I like him. When he berates people it reminds me of every hilarious restaurant job i've had where everyone is coo coo and they still manage somehow to keep a business afloat.
(Hilarious in the past tense, that is. Not so fun when you are right in the thick of it.)
It's cute to say that his food is "mediocre" or "conformist" or whatever the fuck. But seeing as he has consistently won very high-to top accolades from institutions like the Michelin Guide, that sort of criticism just sounds kind of hollow and stupid, no?
I mean, not everyone is Heston Blumenthal. And why should they be?
I love watching Kitchen Nightmares but what he does almost every single time is simplify the menu, both to make it easier to cook and less exotic to local tastes.
Even on Hell's Kitchen consistency and efficiency are often valued over creativity. So for someone who's billed himself as a pragmatic businessman, the eroding restaurant empire is probably a lot more embarrassing than being labeled a pretty average cook.
03/15/09
(Hilarious in the past tense, that is. Not so fun when you are right in the thick of it.)
03/15/09
03/15/09
I mean, not everyone is Heston Blumenthal. And why should they be?
03/15/09
Even on Hell's Kitchen consistency and efficiency are often valued over creativity. So for someone who's billed himself as a pragmatic businessman, the eroding restaurant empire is probably a lot more embarrassing than being labeled a pretty average cook.
03/15/09
03/15/09
JA tweeting Kevin Rose,
Bourbon barrels being drunk by that Chiore,
Mary Rambin trying on some hose.
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe,
Help to make the city's blight.
Tiny geighs with their eyes all aglow,
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.
They know that Denton's on his way;
He's loaded lots of booze and twinkies for his geighs.
And every commenter is going to spy,
To see if Balk really knows how to fly.
And so I'm offering this simple phrase,
To commenters from one to ninety-two,
Although its been said many times, many ways,
A very warm recession to you.