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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Did it suggest anywhere that the celeb chef would be cooking while you were there?
I wouldn't expect them to be there all the time
Was the food good though?  |
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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago
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They're his menus and his techniques.
I don't think any celebrity chef could cook all the meals ordered in a restaurant all day, every day!
Plus some have more than one restaurant and cloning isn't sufficiently advanced to handle that yet  |
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I think we'd love that celebrity to prepare his meals and serve them to us in person but it's not going to happen.
They're probably overpriced and don't deliver too much magic so I usually eat elsewhere. |
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In my experience the head chef won't be cooking anyway... He/she is the guardian of quality, overseeing their team to ensure the correct standards are consistently achieved... Of course there are exceptions, however said chef is in these occasions clearly marketed as the creator and preparer. |
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"yes, food was good etc and know he cant be everywhere at once, would just be nice if it was cooked by the actual person though once in a while"
went to a celeb chefs restaurant over christmas,paid a fortune,food was shite...if he cooked it he needs shooting!!  |
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"you had paid a fortune for a really expensive meal in a celebrity chef's restaurant only to find that said chef did not cook it, in fact, was not even in the building ????
we did  "
Lim really surprise you thought said chef would be there! |
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"you had paid a fortune for a really expensive meal in a celebrity chef's restaurant only to find that said chef did not cook it, in fact, was not even in the building ????
we did "
. Would not be too bothered but then I do not believe in paying extra for a name where a chef is concerned . I would expect the food to be good quality but would never pay over the odds just because someone special looked it. I am sure that the ingredientsthat they use are no better than any good quality rrestaurant |
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By (user no longer on site)
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The head chef almost never cooks in any top restaurant; they manage, develop, train, recruit and run the kitchens.
Also, in places like the Fat Duck (or whatever Heston's place is called) has recipes developed by him and his team over a couple of years. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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No way. We used to frequently go to Harry Ramsden's at Guiseley when it was the genuine article and the bees knees of Fish and Chips but i never expected Harry to be frying the fish.
Now shut down and the remainder are mere franchises. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"you had paid a fortune for a really expensive meal in a celebrity chef's restaurant only to find that said chef did not cook it, in fact, was not even in the building ????
we did "
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I would expect to get well presented average food that's overly priced, it's whole design to placate a star struck audience of name droppers, the average customer ordering red wine and fish can't believe the audacity of that angry Scottish man not shouting abuse at them!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"you had paid a fortune for a really expensive meal in a celebrity chef's restaurant only to find that said chef did not cook it, in fact, was not even in the building ????
we did "
No. As an ex chef I know even if the celebrity chef was in the kitchen he wil not have cooked your meal. His or her role will to me make sure his or her chefs cook the dishes they have created to their exact standards. A 3 michelin star restaurant could have as many as 55 chefs working at one time. In most big restaurants during service the head chef directs the kitchen and doesn't cook during service. He or she will call out orders as they come in, call orders away and check the food is gone out a it should be. A michelin star chef cannot afford to be at the stove cooking during service. They have to make sure each dish that goes out is to their standard or risk losing their stars. It's impossible to both be cooking and making sure each dish going out is to your standard. |
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"yes, food was good etc and know he cant be everywhere at once, would just be nice if it was cooked by the actual person though once in a while
went to a celeb chefs restaurant over christmas,paid a fortune,food was shite...if he cooked it he needs shooting!! "
Out of interest what restaurant? |
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"you had paid a fortune for a really expensive meal in a celebrity chef's restaurant only to find that said chef did not cook it, in fact, was not even in the building ????
we did
No. As an ex chef I know even if the celebrity chef was in the kitchen he wil not have cooked your meal. His or her role will to me make sure his or her chefs cook the dishes they have created to their exact standards. A 3 michelin star restaurant could have as many as 55 chefs working at one time. In most big restaurants during service the head chef directs the kitchen and doesn't cook during service. He or she will call out orders as they come in, call orders away and check the food is gone out a it should be. A michelin star chef cannot afford to be at the stove cooking during service. They have to make sure each dish that goes out is to their standard or risk losing their stars. It's impossible to both be cooking and making sure each dish going out is to your standard. "
My husband is a head chef and rarely cooks as he works the pass. section and over sees everything |
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