Tv show "Pesadilla en la cocina"
Dec 7th 2012, 9:35 am
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Tv show "Pesadilla en la cocina"
Anyone been watching this? Is it worth viewing?
Dec 7th 2012, 9:39 am
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Re: Tv show "Pesadilla en la cocina"
Poor mans Gordon Ramsey 
Dec 7th 2012, 9:48 am
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Yes, its pretty good. What is interesting is seeing the different dynamic between the shows in the UK, US and Spain
The Spanish are much more fun than the other nationalaties and normally they get on very well with each other at work, except for the poor cook who gets blamed for everything. Lack of organisation and management is usually at fault, especially when the management knows nothing about food
The US were much more serious and business like, but those in trouble were usually deluded about the quality of their food. They usually lap up Ramsey's advice though
In the UK, the owners usually had a problem accepting what Ramsey said because they had authority and personable problems
All the UK and US restaurants had a fully trained chef with assistents etc, the Spanish ones just have a lowly (usually immigrant) cook - but that could be because the UK and US restaurants are on a much bigger scale
The Spanish are much more fun than the other nationalaties and normally they get on very well with each other at work, except for the poor cook who gets blamed for everything. Lack of organisation and management is usually at fault, especially when the management knows nothing about food
The US were much more serious and business like, but those in trouble were usually deluded about the quality of their food. They usually lap up Ramsey's advice though
In the UK, the owners usually had a problem accepting what Ramsey said because they had authority and personable problems
All the UK and US restaurants had a fully trained chef with assistents etc, the Spanish ones just have a lowly (usually immigrant) cook - but that could be because the UK and US restaurants are on a much bigger scale
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Dec 7th 2012, 9:53 am
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Yes, its pretty good. What is interesting is seeing the different dynamic between the shows in the UK, US and Spain
And the types of restaurants they go to in Spain tend to be much smaller than in the other countries, with just one lowly paid (usually immigrant) cook, and loads of waiters
The Spanish are much more fun than the other nationalaties and normally they get on very well with each other at work, except for the poor cook who gets blamed for everything. Lack of organisation and management is usually at fault, especially when the management knows nothing about food
The US were much more serious and business like, but those in trouble were usually deluded about the quality of their food. They usually lap up Ramsey's advice though
In the UK, the owners usually had a problem accepting what Ramsey said because they had authority and personable problems
And the types of restaurants they go to in Spain tend to be much smaller than in the other countries, with just one lowly paid (usually immigrant) cook, and loads of waiters
The Spanish are much more fun than the other nationalaties and normally they get on very well with each other at work, except for the poor cook who gets blamed for everything. Lack of organisation and management is usually at fault, especially when the management knows nothing about food
The US were much more serious and business like, but those in trouble were usually deluded about the quality of their food. They usually lap up Ramsey's advice though
In the UK, the owners usually had a problem accepting what Ramsey said because they had authority and personable problems
Dec 7th 2012, 9:58 am
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Just been watching the following first part. Seem to be quite a few in the kitchen. But they definitely seem to be enjoying themselves at work too much. And they seem genuinely surprised that Chef can easily find fault with their offerings. Btw, Is the Chef - Alberto Chicote - another of those celebrity chefs who doesn't always make money from his restaurants?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wdW6HOqQk6o
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wdW6HOqQk6o
The owners didnt have a clue about restaurants, the wife invested all her gymnast money into the business and the husband was a coke head b*llsh*tter. The only serious one was the Polish manager
They got on really well though and were serious once Chicote got his message across
Yes the chef has x number of michelin stars etc. I have no idea if his retaurants make money
Dec 7th 2012, 3:26 pm
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Re: Tv show "Pesadilla en la cocina"
having watched Ramsey in the US I think some of them could do with a week working in some of my local bars and restaurants, especially the short order places run as family businesses
the guy runs the ordering, the bar, etc and wife/daughter does the cooking. The two don't get in each other's way and seem to work well as a team.
The ego's on display in these programmes make Ramsey look like a puppy.
The size of some of the menu's
The BBC (?) had a prog on cleanliness in food establishments with visiting EHO's which made you feel sick.
Someone wondered why I go round the back and buy the chef a drink whilst looking over the kitchen
the guy runs the ordering, the bar, etc and wife/daughter does the cooking. The two don't get in each other's way and seem to work well as a team.
The ego's on display in these programmes make Ramsey look like a puppy.
The size of some of the menu's
The BBC (?) had a prog on cleanliness in food establishments with visiting EHO's which made you feel sick.
Someone wondered why I go round the back and buy the chef a drink whilst looking over the kitchen
