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OK?
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year, but over 2/3
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in Abergavenny has
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Welsh countryside,
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a coveted Michelin star.
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first celebrity chefs.
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- How are you?
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it didn't happen.
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yeah, that was bad.
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I'll take this.
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trained chef and he
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cooking is spuds.
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Thank you very much.
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103. No wonder
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everywhere and— and—
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pants off anyone.
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sell good wine.
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111. In the short period of timel've been in here today,
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the ingredients,
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118. keeping it seasonal, andindividual flair of the chef.
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121. If his standards have slipped, inspectors will soon take away
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dining room now—
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to present the menu
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the Walnut Tree Inn.
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notch prices but only
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he'll like it.
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139. You got to search and you'vegot to evolve, develop,
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you serve mussels
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stew, they've
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160. The big build-up was for theclassic Italian fish stew.
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166. So we've hit rock bottom. STAFF MEMBER: OK.
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problems, but it does
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young, enthusiastic—
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blaming your tools.
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Take a seat.
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come for the job?
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time for me to change.
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and a lot of microwave.
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Where's Francesco?
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on work experience.
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since the old days
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- Hello,
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keen to get home.
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he's not a team player.
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put a padlock on that.
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him run the kitchen.
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what made of, so I'm
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and bring it together.
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complete disaster.
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hanging around the pass,
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one venison sausage,
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one pigeon, one oysters,
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Hey, hey, main course.
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487. I think so.
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488. They're not just.
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489. Not recently sinceit's been taken over, no.
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490. Since Francesco
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491. took over the WalnutTree, nine new restaurants
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492. have opened nearby.
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493. If people think his
place is too expensive,
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cheaper alternatives.
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495. Morning, ladies.
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496. So we've been
Franco.
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497. Mm-hm.
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498. He seems to be everyone'sfavorite in Abergavenny, Franco
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499. and Anne.
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500. They always seem to be thedarlings of Abergavenny.
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501. Yet no one's been
since Francesco
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502. took over three years ago.
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503. Yeah, well, I came
to sort of ask
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504. some locals about theWalnut Tree and Abergavenny.
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505. I end up finding AinsleyHarriott's book, 3 pound 60.
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506. Jesus Christ, he's
going to be pissed off
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507. when he finds out 3 pound 60.
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508. They can't believe it's
so fucking expensive!
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509. Still,
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510. maybe there's a lesson to belearned from Ainsley's book.
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511. If your customers won't paytop whack, cut your prices.
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512. Otherwise, they'll
eat elsewhere.
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513. Jesus, is that a typing error?70 quid.
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514. It's somewhat a little
bit intimidating
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515. because it's so expensive, which puts people off.
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516. And have we gone up in priceover the last three years?
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517. Have we got more expensive?
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518. Yeah, probably.
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519. The was 55, 60.
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520. 60, wasn't it?
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521. 60.
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522. And then I push it to 65.
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523. And only in the
last two months, I
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524. put it to 70 because the priceof the fish is going up and up.
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525. As usual,
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526. Francesco thinks he knows best.
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527. But I won't give
him a bollocking
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528. in front of his team.
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529. Anyway, just now, I've
got other fish to fry.
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530. There's still no head chef.
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531. So far, I think Stefano andGary are the best candidates.
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532. But Francesco just
won't consider them.
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533. He's got to be realistic.
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534. He's in the middle
of Wales, not London.
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535. —straightforward.
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536. And if we don't find anyoneas god as Gary or we don't find
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Stefano, then, you know,
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538. we're going to look atwhat we've got internally.
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539. Ah.
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540. Well, no, I think that—
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541. I think we need somebody
really from outside.
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542. Inside— internally,
I can only be the one.
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543. Francesco just doesn't see it.
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544. But Gary and Stefano have talentand I'm going to show him.
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545. The only way I'll get
him to try their food
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546. is to make him believe
that I've cooked it.
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547. Really important
tomorrow night.
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548. Yep.
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549. It's your half hour.
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550. So have you thought
about your dishes?
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551. I'm think of an
oyster starter—
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552. Mm-hm.
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553. —with like a herb crustof gratin on the top.
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554. Mm-hm.
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555. For main course, I wasthinking a meat of some sort,
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556. like a filet with some shallots.
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557. Mm-hm, so important.
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558. We'll do service.
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559. Then at the end of service, we'll sit them down.
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560. And bang, you let rip.
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561. Sure
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562. Fuck,
you let rip big time.
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563. Right, Stefano, let's go.
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564. The crap in the kitchen
about the delegation,
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565. the lack of direction—yeah, we can work on that.
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566. That's workable.
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567. But this is your
half hour of magic.
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568. All right.
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569. Then we'llsit him down for dinner.
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570. And we say, eat the following.
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571. This is me.
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572. This is me on a plate, yeah?
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573. All right.
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574. Hard on material.
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575. How do you say
erection in Italian?
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576. Erection.
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577. OK.
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578. fuck me.
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579. Posh word for an erection.
Copy !req
580. Aswell as preparing their meals,
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581. Gary and Stefano must dothe normal kitchen duties.
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582. Straight away, Stefanostarts working with the team.
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583. But Gary, he's onlyinterested in his own meal.
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584. Even I think that's
too ambitious.
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585. Uh, Gary, two seconds.
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586. You've had a bit more
time on your hands
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587. this morning to get ready.- Yes.
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588. And he hasn't done
anything for tonight.
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589. So we swoop over, yeah?
- Yeah.
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590. OK.
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591. So once all this
vegetable's cooked,
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592. then I want you in the kitchen.- Sure.
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593. Concentrate on
tonight's service.
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594. Concentrate on the canap sfor tomorrow night.
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595. Yeah.
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596. And then you take—
two hours?
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597. - Yeah.
- Enough?
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598. - Yeah.
- Yeah?
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599. Yeah.
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600. Two hours to getorganized for tonight, yeah?
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601. OK.
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602. I really thoughtGary had great potential
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603. to be a good head chef, butquite honestly, he doesn't
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604. give a fuck about his team.
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605. He just cares about himself.
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606. And selfish individualsdon't make great head chefs.
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607. Francesco and Enrica
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608. think I'm the chef tonight.
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609. If Gary and Stefano
haven't prepared,
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610. it'll be my reputation
that suffers.
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611. What's in it?
Bread crumbs.
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612. Huh?
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613. Cheese— Parmesan
cheese, parsley.
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614. Tastes nice nice.
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615. Yeah.
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616. And Stef,
what have you got?
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617. Ravioli.
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618. Mm-hm?
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619. yeah, you
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620. concentrate on your own food.
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621. little
rivalry there.
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622. It's not a competition.
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623. Eh, it's not a
competition at all.
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624. Don't be silly.
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625. OK, inside is what?
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626. It's duck
and chestnuts.
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627. Duck and chestnuts.
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628. Yeah.
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629. Stefano's duck and chestnutravioli shows real imagination.
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630. I like the—
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631. the sweet.
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632. You feel— you can
taste something sweet.
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633. That's nice.
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634. Chestnuts.
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635. Mm-hm.
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636. I like the way it's presented.
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637. And Francesco
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638. approves of Gary's oysters.
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639. - Very nice.
- Stefano.
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640. Yeah.
- Gary.
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641. Yeah.
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642. Look.
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643. So far, so good.
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644. Clean plate, for
me, is a sign of—
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645. - Yeah.
—happiness, yes?
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646. Clean plates— good.
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647. For the main course,
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648. Gary's cooked fillet steak.
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649. And Stefano— sea bass.
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650. Nice.
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651. Both of you, well done.
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652. Happy?
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653. - Yeah.
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654. Happy?
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655. Yeah.
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656. Huh, still can't
even talk to me yet.
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657. Right, go.
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658. Kevin, whatever you
do, don't drop those.
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659. OK, well done, guys.
Yes?
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660. red wine soup.
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661. I like the colors.
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662. And I'm sure I like the taste.
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663. Hey, I've
never seen you so happy.
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664. Yeah?
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665. It's about bloody time, huh?
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666. Hi, guys.
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667. Stefano.
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668. OK?
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669. - Yes.
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670. Yes?
Supper?
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671. Supper.
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672. I really liked the ravioli.
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673. Of
duck and chestnut.
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674. Yes.
Mm-hm.
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675. And I liked everything else.
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676. Interesting.
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677. For me, yes.
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678. I would say most of the
dishes were exciting.
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679. I was interested in
the ravioli, which,
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680. again, I found it exciting andvery good, very nicely done.
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681. And the beef?
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682. And the beef, I
would have liked half
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683. dauphinois underneath the beef.
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684. Some form of potatoes.
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685. Some form
of potatoes that
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686. would have thedishes up and balanced it out.
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687. Don't take this the wrongway, but I didn't cook any dish.
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688. Right.
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689. Oysters, beef, sorbet—
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690. Yeah.
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691. —was his menu
24 hours ago, yes?
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692. Duck, ravioli, sea bass, and pancakes were Stefano's.
Copy !req
693. And because they weren't beinginterviewed during the week
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694. because I think Francesco
doesn't think they're
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695. good enough, I wanted them tocook three dishes each for you
Copy !req
696. both to have dinner tonight.
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697. So I didn't touch anything.
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698. Thank you very much, for your comments.
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699. Thank you
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700. Thank you.
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702. Stefano.
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703. Well, that was
interesting tonight.
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704. Yeah.
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705. All the dishes
that you both done—
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706. Yeah.
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707. —they said was capable
of going on the menu.
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708. Oh, great.
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709. Becausefor me, it went very well.
Copy !req
710. Both you came up trumps.
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711. And if he wasn't going toconsider you for the job,
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712. then I was.
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713. Yeah.
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714. It's day four.
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715. I'm halfway through my
time at the Walnut Tree.
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716. Francesco, the owner,
has been stubbornly
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717. resisting my suggestions.
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718. We still need to
find a head chef.
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719. And with a 70 pound
main course on the menu,
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720. I'm determined to make
him lower his prices.
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721. If it continues being
as quiet as it is,
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722. are you going to look to try andbring the prices down a touch
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723. to create something new
about the Walnut Tree
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724. to get people back in here?
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725. I don't want to go down
on— on— on the cheap
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726. side because—
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727. fucking choice.
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728. I'm not talking aboutasking you to open the doors
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729. and become a happy eater.
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730. They spent 37 years getting thebusiness to where it is today.
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731. Of course.
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732. You're spending three years, and it's sadly on the decline.
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733. What I'm trying to say isyou bring in new traffic
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734. coming through the door.
- Yeah.
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735. And you tweak the pricesto establish the confidence.
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736. And once you get
the confidence, then
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737. over a period of
five or six years,
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738. yes, you turn the volume
up on the justification
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739. of what you're doing.
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740. Not convinced.
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741. I will say I'm not convinced.
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742. Sorry.
It's me.
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743. Youshouldn't be so stubborn.
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744. - Try it.
- I'm just saying.
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745. It's
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746. Jesus Christ!
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747. If you've got the
food and those custom—
Copy !req
748. customers are comingthrough the door and they're
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749. generating sales, the asset—
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750. Is the— is the wine.
Copy !req
751. —is the wine, which,
who can sell that?
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752. Me.
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753. Excellent.
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754. So the chances are
far greater to do
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755. it that way than to do it theway you're doing it currently.
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756. In a way, yes, yes.
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757. Fucking Hallelujah.
Copy !req
758. Welcome back.
Copy !req
759. Welcome back.
Copy !req
760. Where the fuck have you been?
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761. Well,
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762. Fuck me.
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763. Please try it.
I'll do it.
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764. I'll do it, man.
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765. - Please?
- No problem.
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766. Thank God.
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767. Francesco's finallyagreed to one of my ideas.
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768. And there's more good news.
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769. At last, a candidate
for the head chef's
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770. job with a good pedigree.
Copy !req
771. And youfeel now at the age of 26
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772. that you've worked in the
last two establishments
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773. as a sous chef, you're now readyfor your first head chef's job.
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774. Yeah, I'm sort of
getting to the point
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775. where I'm in the kitchen.
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776. I've got my own ideas, theway I want to run things.
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777. OK, Gorgonzola, green mustard, garlic.
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778. See you in 15 minutes.
- OK.
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779. Thank you, Spencer.
Copy !req
780. Bed of tomato salad
with a tagliatelle
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781. of mushroom, sort of likecarbonara almost, the linguine.
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782. And now I'm thinking likelight roquefort and rocket
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783. salad on top if I've got time.
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784. Spencer Ralph has traveled
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785. all the way from London.
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786. This will be his
first head chefs job.
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787. But he has worked in aMichelin starred restaurant.
Copy !req
788. He looks strong.
Copy !req
789. Yeah,
impression is good, yes.
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790. I like the ideaof being 26— someone young,
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791. someone vibrant,
something you can push.
Copy !req
792. Certainly.
Yeah, definitely.
Copy !req
793. So— so at 26 if he's
not hungry now, when?
Copy !req
794. He's
never going to be.
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795. Yeah.
Copy !req
796. Thank you.
Copy !req
797. It's a— a rocket
and tomato salad—
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798. Mm-hm.
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799. —with mushroom carbonaraand poached haddock.
Copy !req
800. Mm-hm, thank you.
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801. Very much.
Copy !req
802. It looks neat.
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803. Yeah.
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804. Yeah.
Copy !req
805. flavor is there.
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806. Mm-hm.
Copy !req
807. Tagliatelle looks nice.
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808. It's not— looks
beautifully cooked.
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809. It's not stuck together.
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810. It's not congealed.
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811. He's listen to the brief. He's kept it simple.
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812. Yeah, yeah.
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813. What he has shown in the last15 minutes is the guy can cook.
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814. No, the flavors are there.
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815. Flavors are there.
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816. Exactly there.
Copy !req
817. Sit down, Spense.
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818. How do you feel running
an establishment
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819. with a Michelin star?
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820. It's a little bit daunting, right, the first time.
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821. Does it scare you?
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822. Yeah, a little bit, but I—
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823. I'm also— you know, it's whatl've always sort of aimed for.
Copy !req
824. It's always what I wanted.
Copy !req
825. You know, I sort of felt
confident as well as
Copy !req
826. scared at the same time.
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827. Thank you very much.
- Thank you.
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828. With a Michelin guy due
out in a month's time,
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829. I really hope Spencer
accepts the job.
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830. Gracias, Spencer.
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831. If he can start soon,
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832. there's just a slim
chance the Walnut
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833. Tree can save its coveted star.
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834. Almost everyone is
looking happier.
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835. And it's so important
to find the right person
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836. to gel with those twoguys, especially Gary, huh?
Copy !req
837. Uh-huh.
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838. Because they've got one
little ballsy rottweiler
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839. that really wants this job and you're not prepared to give him
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840. the opportunity.
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841. No.
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842. I hope
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843. we found a great head chef.
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844. Now I want to change theatmosphere in the dining room.
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845. It's too cold and formal.
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846. We need to bring back
some of the rustic charm
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847. that people loved
in the old days.
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848. Let's hope Francesco agrees.
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849. The first reaction,
I would say no.
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850. But I'm flexible.
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851. In the kitchen,
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852. I want to see more energyand more get up and go.
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853. Stay on focus.
So we go.
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854. Once I say something
to you, you're
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855. up here listening ready to sayyes or no, not on the floor.
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856. Cockroaches live on the floor.
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857. You're not a fucking cockroach.
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858. Even with that hairstyle, you're still not a cockroach.
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859. Hang on.
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860. Shallots first.
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861. Lightly seasoned.
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862. Everyone needs
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863. to know when the food
is good enough to leave
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864. the kitchen, even Blakey.
Copy !req
865. GORDON RAMSAY: taste nothing
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866. like in
and out of a microwave
Copy !req
867. like an absolute fucking donkey.
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868. But not cooked— you weren'tactually tasting anything.
Copy !req
869. You're just pressing
buttons, taking it
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870. out, putting in on the plate.
Copy !req
871. It's got a Michelinstar, this establishment.
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872. You have to learn how to tasteproperly and understand what
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873. a balance of flavor is about.
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874. We're gonna make a chef of you.
You know that?
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875. Yeah.
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876. If it kills me,
we're gonna make
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877. a chef of you you know that. Yes.
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878. How the fuck
how, I don't know.
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879. But I'm thinking
about it now, yeah?
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880. Kevin's been here years.
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881. So he can tell me
if the atmosphere
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882. is more like it used to be.
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883. This looks nice.
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884. And—
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885. Just breaking it up, and it'snot just a dull, old, boring—
Copy !req
886. Yeah, less starchy.
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887. It's been like it for years.
Copy !req
888. done
any— oh yeah?
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889. Yes, yes yep.
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890. Apparently people
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891. used to come for lunch
and stay for hours,
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892. spending even more money.
Copy !req
893. We need to get back that
relaxed family feeling.
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894. God, what a difference!
Copy !req
895. A big difference.
Copy !req
896. And cozy, which is the
most important thing.
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897. And that's what was missing. Welcome.
Copy !req
898. Yeah, more welcoming, yes.
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899. Looks fantastic.
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900. We gonna be ready on time?
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901. It will be, yes.
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902. Yeah?
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903. The dining room
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904. needs one last touch torestore the old traditions put
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905. in place by its previous owner.
Copy !req
906. And do you know what I
think the entrance need?
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907. A picture of you and Frankie.
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908. No, the old generation passed iton to the— the new generation.
Copy !req
909. GORDON RAMSAY I think Francesco
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910. is finally seen the light.
Copy !req
911. But it's been a tough
few days, and the team
Copy !req
912. could do with a night off.
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913. Kevin's been trying to gethis all down to his local
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914. since I arrived.
Copy !req
915. Now I see why.
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916. I'm
too sexy for my shirt.
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917. Too sexy for my shirt.
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918. Too-
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919. GORDON RAMSAY I've heard of The Naked Chef,
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920. but this is the first timel've ever seen a naked waiter.
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921. On
the catwalk, yeah!
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922. Do I look tan on the catwalk?
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923. I'm too sexy for this song.
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924. Daysix, and despite the hangovers,
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925. it's straight back to business.
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926. Today is a big day.
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927. The Walnut Tree is 40
years old this month
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928. and Francesco's thrown a party.
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929. I think he should invite Francoand Anne, the previous owners.
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930. They're a vital part of the restaurant's history.
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931. There is one thing I
want you to do for me—
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932. Yes.
Copy !req
933. —which you're
not going to like.
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934. I don't know you're
not gonna like
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935. because you're gonna
disagree, but I
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936. really think it's important.
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937. I want you to bring Franco back, and I want you to talk to him.
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938. I can see already in yourface you don't want to do it.
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939. I don't have to say anything.
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940. My expression says—says everything, I think.
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941. The first minute Francowalks in here, it will silence
Copy !req
942. the rumors and it'll
cut the bullshit out
Copy !req
943. and it will start encouragingthe locals to come back.
Copy !req
944. The message is telling
him that you want
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945. to maintain what he's built.
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946. That's what I'm fighting for.
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947. I'm fighting for thereputation of the Walnut Tree
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948. more than mine.
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949. - Thank you,- Thank you.
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950. Franco andAnne we're here for 37.
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951. Yep.
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952. Yep.
- Yes?
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953. Francesco's been here for three.
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954. 37 plus 3 is 40, yeah.
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955. Massive celebration—
huge celebration.
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956. 40 years of history.
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957. Yes.
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958. We're gonna put itback on the map, lift it.
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959. And alongside, I think it's80, 90 guests coming along.
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960. They've got some some really
nice, exciting canap s.
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961. Stefano.
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962. Yep.
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963. Can you put out?
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964. Can you put out?
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965. Give me an answer straight away.
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966. Don't take two.
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967. - Not that nice, but I—
- Not that nice.
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968. Well, you're gonna learn again.
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969. Right, watch.
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970. Quick as you can.
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971. In, twist it, spin round.
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972. Before it
cools down, yeah?
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973. Before it cools down.
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974. And then heat the chocolatemousse on the back
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975. of the palm of your hand again.
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976. Yeah?
Copy !req
977. And then it slides
off
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978. OK, Stefano, let's go.
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979. Go first.
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980. Not bad.
Not bad.
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981. Not bad.
Not bad.
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982. For a first time, not bad.
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983. Not bad.
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984. A little bit too much on there. Again?
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985. Again?
Oh.
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986. Over the last few days,
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987. I've realized that Stefanois really talented.
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988. It's a shame he's just so shy.
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989. that's good!
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990. That's very good.
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991. Right,
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992. In and out.
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993. Too slow.
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994. Missed it.
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995. And again.
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996. Italian so early.
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997. In and out again.
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998. So far, Stefano's beating you.
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999. On the other hand,
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1000. Gary thinks he's
the dog's bollocks,
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1001. but he's not nearly
as good a cook.
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1002. Gary, if you wouldn't be somind— if you would be so kind.
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1003. Yep.
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1004. Please don't put your
things on ..
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1005. coming through.
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1006. Stay there.
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1007. And I've done— I got this hatmade special, you know that?
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1008. Now you're at home.
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1009. Now you can cook your heart out.
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1010. Your hair is perfect,
all nice and spiky.
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1011. And all the girls still want to shag you.
Copy !req
1012. Tonight's party
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1013. is make or break for Francesco.
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1014. He's on the verge of goingbust and he must start
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1015. filling the restaurant again.
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1016. A bit.
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1017. You know, becauseobviously it's going to be
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1018. a very emotional evening—
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1019. Uh huh.
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1020. —for— for me
and— and the rest
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1021. of the customers
that's going to come
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1022. here and for one especially—
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1023. Franco and Anne.
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1024. And—
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1025. Work it.
Work them.
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1026. I will.
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1027. It's your place this time and you're proud to show this off.
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1028. Certainly am.
Huh?
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1029. After all this, yes.
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1030. Francesco's
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1031. invited 80 of the great
and good of Abergavenny.
Copy !req
1032. Everyone's just got
to love everything.
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1033. And if they tell
all their friends
Copy !req
1034. the food is as
good as ever, then
Copy !req
1035. Francesco could soon
serve 800 people a week
Copy !req
1036. just like the good old days.
Copy !req
1037. Right,
just run it through me.
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1038. Run it through me.
Mm-hm.
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1039. tart.
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1040. Stefano.
Copy !req
1041. Like, get out there!
Get out!
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1042. Get out!
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1043. Get out!
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1044. on board and—
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1045. Yeah.
Copy !req
1046. have
lots of people.
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1047. Yeah?
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1048. What's the feedback?
Copy !req
1049. They're all loving it.
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1050. - They're all loving it.
- Yeah.
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1051. Yeah?
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1052. We've all beenwaiting for Franco and Anne
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1053. to arrive.
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1054. Hopefully this will
prove that Francesco
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1055. is carrying on the traditions Iestablished at the Walnut Tree.
Copy !req
1056. Oh, we'd love to going out to dinner tonight.
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1057. So—
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1058. One more.
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1059. I'm very glad that you
came here, both of you,
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1060. and to celebrate thisspecial event for both of us.
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1061. Thank you.
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1062. For all of us.- Thank you.
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1063. - Shall we do it together?- Yes.
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1064. Happy birthday.
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1065. Happy birthday.
Copy !req
1066. Hey, let's go, Franco.
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1067. It's been a terrific night.
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1068. I just hope it marks the startof the Walnut Tree's revival.
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1069. I just wanted to saythank you very much, everybody,
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1070. because without you, it
wouldn't have happened,
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1071. and I really appreciate
your hard work.
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1072. Thank you.
- Thank you.
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1073. Thank you all.
Copy !req
1074. thank you.
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1075. The following morning,
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1076. a phone call to Spencer Ralphbrings another breakthrough.
Copy !req
1077. Hi, Spencer.
Copy !req
1078. It's Francesco here
from the Walnut Tree.
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1079. How are you?
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1080. OK, Spencer.
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1081. Thank you very much indeed.
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1082. He'saccepted the job as head chef.
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1083. He sounded excited?
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1084. Yes, very much so, yes.
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1085. And I'm excited to see.
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1086. Fantastic.
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1087. That's quite refreshing.It's a relief, yeah.
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1088. - Huh?
- Yeah.
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1089. I was very happy, very happy.
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1090. Excellent, good.
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1091. There's only one more thing
Copy !req
1092. Francesco needs to sort out.
Copy !req
1093. With Spencer arriving
as head chef,
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1094. there can only be
one second chef—
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1095. Stefano or Gary.
Copy !req
1096. One can stay, but one must go.
Copy !req
1097. Gary's so ambitious.
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1098. I'm not sure he'd giveSpencer the support he needs.
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1099. How would you feel if webrought in a new head chef now?
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1100. , Well I mean, like I saidbefore, I'm not upset about it.
Copy !req
1101. But if Francesco
feels a need to do it,
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1102. then I'm grateful to learnfor whoever comes in if they
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1103. got something to teach me.
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1104. But then again, if— ifthey— if they're no good
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1105. or if they're just a
or awkward
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1106. to work with in
Stefano, then I'm
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1107. just going to push on,
still get ahead of him,
Copy !req
1108. and prove him
wrong, pretty much.
Copy !req
1109. And so evenif a new chef came in—
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1110. I'm still going to give hima run for their money, yeah.
Copy !req
1111. Franco—
Copy !req
1112. WhatSpencer needs in a number two
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1113. is a chef who combinesteamwork and cooking ability.
Copy !req
1114. It is clearly obvious thatboth you and Gary can't stay.
Copy !req
1115. One of you will have to go.
Copy !req
1116. And I think you should stay.
Copy !req
1117. Well, I have to say that—
Copy !req
1118. And when the new
head chef arrives,
Copy !req
1119. I think it's going to bea good recipe for success.
Copy !req
1120. But we need to keep
the authenticity
Copy !req
1121. of that Italian style, thatrustic feel of the Walnut Tree.
Copy !req
1122. That's you.
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1123. Don't know what
will ..
Copy !req
1124. You want
to stay her,e don't you?
Copy !req
1125. Well, I would like to
stay here
Copy !req
1126. something change, yeah.
Copy !req
1127. It's a hard decision.
Copy !req
1128. Though Gary and Stefano bothhave things going for them,
Copy !req
1129. I'm convinced Stefano wouldmake a better second chef.
Copy !req
1130. But will Francesco agree?
Copy !req
1131. I doubt it.
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1132. Well, that was interesting.
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1133. Yeah.
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1134. One thing I havelearned over the last few days
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1135. is they can't work together.
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1136. Uh-huh.
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1137. Total impossibility.
Copy !req
1138. Yeah.
- OK.
Copy !req
1139. Definitely, definitely not.
Copy !req
1140. But one will have to go.
Copy !req
1141. One definitely has to go.
Copy !req
1142. My—
my— my big concern
Copy !req
1143. is Gary's not a team player.
Copy !req
1144. But someone like Stefano wouldsit and be a great number two.
Copy !req
1145. You've Worked with him both.
Copy !req
1146. Yeah.
Copy !req
1147. Which one wouldyou have to get rid of?
Copy !req
1148. Well, in this case,
I have to go for Gary.
Copy !req
1149. At last, Francesco and
I agree on something.
Copy !req
1150. Stefano should stay as Spencer'snumber two and Gary should go.
Copy !req
1151. One soup, one
mozzarella, two chicken.
Copy !req
1152. Spencer has brought
Copy !req
1153. new hope to the kitchen.
Copy !req
1154. GORDON RAMSAY I'm convinced he'll
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1155. improve the standard of food.
Copy !req
1156. Has he managed to
stay out of the kitchen?
Copy !req
1157. Yes.
Copy !req
1158. on?
Copy !req
1159. Not yet.
Copy !req
1160. Woo!
Copy !req
1161. That's good news.
Copy !req
1162. But there's
Copy !req
1163. also a huge disappointment.
Copy !req
1164. Disillusioned with
all the changes,
Copy !req
1165. Stefano, with his unique
Italian influence,
Copy !req
1166. has quit, leaving Gary
to slither quickly
Copy !req
1167. into the role of second chef.
Copy !req
1168. Was that you who
pushed him out?
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1169. No, it wasn't me that
pushed him out, no.
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1170. I see it as if Spencer'sbeen given the opportunity
Copy !req
1171. to do whatever he likes.
Copy !req
1172. Does
that upset you?
Copy !req
1173. It hasn't upset me so much.
Copy !req
1174. I think it's upset
Stefano more than me.
Copy !req
1175. Mm-hm, but you're
stronger than Stefano.
Copy !req
1176. Yes, some of us got tosurvive others.
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1177. So there's no room.
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1178. The head chef's arrival
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1179. has created a new
buzz in the air,
Copy !req
1180. and business is
already picking up.
Copy !req
1181. But just a couple of
weeks later, bad news.
Copy !req
1182. The Walnut Tree Inn has lostits precious Michelin star.
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1183. Sorry to hearabout the Michelin star.
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1184. Yeah.
Copy !req
1185. Big blow that one.
Copy !req
1186. We'll get it back.
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1187. Change is afoot,
Copy !req
1188. but is it too little, too late?
Copy !req
1189. Some time ago, I spent a weekin Wales at the Walnut Tree
Copy !req
1190. trying to turn its
fortunes around.
Copy !req
1191. Let me tell you, it
was a hell of a week.
Copy !req
1192. You, shut it, OK?
Copy !req
1193. Back in your corner.
Copy !req
1194. The Walnut
Copy !req
1195. Tree was desperately trying tocling on to its Michelin star.
Copy !req
1196. Jesus Christ!
Copy !req
1197. But it had two big problems—
Copy !req
1198. no head chef—
Copy !req
1199. Boring, very boring.
Copy !req
1200. Don't you dare step
over that line.
Copy !req
1201. Stay that side.
Copy !req
1202. GORDON RAMSAY —and a stubborn Italian owner,
Copy !req
1203. Francesco.
Copy !req
1204. I can see already in yourface you don't want to do it.
Copy !req
1205. Hisoverpriced, unimaginative food
Copy !req
1206. was putting the customers off.
Copy !req
1207. Jesus, is that a typing error?
Copy !req
1208. 70 quid.
Copy !req
1209. The arrival
Copy !req
1210. of Spencer Ralph as headchef brought renewed hope
Copy !req
1211. to the beleaguered kitchen.
Copy !req
1212. vibrant!
Copy !req
1213. looks lovely, huh?
Copy !req
1214. —salmon lunch—
Copy !req
1215. But getting Francesco
Copy !req
1216. to lower his prices was
like pulling canines
Copy !req
1217. from a sabre tooth tiger.
Copy !req
1218. And if he doesn't
cut his prices
Copy !req
1219. and listen, well, quitefrankly, he's on his own.
Copy !req
1220. Fuck it.
Copy !req
1221. All that was in December 2003.
Copy !req
1222. Hello, Kevin.
Copy !req
1223. I'm just
Copy !req
1224. hoping that the transformationof the Walnut Tree
Copy !req
1225. runs deeper than a
coat of whitewash.
Copy !req
1226. Good to see you.
I'm a lover,
Copy !req
1227. you know what I
mean, on the catwalk.
Copy !req
1228. And that Francesco has finally
Copy !req
1229. acted on some of my advice.
Copy !req
1230. - How are you?
- Yeah, good to see you.
Copy !req
1231. - Good to see you.
Copy !req
1232. How's business?
Copy !req
1233. It's being.
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1234. You can't— you can't do—
Copy !req
1235. one day, you do two.
Copy !req
1236. One day, you do 70.
You can't—
Copy !req
1237. Yeah.
Copy !req
1238. —predict it.
Copy !req
1239. - And today, how many for lunch?- Eight.
Copy !req
1240. Eight.
Copy !req
1241. And tonight?
Copy !req
1242. Tonight, eight, nine.
Copy !req
1243. Nine.
Copy !req
1244. So business
Copy !req
1245. is depressingly static.
Copy !req
1246. I'm surprised because
Spencer's clearly
Copy !req
1247. had a positive influenceon the quality of the food.
Copy !req
1248. And Francesco claims to
have dropped his prices.
Copy !req
1249. So why are the people
of Abergavenny still
Copy !req
1250. not flocking in to eat
at the Walnut Tree?
Copy !req
1251. I'm— I'm still under theimpression that he's very high
Copy !req
1252. priced in comparison—
and we got some
Copy !req
1253. super restaurants around here.
Copy !req
1254. Interesting.
Copy !req
1255. I did think about going there.
Copy !req
1256. Then I had a few reports backthat they said, oh, it was OK,
Copy !req
1257. but it was—
Yeah.
Copy !req
1258. —a bit average.
Copy !req
1259. And it was a bit expensivefor what you were getting.
Copy !req
1260. You've got to come
up with something
Copy !req
1261. a lot better, haven't you— And move on.
Copy !req
1262. —to encourage people.
- Encouragement.
Copy !req
1263. Everywhere— everywherearound here now has to be good.
Copy !req
1264. Yes.
Copy !req
1265. Or people won't patronize it.
Copy !req
1266. They won't be ripped off. GORDON RAMSAY: No.
Copy !req
1267. Not in Abergavenny.
Copy !req
1268. I think everyone thinksit's expensive, of course.
Copy !req
1269. For some bizarre,
stubborn reason,
Copy !req
1270. clearly, obvious, he
hasn't bought his prices
Copy !req
1271. down to sort of
encourage everyone
Copy !req
1272. on this high street to get backin there and se how good it is.
Copy !req
1273. Francesco's always
Copy !req
1274. been a hard nut to crack.
Copy !req
1275. So I'm going to presenthim with some hard facts.
Copy !req
1276. I thought I'd got you tounderstand the importance
Copy !req
1277. of creating traffic,
a healthy business,
Copy !req
1278. and a positive cash flow.
Copy !req
1279. 68% of everybody that
I spoke to this morning
Copy !req
1280. won't go anywhere
near that place
Copy !req
1281. because it's rumored
to be too expensive.
Copy !req
1282. We need the customers.
Copy !req
1283. I think I can't
lower the price
Copy !req
1284. down more than what I can—
Copy !req
1285. what I've done so far because—
Copy !req
1286. Your main courses
are five pounds
Copy !req
1287. more expensive than anywhereelse within a 10 mile radius.
Copy !req
1288. No.
Copy !req
1289. For somebizarre reason in your mind,
Copy !req
1290. you think that you
have to lower standards
Copy !req
1291. to bring the prices down.
Copy !req
1292. I can't lower my
standard more than this.
Copy !req
1293. No, we don't haveto lower the standards down.
Copy !req
1294. It's clearly obvious
to why they're
Copy !req
1295. not coming back in
here— because it's
Copy !req
1296. too fucking expensive.
Copy !req
1297. So how do you— how doyou want me to juggle it?
Copy !req
1298. Flexibility.
Copy !req
1299. We've been flexible.
Copy !req
1300. We've been flexible.
Bullshit.
Copy !req
1301. No.
There's no bullshit.
Copy !req
1302. Bullshit.
No.
Copy !req
1303. Well, the next time I
go down the high street
Copy !req
1304. Abergavenny, you fucking comewith me and walk with me.
Copy !req
1305. I'm not interested
to listen to them.
Copy !req
1306. I'm not interested at all.
Copy !req
1307. Well, that's wrong.
Copy !req
1308. No, it's not wrong.- That' attitude stinks.
Copy !req
1309. Come with me.
Copy !req
1310. I'm proud of what I am.
Copy !req
1311. I'm proud.
Copy !req
1312. Please, if you want to
come, the door is open.
Copy !req
1313. If you don't want to come, fine.
Copy !req
1314. I'm— I'm going to—I'm going to paint with Kevin.
Copy !req
1315. I'll get a—
Copy !req
1316. Francesco
Copy !req
1317. is still peddling the wrongway down a one way street.
Copy !req
1318. Good.
Copy !req
1319. Buthis business is on the edge,
Copy !req
1320. and he's clearly too scared to take his feet off the pedals.
Copy !req
1321. When you drive a Ferrari, you drive a Ferrari.
Copy !req
1322. You don't drive a.
Copy !req
1323. GORDON RAMSAY I'm confident Spencer's
Copy !req
1324. a talented head
chef, but he could
Copy !req
1325. be doing more to help Francescobring his prices down.
Copy !req
1326. He
won't listen, OK?
Copy !req
1327. I want to spend a little bit oftime in here and have a look.
Copy !req
1328. Two examples— now
they look expensive.
Copy !req
1329. They are.
Copy !req
1330. Why
don't you cook one?
Copy !req
1331. Yep.
Copy !req
1332. Tell Francescol'll pay for it, OK?
Copy !req
1333. No, I don't want you to giveme a fucking ..
Copy !req
1334. I'll buy the dish, OK?
Copy !req
1335. I'm going
Copy !req
1336. to illustrate just how
easy it is with his most
Copy !req
1337. expensive starter.
Copy !req
1338. Just some grilling up—
Copy !req
1339. Griddled
Copy !req
1340. scallops and babyvegetables are on the menu
Copy !req
1341. at nearly 14 pounds.
Copy !req
1342. That's
a phenomenal portion.
Copy !req
1343. It's a huge portion.
Copy !req
1344. Already I knowl could take one scallop out
Copy !req
1345. and cut the rest into three.
Copy !req
1346. I would say
there's key dishes
Copy !req
1347. that are my flamboyant dishes.
Copy !req
1348. I like to go and get
ingredients, you know,
Copy !req
1349. just for me to enjoy myself.
Copy !req
1350. But
it's not about you.
Copy !req
1351. It's not about me and
It's not about him.
Copy !req
1352. It's about what?
- Customers.
Copy !req
1353. Customers, that's right.
Copy !req
1354. And without them, we're what?
Copy !req
1355. Not working.
Copy !req
1356. We're fucked.
Copy !req
1357. And the reason why we
don't sell any pudding
Copy !req
1358. is because the start of themain courses are too big.
Copy !req
1359. Spencer
Copy !req
1360. needs to start being a bitmore cunning with his dishes.
Copy !req
1361. By cutting the enormous scallopsinto three instead of two,
Copy !req
1362. I can use one less.
Copy !req
1363. So serve this
to Francesco, OK?
Copy !req
1364. Yeah.
Copy !req
1365. And I'm using big vegetables
Copy !req
1366. instead of poncey baby ones.
Copy !req
1367. They're not only tastier
and a lot cheaper—
Copy !req
1368. they'll give this dish
that rustic Italian feel
Copy !req
1369. that Spencer's current
menu is lacking.
Copy !req
1370. carrots?
Yeah.
Copy !req
1371. And you got
some nice wild mushrooms
Copy !req
1372. from out in the garden.
Copy !req
1373. Yep.
Copy !req
1374. And there's not a
baby veg in sight.
Copy !req
1375. Allthis without any compromise
Copy !req
1376. in quality.
Copy !req
1377. A little seasoning on there,a little bit of lemon juice.
Copy !req
1378. Thank you.
Copy !req
1379. So you'd never feel hard
done by that, would you?
Copy !req
1380. Now I know we used
two big scallops—
Copy !req
1381. This new dish
Copy !req
1382. can go on the menu at asignificantly lower price
Copy !req
1383. without any loss in
profit for Francesco.
Copy !req
1384. And if he sell just one moreas a result of this price drop,
Copy !req
1385. that he's already made money.
Copy !req
1386. OK, got two minutes?
Copy !req
1387. Yes, sir.
Copy !req
1388. OK, something I want
you to taste please.
Copy !req
1389. Yes sir.
Copy !req
1390. Does
the portion look small?
Copy !req
1391. No, looks big.
Copy !req
1392. It looks big.
Copy !req
1393. We're one scallop less already.
Copy !req
1394. We got rid of the baby veg.
Copy !req
1395. The dish has been
taken down by four
Copy !req
1396. pounds in cost per portion.
Copy !req
1397. I would love you to go upstairsand put this on the menu
Copy !req
1398. at 9 pound 50 for tonight.
Copy !req
1399. No.
Copy !req
1400. What I'm trying to dois highlight the easiness
Copy !req
1401. of the flexibility.
Copy !req
1402. You can now start restructuringyour menu cheaper without going
Copy !req
1403. down in quantity because that'swhat pissed me off this morning
Copy !req
1404. because you said I'll
bring my prices down,
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1405. I'm going down in quantity.
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1406. And I've just proved you, from a chef's point of view—
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1407. fromyour chef point of view.
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1408. But I got in my pocket—
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1409. What?
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1410. The scallops at
that price can sell.
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1411. No.
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1412. The guy can sell.
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1413. You're
missing my point.
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1414. No, no, I—
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1415. You're
missing the point.
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1416. I'm trying to hear—
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1417. Yeah, but you're
picking on the most
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1418. expensive bloody thingsthat there is in the menu.
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1419. That's right.
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1420. And I don't have any
problem to sell it.
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1421. Let me—
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1422. I don't have any
problem to sell it.
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1423. Let
me just tell you why.
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1424. I don't have my—
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1425. my— my first order
was a scallop.
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1426. So what are you telling me?
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1427. That I'm doing
something fucking wrong?
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1428. No. GORDON RAMSAY: Let me tell you.
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1429. No, I'm not doing
fucking anything wrong.
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1430. If we can put the price
down, I said I take
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1431. your concept inside myself.
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1432. OK, you haven't
taken a fucking thing—
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1433. No.
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1434. —because you're
so fucking stubborn.
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1435. You're not interested.
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1436. I'm just trying to explainyou're in the middle of—
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1437. If you're drinkingchablis, you're not drinking
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1438. the house wine,
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1439. If you're buying
, you're
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1440. not buying the.
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1441. Are you stupid? No, I'm not.
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1442. - Are you thick or something?- No I'm not.
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1443. You are.
- No.
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1444. What you're telling me—GORDON RAMSAY: —fucking stupid.
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1445. No.
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1446. So the future of the
Walnut Tree is rosy,
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1447. and you've got nothing
to worry about.
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1448. I don't— I don't
want the future
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1449. of the Walnut Tree
being rosy after three
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1450. and a half years that I'm here.
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1451. What I want— the future of theWalnut Three to be progressive.
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1452. Mm-hm.
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1453. Um, he's clearly happy
with what he's got.
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1454. And if that's all he has got, then it's not going to work.
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1455. He needs to wake up.
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1456. Nothing's sinking in.
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1457. If this doesn't
succeed, I just—
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1458. I—
- I don't blame you.
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1459. Go home.
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1460. No, I just—
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1461. I don't want you to blame me.- No, I don't blame you.
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1462. Say what you like.
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1463. I tried my best, but
nothing's working—
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1464. —because it's like talkingto a fucking breeze block.
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1465. Well, then we are the
same because you don't
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1466. understand what I'm doing here.
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1467. I'm the same as you.
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1468. No.
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1469. Now you're dreaming
even more now.
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1470. I'm the same as you.
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1471. - No, mate.
- Kiss my bollocks.
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1472. No. GORDON RAMSAY: I'm the same—
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1473. I think like you.
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1474. I think like you.
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1475. Let's change the subject.
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1476. I'll fuck off home and
you continue struggling.
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1477. Let's leave it at that.
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1478. Fine.
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1479. Stubborn fucker.
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1480. Fuck me are you
Italian, aren't you?
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