Don't try to do a Heston!!
Jul 17th 2009, 4:30 am
#31
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Re: Don't try to do a Heston!!
that chef was sooooo thick...my fave bit in the whole show was when ramsay takes him to the market and asks what he'd do with braising steak, and tim goes..."err...barbeque it...?"...classic stuff (@1.50)...
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Jul 17th 2009, 7:45 am
#32
A bubbly-jock...
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Location: Teneriffe
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Re: Don't try to do a Heston!!
Geez..I never knew about this series-- have to catch up!
I can relate to the Bonaparte's one...I had a similar situation. The kitchen had served up off oysters and one of our guests was immediately sick, because of the sour taste. I went to the kitchen to explain what had happened (oysters were off) and the chef denied it and said the oysters were fresh. So, I stormed off with the chef in tow to the cold room, got out the culprit tray of oysters and sniffed them...they were definitely off. They were 3 days old ! So, from then on, all oysters were discarded at the end of the second day - whether they smelled OK or not - never had a problem again.
By the way, when you do get natural oysters in a restaurant...they are the freshest - usually delivered the same day or 1 day old maximum. When you get oysters Kilpatrick or other heated oysters, they are usually about 1 or 2 days old !
I can relate to the Bonaparte's one...I had a similar situation. The kitchen had served up off oysters and one of our guests was immediately sick, because of the sour taste. I went to the kitchen to explain what had happened (oysters were off) and the chef denied it and said the oysters were fresh. So, I stormed off with the chef in tow to the cold room, got out the culprit tray of oysters and sniffed them...they were definitely off. They were 3 days old ! So, from then on, all oysters were discarded at the end of the second day - whether they smelled OK or not - never had a problem again.
By the way, when you do get natural oysters in a restaurant...they are the freshest - usually delivered the same day or 1 day old maximum. When you get oysters Kilpatrick or other heated oysters, they are usually about 1 or 2 days old !
