[News] Jamie Oliver’s Restaurants Administration!

Megazone · May 21, 2019

I can't say I dislike or like him.

He's a chef. That's about all I know about him. I'm not going to judge him based on his TV persona, that would just be stupid. How do we know he doesn't pick his nose and wipe it on his nephews head? or visit hospices cooking top quality food for the dying?

Chicken Run · May 21, 2019

“We launched Jamie's Italian in 2008 with the intention of positively disrupting mid-market dining in the UK High Street”.

Well done [emoji106]

Justice · May 21, 2019

Hate Italian cheap food, pasta makes all the Italian girls fat as such a waste.

WATFORD zero · May 21, 2019

Chicken Run said:
I feel sorry for the people who will lose their jobs whilst he dreams up his next cluster **** of a business plan!

Yes, because anyone who has ever run a business knows that the business plan is the key to everything :facepalm:

Can't be arsed to read the rest but I guess that our business guru just keeps digging downwards from here :tosser:

Albion Prem · May 21, 2019

Pavilionaire said:
I've never seen the attraction of Italian restaurants - pizza and pasta is the easiest food to cook at home.

i am very keen on italian food but never order pizza or pasta which are okay for a quick bite at lunch time,stick to meat or fish main course and you are usually in for a treat.

Super Steve Earle · May 21, 2019

Damn. No wonder they haven't followed up my complaint! Went there for a Sunday Roast a couple of weeks ago - unfortunately nothing appeared to be roasted. One slice of chicken, fashionably charred till solid on top. A Yorkshire pud like an old tennis ball - rock solid outside and hollow inside. Boiled potatoes, charred asparagus, not sure of the other veg. Responded with a complaint to the manager and appropriate Trip Adviser review copied in to Jamie's website. They emailed back with the promise of a personal phone call, signed off Big Love, Jamie's Team. Big Love indeed. Not surprised they have gone under. If anything proved style over substance, this was it.

Rowdey · May 21, 2019

SollysLeftFoot said:
Absolutely not the case. Literally not even close. British Steel is ran by a bunch of morons who are a result of the Tata days when every quarter, Tata would pump £150m into the company. Board of directors have not adapted British Steel at all to cope. Rather than dealing with their absolutely absurd sales strategy of giving everyone 120 day payment terms when they can only acquire 30 day terms with their suppliers, they continued to hope that Greybull would come on bull back with a bag of cash.

So why did the government bail out their EUETS bill?

Interesting 'Steel' expert on LBC Radio tonight - some points he made.

British steel is a small and specialised player in the world steel market, but has over 120 'lines' of production (which is too many for it's size)

It doesn't compete against Chinese import steel.

Most of it's raw product is via South America and Australia - Expensive to source..

It has 60year old blast furnaces, which are very uneconomic compared to other modern types of furnaces.

This is the culmination of years of poor management.

Herr Tubthumper · May 21, 2019

Baker lite said:
I think successive Governments allowing the flooding of the market with cheap Chinese steel is more than likely the answer to that one.
Simple answer, any new building project, flats, shopping centres, retail parks only get planning permission If British steel is used.

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Gwylan said:
Apart from the fact that it would lead to artificial price rises as British Steel can rip off its customers, I'm not sure that we're a big enough steel manufacturer to satisfy all demand and thus price rises also happen due to the artificial shortage we've created.

Cracking thread this. First we have [MENTION=534]Chicken Run[/MENTION] showing us his woeful understanding of how businesses operate and now we have this from [MENTION=35289]Baker lite[/MENTION] . Britain really is open for business! :lolol:

portlock seagull · May 21, 2019

I generally dislike chain restaurants, they’re extremely poor value for money in my view because the British public is obsessed with cheap food. Add in the HO costs, 3P Wholesalers plus shareholder dividends and is it any wonder the quality and provenance is hit and miss. Then there’s the service...Nope, much rather eat at a family run independent with a reputation it can’t afford to lose. Scale never seems to work when quality local or even regional restaurants take the next step and go national. That’s why eating abroad is much more of a joy, the independent sector is so much bigger.

Harry Wilson's tackle · May 21, 2019

Bozza said:
Blimey, I'm not sure I get the hate for Oliver himself.

He's always struck me as a decent bloke who wants to do the right thing for others. He takes risks and has done well for himself.

I appreciate his tone and mannerisms won't suit everyone, but I'm not sure I could be wishing ill on him because of that.

Some nasty shitweasels on this thread, and those are just the ones I don't have on ignore. Goodness knows what the habitual *****table****tards are witterning. May I wish them all misfortune.

Chicken Run · May 21, 2019

Herr Tubthumper said:
Cracking thread this. First we have [MENTION=534]Chicken Run[/MENTION] showing us his woeful understanding of how businesses operate and now we have this from [MENTION=35289]Baker lite[/MENTION] . Britain really is open for business!

And then we have you poking your nose in on a thread which started off suggesting that the owner of this FAILED business will remain financially stable probably going onto set up future failed business’s whilst over a thousand hard working staff lose there jobs not to mention suppliers out of pocket and you the self proclaimed socialist have arrived mocking it, you couldn’t make it up ffs!

Chicken Run · May 21, 2019

Harry Wilson's tackle said:
Some nasty shitweasels on this thread, and those are just the ones I don't have on ignore. Goodness knows what the habitual *****table****tards are witterning. May I wish them all misfortune.

Most of the “wittering” you foolish old soak has been quoted so don’t pretend that you haven’t seen it[emoji23]

Herr Tubthumper · May 21, 2019

Chicken Run said:
And then we have you poking your nose in on a thread which started off suggesting that the owner of this FAILED business will remain financially stable probably going onto set up future failed business’s whilst over a thousand hard working staff lose there jobs not to mention suppliers out of pocket and you the self proclaimed socialist have arrived mocking it, you couldn’t make it up ffs!

That’s a very long sentence.

clapham_gull · May 21, 2019

Jamie Oliver is a bit different from your run of the mill entrepreneur who built his restaurant empire from nothing.

Or a celebrity chef who got himself on TV after running one or two good restaurants.

He was spotted as being "televisual" whilst working as a sous chef at The River Cafe. A whole "Brit Pop" persona was pretty much invented for by the producers of Naked Chef.

The producers (in series one) even wanted him to give the impression he was single, when he was living with girlfriend at the time.

He took the "invented persona" to Channel Four and the rest is history.

He was actually a celebrity first.

LamieRobertson · May 21, 2019

Wozza said:
I remember when he launched a magazine.

The opening words in his intro were: "Well, what can I say?"

Not being funny, you fat-tongued Mockney tw@t, but you probably should have thought about that before the launch.

Blimey...Is that really necessary

Bry Nylon · May 21, 2019

Wozza said:
...fat-tongued Mockney tw@t

LamieRobertson said:
Blimey...Is that really necessary

You wouldn't have thought so, would you?

Jamie and Jimmy Doherty were the only kids placed in 'special needs' in their school year and spent most lunchbreaks with the other kids singing "Special Needs, Special Needs" at them to the tune of 'Let It Be.' Good to see they have both had the last laugh.

clapham_gull · May 21, 2019

I do struggle to see him as a "tv chef" in the same vein as Gordon Ramsey although he has been very successful at selling books.

In my opinion, he is more akin to Nigella Lawson or Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. Neither have attempted to build a restaurant empire and neither has Delia Smith.

They (including Jamie) are genius at encouraging to people to cook for themselves. It's not the style of food I'd pay to have cooked for me.

I could never watch him on TV in the early days, but quite enjoy his programmes now.

He's easily as influential as Delia Smith.

Beach Hut · May 21, 2019

I have eaten several times at Jamie Oliver's and it is OK, not mind blowing (not that I think food ever is) but pretty good.

Tragedy if so many people lose their jobs, hopefully it will sort itself out.

clapham_gull · May 21, 2019

Beach Hut said:
I have eaten several times at Jamie Oliver's and it is OK, not mind blowing (not that I think food ever is) but pretty good.

Tragedy if so many people lose their jobs, hopefully it will sort itself out.

At least their skills are transferable, more difficult if you work for British Steel.

Not Andy Naylor · May 21, 2019

I often wondered why anyone would bother going to his Italian restaurants when every city and town in Britain has plenty of good Italian restaurants owned or run by Italians. And all the ones in Hove owned by Iranians are much better too.

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