Futtocks Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 The only celebrity chef place that I've ever found any good are the Gino D'Acampo pasta bars in London. You can get a lovely eat-in pasta dish, with huge portions, plus a drink for £6, or £5 if you just want the basic pasta & sauce (plus drink). I go there regularly for lunch and I've yet to be disappointed. He's had mixed reviews of different branches, suggesting that Gino needs to keep his eye on the ball as regards quality control across his budget empire. The only 'name' chef's restaurant I've eaten at recently was Bruno Loubet's Grain Store, which was a rather pleasant experience on both occasions. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 (edited) Does Carluccio's count as a celebrity chef place? I've had some decent food there. Probably not worth the prices but as other people were paying I didn't mind so much. There used to be a top-notch Italian deli on my street, and the disreputable old bandit running it always had plenty of entertaining invective about Antonio Carluccio. I think the nicest thing he called him was a fraud. However, I think Carluccio's restaurants are okay. Not fantastic, but not a rip-off either. Edited December 16, 2016 by Futtocks Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 Does Carluccio's count as a celebrity chef place? I've had some decent food there. Probably not worth the prices but as other people were paying I didn't mind so much. The food in some of those places tastes like the microwave-reheat chains' food. Wouldn't surprise me if it were the same there. "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted December 16, 2016 Author Share Posted December 16, 2016 He's had mixed reviews of different branches, suggesting that Gino needs to keep his eye on the ball as regards quality control across his budget empire. The only 'name' chef's restaurant I've eaten at recently was Bruno Loubet's Grain Store, which was a rather pleasant experience on both occasions. The one I go to regularly had a strange turn earlier this year where they served eat-in food on raw wood one-use bowls, I got the advice before I went one day to never eat off them as the pasta simply tasted of the raw wood. They abandoned that idea quite quickly when they started to get fewer people in the doors! One of my managers won't go there for lunch, her opinion is that it can't be good because it's so cheap and she won't be convinced to give it a try. Some folk are strange... "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleep1673 Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 (edited) The only celebrity chef that I have activley attended is Rick Stein in Padstow, and that was paid for by someone else for a Birthday. We used to have a copy of the London Time Out Restaurant guide, and we used to go out on a Friday, having chosen a meal place at random, and where we can book, if we needed to travel fom our normal POS's we did do, fortunately we both worked in central London, and we worked the resteraunts North, South, East or West and travel home as we seemed fitting. She was South east, I was West London. We did eat in celebrity chef territory, but not deliberately. We Just ate where we wanted to. We even met Marco Pierre White, having a snack away from one of his places Edited December 16, 2016 by Bleep1673 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedford Roughyed Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 I went to Rick Stein's chippy in Padstow. It was good. Review over. With the best, thats a good bit of PR, though I would say the Bedford team, theres, like, you know, 13 blokes who can get together at the weekend to have a game together, which doesnt point to expansion of the game. Point, yeah go on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 (edited) Christmas lights. Not other people's mine. Outside ( back garden) I have some lights in in a net formation. When I put them away last year I was careful to ensure they would not get tangled. Only took two hours and a lot of very unchristmassy swearing to deuntangle the fcuknig things. Now a week later the bolody things have decided to stop working. Guess what I'm doing in the morning? Last night a fibre optic tree that my Mother in Law insisted my wife should have when MiL had to go into a home packed up after 3/4years. As said MiL passed away in tbe summer the boss was upset. So of course I said I'll fix it. It was only a bulb 12V 10w. At 9.30 last night I nipped to tesco and managed to get a 12v 20w for only £3 Fitted it and it worked. But just in case I have ordered a 12v 10w from Amazon. At 11pm it went off again. Checked this morning and the bulb is still working but the motor that drives the colour spinner has packed up. A quick trawl on tinterweb and there is a replacement motor.. Only £1.60 from China should be here by February! Last year some bulbs in a window decoration we have packed up. It was years old and even tbe manufacturer said they couldn't supply replacement bulbs. 4 Grandkids said "Its not the same without the train in the window" I trwaled through ebay etc and found someone who was selling one that didnt work. So I bought it for spares and even then I couldn't get the blodoy thing to work. Is it me? How do these people that light up their houses like Blackpool manage? Edited December 16, 2016 by Bearman Ron Banks Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff9of13 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 I think we can safely place "rants" about the quality of celebrity chefs eateries and the reliability of Christmas lights under the category of first world problems. "it is a well known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Been breathalysed again... thats twice in a week? Do i look like some sort of ale cart??? "I love our club, absolutely love it". (Overton, M 2007) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Can we re-name this thread "First World Problems" Ahem I think we can safely place "rants" about the quality of celebrity chefs eateries and the reliability of Christmas lights under the category of first world problems. Great minds and all that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 People inventing words like Guardiany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C H Calthrop Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Christmas lights. Not other people's mine. Outside ( back garden) I have some lights in in a net formation. When I put them away last year I was careful to ensure they would not get tangled. Only took two hours and a lot of very unchristmassy swearing to deuntangle the fcuknig things. Now a week later the bolody things have decided to stop working. Guess what I'm doing in the morning? Last night a fibre optic tree that my Mother in Law insisted my wife should have when MiL had to go into a home packed up after 3/4years. As said MiL passed away in tbe summer the boss was upset. So of course I said I'll fix it. It was only a bulb 12V 10w. At 9.30 last night I nipped to tesco and managed to get a 12v 20w for only £3 Fitted it and it worked. But just in case I have ordered a 12v 10w from Amazon. At 11pm it went off again. Checked this morning and the bulb is still working but the motor that drives the colour spinner has packed up. A quick trawl on tinterweb and there is a replacement motor.. Only £1.60 from China should be here by February! Last year some bulbs in a window decoration we have packed up. It was years old and even tbe manufacturer said they couldn't supply replacement bulbs. 4 Grandkids said "Its not the same without the train in the window" I trwaled through ebay etc and found someone who was selling one that didnt work. So I bought it for spares and even then I couldn't get the blodoy thing to work. Is it me? How do these people that light up their houses like Blackpool manage? Costco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 People who, when you're having a moan about something relatively trivial, call it something Guardiany like First World Problems. Yeah, happens all the time in Angola "Freedom without socialism is privilege and injustice, socialism without freedom is slavery and brutality" - Mikhail Bakunin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumby Magic Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 People that don't drink alcohol like to tell people they don't drink alcohol. People who are old telling you how old they are. People who have an illness telling you what they have got/had. I don't care. By the way I drink, am 40 and feel ok. Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff9of13 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 People that don't drink alcohol like to tell people they don't drink alcohol. People who are old telling you how old they are. People who have an illness telling you what they have got/had. I don't care. By the way I drink, am 40 and feel ok. Some people get to a certain age when they revert to toddlerhood, facinated by telling one and all how old they are. "it is a well known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C H Calthrop Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 People that don't drink alcohol like to tell people they don't drink alcohol. People who are old telling you how old they are. People who have an illness telling you what they have got/had. I don't care. By the way I drink, am 40 and feel ok. People who offer alcohol to a non drinker and then get told, "I don't drink, i'll have a Coke" and then the inevitable "why don't you drink" will start off every social gathering if you are among the uninformed. You have to make the same declaration you have made 10,000 times before that you are not a recovering alcoholic or religious nutter but give it another hour and I will be the only adult in this room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 I watch featherstone rovers.... i insist on tellin people that. It oft pi sses no end of people right off "I love our club, absolutely love it". (Overton, M 2007) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Browny Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 I am neither vegetarian nor teetotal, but have been in spells in the past. You try not to make any sort of a deal of it, but as soon as someone cottons on (usually because they've offered you some meat or a drink) they will invariably demand to know why you are and how it came about. And that is really tedious. I can confirm 30+ less sales for Scotland vs Italy at Workington, after this afternoons test purchase for the Tonga match, £7.50 is extremely reasonable, however a £2.50 'delivery' fee for a walk in purchase is beyond taking the mickey, good luck with that, it's cheaper on the telly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Frightful Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 I am neither vegetarian nor teetotal, but have been in spells in the past. You try not to make any sort of a deal of it, but as soon as someone cottons on (usually because they've offered you some meat or a drink) they will invariably demand to know why you are and how it came about. And that is really tedious. Why did you become vegetarian and teetotal in spells? Hull FC....The Sons of God... (Well, we are about to be crucified on Good Friday) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Why did you become vegetarian and teetotal in spells?Presumably because that's what the witch cast upon him. No sane person would do either voluntarily. Would they? Ron Banks Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Being wide awake ridiculously early on my days off "I love our club, absolutely love it". (Overton, M 2007) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindle xiii Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Being wide awake ridiculously early on my days off I used to be like that, but thought if I'm up early when I don't really want to be then get up and maximise the weekend when it's my time. No point getting up too late, the weekend would be nearly over! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Evans Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Yrsterday i got up 04.10 and made growlers, shopped and cleaned my car. Today I've got up 05.20... prepped dinner for 11 and walked doggy.... who didn't really want to go out in the dark when he was laid next to the memsahib with barely an envelopes gap between them..... Thing is.... I'd like to get to 2pm without feeling utter sheeite! "I love our club, absolutely love it". (Overton, M 2007) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Browny Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 (edited) When you stay at old people's houses and they start banging over all the house at 4-5am when you want to get some kip. Edited December 18, 2016 by Just Browny I can confirm 30+ less sales for Scotland vs Italy at Workington, after this afternoons test purchase for the Tonga match, £7.50 is extremely reasonable, however a £2.50 'delivery' fee for a walk in purchase is beyond taking the mickey, good luck with that, it's cheaper on the telly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Disgraceful time for old people to come in from the pub! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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