We are not going to agree so now its to agree we are not all agreeing with each other so we can drop the subject

Well the subjects not closed just because you say it is. If others want to continue to discuss we will.

If you cant stand the heat, get out of the hells kitchen.

Jonathan Ansell came across appallingly, as did his girlfriend! They only have themselves to blame for that!

I'd like that very much. A guide would be most useful!

Mary

It's a forum - we're not supposed to agree - we all have different opinions. You and the rest of Jonathan's fanbase, who inexplicably have come over here to protect their beloved star from us hurtful DS posters, think he did no wrong...others, the majority of DS posters, think he came over as a bit of a tit...

But your devotion to the cause is admirable - I'll bet Jonathan will give you an extra few seconds when he signs your next programme - and you can sponsor him a few more pounds in his next cancer fundraising adventure...

About two minutes into this is what the whole JA episode reminded me of - especially the veal connection.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTLlrXEzkAo

Nice to see what the rat was upto before he joined G4.

I do kind of agree with this and I think Nick was a jerk. It should have been patently obvious to him that if she sent something back because she didn't like it barely cooked, then she would not like the veal.

If Nick had been doing his job properly, he would have explained it properly to them. I don't much care for snotty waiters (or chefs for that matter!) who think that if you aren't as knowledgeable as they think they are, then you shouldn't be in their restaurant. Stuck up twerps. As far as I am concerned, any job involving serving customers should also involve attempting to understand the needs and requirements of the customer. I was quite apalled to see a customer spoken to like that for no real reason other than the waiter had not understood their requirements properly. I thought Nick was well out of order. It really doesn't matter whether or not they are paying, as the evening is supposed to be an evening at a proper restaurant, not Fawlty Towers.

Amstell should probably have spoken to Marco before things got to the name-calling stage, but other than that I think he was quite justified to be annoyed with Nick and I thought he handled it quite well when he went to see Marco.

What puzzled me was why Marco didn't back Nick up, since Marco also seems to adhere to the philosophy that if someone doesn't like his food then they must in the wrong. It seems very inconsistent for him to relent on Nick's behalf and serve the guy.

Still, reading what another poster has written makes it clear that Marco only did that to humiliate Nick. That makes sense - what an entire bunch of egocentric t*ssp%ts.

And frankly, that goes for most of these jumped up celebrity chefs, who seem to think that they have to be unpleasant to people just to prove that they are good enough to get away with it.

Just reading back a bit here, I hadn't realised this thread was so long! I hope you won't put me in that category. I didn't even know who Amstell was.

I thought Nick was utterly incompentant and Marco inconsistent.

I'm really starting to find this celebrity chef stuff a load of pretentious nonsense, quite frankly.

Can somebody post a link to it on Youtube please?

Well, if it all comes down to howmuch money they have raised for charidee...


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I do agree that Marco was inconsistent in allowing JA to stay.

Never liked Jonathan he was the only one in G4 i didn't like he thinks he is god's gift to women amoungs other things dreadful man.

He has done lots of other charity events too
This thread going round in circles those whom like him and those who do not

If you need to know how a real gentleman behaves look at Bruce yesterday. No hysteria, no name calling, just heartfelt emotions. Jonathan Hamster would do well to watch it