Is Ramsay inc down the sink. Oh F**K

Thermidor · 26 January 2009 at 8:50PM

spuds wrote: »

I think someone brought up the gross indecency thing with Ramsey in an interview and he explained it as weeing where they shouldn't have been whilst drunk. Full story here:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20040606/ai_n12896003

Bit cheeky of him to be all over the supplements with pics of his kids then be having an affair, though.

I agree the food at Harvester and Henry's Table type pubs is over-priced. If I want microwaved, boil in the bag food I go to Weatherspoons - quite nice and cheap. Also Sainsbury's - 2 meals for £5 at the moment and pretty nice stuff too. I have eaten in expensive-ish restaurants and cheap ones, and mostly find that the price difference is not justified.

Back on topic, I predict the closing of many restaurants and hotels as people stay home, business lunching is cut right back, and folk stop having mini-breaks. Conversely, Subway, McD's etc. will do okay as they are a way of having a cheap treat. I also forsee lots of '2 courses for £5' type offers at restaurants as they try to get people in.

Gordon Ramsay would say that, wouldn't he?:o However, weeing in the sink of a public convenience is not a gross indecency offence. What is more, I'm sure the toilet attendant would know the difference between a man peeing in a sink and 3 men masturbating each other.

Gross indecency charges are ALWAYS of a SEXUAL nature.

IF they were drunk, and all decided to pee in the sink instead of the urinals they could have been arrested for being drunk and disorderly (although given that they were in MENS TOILETS where it is legal to display your penis - the Police would never have bothered to even arrest them!).

The only reason they could have been charged with GROSS Indecency is because they were performing sexual acts on each other. And the reason Ramsay pleaded guilty and accepted a caution was because he wanted it all to go away quietly...........................

The Police are fully aware of what really took place - I'll say no more.

Thermidor · 26 January 2009 at 9:09PM

Generali wrote: »

Possibly you're right, even probably.

My earlier point is that British people seem to like to eat badly. That Harvester can exist at all seems to confirm this.

Oooooh, aren't you a pompous little patronising git?!

Possibly - even probably - I AM RIGHT!:D

You've only been in Oz a couple of months and already you're Pommy Bashing - even though you're a celt-coloured carrot muncing Pom yourself who probably bores the pants off the Ozzies with all your long-winded yarns.

You wait - in a couple of years you'll be aching to leave Oz - your type don't settle in there. Ozzies hate boring know-alls who actually know nothing of any real interest.

As for you hinting that the food in Britain is rubbish and the food in Oz is fabulous, I seem to remember seeing massive walrus-sized women waddling along out there - the Obesity epidemic in Australia is almost as bad as the US. They have all the fast food joints we have in Britain - and more! One of their fried chicken outlets sells thick globulous gravy to pour over their greasy fat chips.

Their pies, peas, and burgers are absolutely laden with lard, and their huge cream pavlovas ooze with saturated fat. And they think Pavlova's refined!!:rotfl: :rotfl:

They swig beer out of tinnies like it's going out of fashion (nearly all the men have swollen guts) and they spend $100 on the fruit machines just so they can stuff their faces with a cheap meal for $5 consisting of the most greasy fattening stodge you can find.

Oh, and their turkey sausages and bacon are vile too!

itsallagame_2 · 26 January 2009 at 9:27PM

Thermidor wrote: »

Oooooh, aren't you a pompous little patronising git?!

Possibly - even probably - I AM RIGHT!:D

You've only been in Oz a couple of months and already you're Pommy Bashing - even though you're a celt-coloured carrot muncing Pom yourself who probably bores the pants off the Ozzies with all your long-winded yarns.

You wait - in a couple of years you'll be aching to leave Oz - your type don't settle in there. Ozzies hate boring know-alls who actually know nothing of any real interest.

As for you hinting that the food in Britain is rubbish and the food in Oz is fabulous, I seem to remember seeing massive walrus-sized women waddling along out there - the Obesity epidemic in Australia is almost as bad as the US. They have all the fast food joints we have in Britain - and more! One of their fried chicken outlets sells thick globulous gravy to pour over their greasy fat chips.

Their pies, peas, and burgers are absolutely laden with lard, and their huge cream pavlovas ooze with saturated fat. And they think Pavlova's refined!!:rotfl: :rotfl:

They swig beer out of tinnies like it's going out of fashion (nearly all the men have swollen guts) and they spend $100 on the fruit machines just so they can stuff their faces with a cheap meal for $5 consisting of the most greasy fattening stodge you can find.

Oh, and their turkey sausages and bacon are vile too!

Wow! rant over?

PasturesNew · 26 January 2009 at 9:58PM

Thermidor wrote: »

The Police are fully aware of what really took place - I'll say no more.

... they were the other 3 men?

nickj_2 · 26 January 2009 at 10:15PM

what he needs to do is raise his profile by undertaking a tv challenge , how about revamping little chef , for instance

PasturesNew · 26 January 2009 at 10:18PM

nickj wrote: »

what he needs to do is raise his profile by undertaking a tv challenge , how about revamping little chef , for instance

That bald geezer's got that job. The one that does crazy cooking stuff. Seems to wear protective welding goggles a lot. It's being televised as he does it. I saw episode 1 last week.

Edit: Hester Blumethal
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/article5248428.ece

MrsE_2 · 26 January 2009 at 10:50PM

Mr_Matey wrote: »

Speaking of fish and chips, where can I get a decent one in London?

I've been to a few places (local place, Brighton Pier, Greenwich) and they were all pretty awful. My gf now complains about how bad the fish and chips are in England! Help me convince her otherwise...

Ahh for a grilled Barra 'n chips.

Masters (or could be caled Master Fry) in Waterloo.

The road that takes you from Elephant to Waterloo Bridge, well before you get to the station, its on your right, used to have a green sign.

HelpWhereIcan · 26 January 2009 at 11:16PM

I would love to be able to take advantage of more decent restaurants.

Despite being a confirmed Northerner and London-ophobe I have to admit that London has everything you could imagine gastronomywise and this country lacks any real choice outside the major population centres.

We have one michelin starred restaurant near (there are more but you have to be willing to travel) and a few good quality restaurants but nothing like the choice of styles you have in London.

Problem is that the food scene in the 'provinces' is dominated by the chains and the food they do is not good. OK, but not good. All sent from a warehouse in a bag and microwaved to order.

We do not do proper restaurants in this country and that is a shame.

It does not come down to cost (but I have to admit that £30 for a GR lunch menu sounds really good) but the quality. We do not see that the two do not have to be mutually exclusive.

I have a great michelin starred meal for £60 in my favourites. I also have a £4.50 'cow pie' and chips from a pub in Yeadon near Leeds (with sausages for horns) and many in between.

The only alternatives to GR etc do not have to be the chains - support your local chefs!!!

Fat man's rant over

krisskross · 27 January 2009 at 12:33AM

Kez100 wrote: »

I'm not arguing with that. I am saying the difference is not a tenner. The difference is three times (and probably more with drink).

The difference was actually more than £20 because I ate and enjoyed every morsel of my Claridges meal. The Harvester one was totally inedible, even after sending it back and being offered another equally bad one. Never again.

pickledpink · 27 January 2009 at 6:03AM

Mr_Matey wrote: »

Speaking of fish and chips, where can I get a decent one in London?

I've been to a few places (local place, Brighton Pier, Greenwich) and they were all pretty awful. My gf now complains about how bad the fish and chips are in England! Help me convince her otherwise...

Ahh for a grilled Barra 'n chips.

Brady's Fish & Chip shop in Old York Road, Wandsworth (SW) was absolutely delicious!:j I haven't been there for a few years but I hear they have the same owner (you can't miss him - he always has a glass of vino in his hand) so it should still be top class. The fish was always really fresh, white and moist, and the batter all crispy and golden with plump golden chips all fluffy inside. They also did the best potted shrimps ever, and if you wanted to be poncy you could order seared tuna. Oh, their mayo dips were to die for - the dill mayonnaise was my absolute favourite!!! Wine list was good too - Brady knows his stuff!:money:

Another very good chippie is Olly's in SE24 - just by Herne Hill close to Dulwich. Excellant fish and chips (Lord Archer and that old bat Cilla Black have eaten there a few times:eek: ) Great grub, but not as good as Brady's.

Just south of London is McDermott's in Featherbed Lane, South Croydon. Their fish and chips are delicious too. All the fish is skinned and fried in light golden batter (as they are at Brady's and Olly's) and the chips are all cooked twice to make them perfectly crisp.

I know of people who drive miles out of their way to go to all those fish and chip shops.:T :T :T

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