is fairly reasonable for a michelin starred restaurant.

FWIW I didn't like the sea urchin dish, the raw prawn was lovely but the sauce wasn't to my taste.

I've eaten at the other 'darling' of the chef world Sat Bains' restaurant, it was honestly a total waste of money, that WAS pretentious.

Must admit I thought it would be dearer,still buy me a lot of battered sausages mind...
You didnt like the prawn brain sauce? The look on one of the ladies faces summed it up I thought..looked absolutely grim.

[chrispmartha]

Funkycoldribena said:

Must admit I thought it would be dearer,still buy me a lot of battered sausages mind...
You didnt like the prawn brain sauce? The look on one of the ladies faces summed it up I thought..looked absolutely grim.

The prawn brain was fine, prawn heads are the tastiest bits on a prawn, it was the sea urchin which wasn't to my liking.

Its not a new thing to eat 'different' parts of an animal, go to a good bistro in france and you'll find allsorts, lambs brains are a staple over there, and very nice they are too. Using all edible parts of an animal is a good thing

[easytiger123]

Thanks for the feedback Chris. I'll definitely give it a try. I don't like different for the sake of it, but if it's different and tastes great then count me in.

[Rude-boy]

easytiger123 said:

Thanks for the feedback Chris. I'll definitely give it a try. I don't like different for the sake of it, but if it's different and tastes great then count me in.

Same here.

The £75, I take it that was without the wine?

[chrispmartha]

Rude-boy said:

Same here.

The £75, I take it that was without the wine?

£45 for the drinks, not strictly a wine package as you get other drinks as well.

[Stack]

easytiger123 said:

Has anyone here eaten in this guy's restaurant?

Yes - I went there last Month for my birthday , it was sensational , pity I have to wait until 2017 to go again.

[krunchkin]

It's quite revealing, is it not, that his restaurant name deliberately references a charlatan using smoke and mirrors to fool gullible punters

[chrispmartha]

krunchkin said:

It's quite revealing, is it not, that his restaurant name deliberately references a charlatan using smoke and mirrors to fool gullible punters

Again, just because it's not to your taste why is it fooling anyone?, it either tastes good and you have a good time in the restaurant or you don't. As I say I think people pushing boundries is a good thing, the world would be a boring place if everything was the same, I just don't get the mentality that because it's 'different' it's automatically a con or people are being fooled.

[Turquoise]

krunchkin said:

It's quite revealing, is it not, that his restaurant name deliberately references a charlatan using smoke and mirrors to fool gullible punters

It's quite revealing, is it not, that a keyboard warrior is quick to disparage an establishment without having even set foot in there.

[chrispmartha]

Turquoise said:

It's quite revealing, is it not, that a keyboard warrior is quick to disparage an establishment without having even set foot in there.

It's just a classic bit of PH reverse snobbery

[K12beano]

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