tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post7300787982482098146..comments2023-11-16T20:00:00.345+00:00Comments on Reality Tv Revisited: Bonapartes - Kitchen Nightmares Update - Open or Closed?RealityTvRevisitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06329054982657100887noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-78977378529165455442023-01-29T18:29:53.413+00:002023-01-29T18:29:53.413+00:00This is one of the most brilliant pieces of televi...This is one of the most brilliant pieces of television. Of course, a lot of it is in the edit, but the timing of Gordon's reaction to the scallop, Tim setting his parents grill on fire, his reaction to Gordon's unannounced visit and every single shot of him as you feel the cogs in his head try to move is a masterclass in comic timing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-66828301402833382012022-09-20T08:31:20.621+01:002022-09-20T08:31:20.621+01:00He sort of did become one... for better or worst.He sort of did become one... for better or worst.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-46260155714447316972022-05-03T19:47:26.643+01:002022-05-03T19:47:26.643+01:00You are absolutely correct. Despite everything els...You are absolutely correct. Despite everything else, Gordon still offered Tim a job at one of his restaurants, but Tim turned it down because he wanted (and even expected) to become a TV celebrity! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-58110183924464223042021-05-20T12:24:54.879+01:002021-05-20T12:24:54.879+01:00I've just watched this episode and read the &q...I've just watched this episode and read the "what happened afterwards" comments. Although Tim was a big noob, he was only a kid with an over active ego and it was Sue's decision to keep him on as a head chef, although he had (very) limited experience and I think the blame for failure lies squarely on Sue's shoulders. She took on too much. It was unfair to blame (and attempt to sue) Gordon for her failures. She didn't take any of his advice on board, so the fault was all hers.<br />I'm sorry for all her troubles and hope she has her life sorted now, all these years later. And the same for Tim.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685265753000910501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-69653917524360730352018-09-27T13:55:16.666+01:002018-09-27T13:55:16.666+01:00I think Gordon could see that as a junior or train...I think Gordon could see that as a junior or trainee chef Tim had potential. He could learn the right habits and with constant supervision couldn't mess up the kitchen.<br /><br />Trying to run a kitchen, do menus and be in charge of another chef when you have zero training? Of course it's going to be a disaster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-60997495026429223632017-02-22T23:21:56.910+00:002017-02-22T23:21:56.910+00:00A lot of people have the ability to do the job. Do...A lot of people have the ability to do the job. Doesn't change the fact that Tim seemed to have had a lower than average ability to do the job. He was completely gormless and frankly, seemed a little slow. He couldn't even cook dinner for his family without it catching fire. Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10988738871175935279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-18436559272868295242017-01-18T17:41:18.386+00:002017-01-18T17:41:18.386+00:00Lee is now a headchef in a really good Pub.Lee is now a headchef in a really good Pub.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-25269964525090680962017-01-07T02:58:55.447+00:002017-01-07T02:58:55.447+00:00I agree, I don't feel sorry for her either. Af...I agree, I don't feel sorry for her either. After all, she stated on the show that she was less than three months from closing/bankruptcy. So how in the hell does she have the audacity to then turn around and blame the failure on Gordon and threaten to sue him?? In her own words she was heading down that road before she met him, she can't blame him for her following through with her prediction. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-41004473434020677002016-12-11T11:55:46.516+00:002016-12-11T11:55:46.516+00:00Wow. Ramsay gave Tim a job offer, the single bigge...Wow. Ramsay gave Tim a job offer, the single biggest stroke of fortune the idiot will ever see in his life, and turned it down?! What an ego! I just can't stand him...his dead eyes, slack jaw and slow responses give away his dreadfully low IQ. Between that, his pride and nasty entitled attitude, I'm thrilled that he's blacklisted from the food industry.<br /><br />Same goes for Sue. Even after all these years, she is still histrionically bitter towards Ramsey. SHE hired Tim. SHE chose to let her standards go. SHE is the only one responsible for her financial problems. You, woman, are a real piece of work, and as long as you keep biting the hand that feeds you, you will have a bad life. Tim and Sue...now those two deserve each other!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-30464293333152737922016-08-20T23:51:47.612+01:002016-08-20T23:51:47.612+01:00They are both bumbling idiots who try to cheat the...They are both bumbling idiots who try to cheat their way through life but aren't competent enough to fool anyone for very long. And will blame anyone but themselves when they are found out.<br />I do however feel that Tim deserves some leniency for having been 'just a kid' when this thing aired. F.e. i don't doubt that at least part of his hilariously clueless 'owning several fine-dining restaurants' dream was the result of being baited by the kitchen-nightmare crew (that's just how those shows work, most candidates are smart enough to understand the attemps at manipulation and that they need to give modest answers in order to not look like a fool)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-27729782155399609482016-01-10T19:52:11.888+00:002016-01-10T19:52:11.888+00:00Tim didn't know what braised meant. He had no ...Tim didn't know what braised meant. He had no training, talent, and doesn't seem to have read a cookbook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-22307344846477718442015-06-25T00:00:52.609+01:002015-06-25T00:00:52.609+01:00It still amazes me that over a decade after this d...It still amazes me that over a decade after this debacle sue and tim can't admit that they are to blame for every bad thing that happened to them.<br><br>Sue was so spectacularly incompetent that I wouldn't have trusted her to run a chip wagon at Yankee Stadium during the world series let alone a proper restaurant, and Tim quite simply didn't belong anywhere near a kitchen in any capacity higher than dishwasher.<br><br>Tim's complete and utter lack of skill and basic inability to tell when food was off and needed to be thrown away would have shut them down for good anywaysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-27652666041203694812015-04-01T21:46:25.753+01:002015-04-01T21:46:25.753+01:00That is why alcohol is not to be messed with. But ...That is why alcohol is not to be messed with. But its an aquired risk I guess. And the culture doesnt help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-78991653435204679032015-04-01T21:44:36.694+01:002015-04-01T21:44:36.694+01:00Not sad. Stupid. Sometimes the two things come tog...Not sad. Stupid. Sometimes the two things come together. Espcially if its with people you like. But I reckon you dont like her. Thank you for time in poiting it out though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-29758582085092127602014-09-28T03:10:57.132+01:002014-09-28T03:10:57.132+01:00I feel bad for Sue. I think she tried. However I h...I feel bad for Sue. I think she tried. However I have to say that I would not eat Tim 'S cooking. I got food poisoning from some chix probably 'prepared' by someone like Tim. It was an unforgettable experience and one I hoped not to experience again but did unfortunately at a very well known and popular fast food place. The kitchen there was filthy as well as the staffs clothes. I should have been more insistent about going somewhere else cuz that time i knew better. My fault. Now I check everything especially the bathrooms for cleanliness! There are more than a few Tim out there.<br><br> No telling what kinda of bacteria is on these cooks unwashed hands and fingernails as well that can make one sick. You don't hear about and many other things on KN.<br><br> I'm convinced that before anyone goes into any type of place that caters food to the public they need basic food handling training!observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06545648360968469969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-14371134400673980532014-07-16T00:09:01.732+01:002014-07-16T00:09:01.732+01:00Lee didn't seem anything like the complete pil...Lee didn't seem anything like the complete pillock Tim was, but Tim was 'head chef' so... I wouldn't want a McDs made by Tim frankly. He could make even their meager offerings look foul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-84382289870395537112014-07-16T00:06:52.472+01:002014-07-16T00:06:52.472+01:00I believe Ramsay, much maligned by Tim and Sue aft...I believe Ramsay, much maligned by Tim and Sue after the programme, offered Tim a job in one of his own restaurants or training establishment or something or other, didn't he? Tim refused. Tim was (and probably still is) an idiot who has no idea whatsoever how to cook even the simplest of dishes. His cooking was abominable when he did it for his family, and that was very simple, run of the mill, food - not the (laughable) 'fine dining' that this brainless,, gormless oaf thought he could master. I wouldn't think that Gorden, after doing all these episodes would make such a fool an offer again, after seeing so many of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-12157580929995994842014-06-02T12:12:28.546+01:002014-06-02T12:12:28.546+01:00India Innes was 23 and no teenagerIndia Innes was 23 and no teenagerIvanka Moriartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13588635221474955736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-49185754517261296152014-05-24T19:24:52.582+01:002014-05-24T19:24:52.582+01:00Tim probably would've benefited from proper, s...Tim probably would've benefited from proper, structured training at a bigger establishment. It looked like he was trying to run before he could walk.Karl Chadsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-36693893603168520212014-05-01T20:34:25.740+01:002014-05-01T20:34:25.740+01:00I wonder what ever happened to Tim and Lee. Lee di...I wonder what ever happened to Tim and Lee. Lee didn't seem like a complete idiot, it wouldn't surprise me if he continued cooking for a while. Tim, meanwhile, is probably working at Tesco or McDonald's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-64858434148803925812014-04-20T18:14:01.216+01:002014-04-20T18:14:01.216+01:00Well Gordon saw that when he cooked for Valentine&...Well Gordon saw that when he cooked for Valentine's Day that he had the ability to do the job, just needed some mentoring to become a cook and later a chef. Sadly when Gordon revisited (the first time at the end of the original episode), he had slid back to his old ways showing he did not have the passion or determination to succeed.Mark Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00106791033368904738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-81448462797305266122014-04-05T01:23:33.419+01:002014-04-05T01:23:33.419+01:00Age has nothing to do with it. Look up "India...Age has nothing to do with it. Look up "India Innes", a teenager at the time she was featured on the show. She was driven, intelligent, and unlike that idiot Tim she wasn't in it for the money or fame. <br><br>Tim has the intellect and manners of an ape. It's clear he has no respect for anyone, and doesn't care for anything but himself.Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04095731092607713601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-54467692420481123352014-04-05T01:20:18.146+01:002014-04-05T01:20:18.146+01:00I don't. She's the type who does nothing b...I don't. She's the type who does nothing but wallow in self-pity but never takes charge of her own situation. She just sits there on her duff and blames everyone else.Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04095731092607713601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-19182015704723241232014-04-02T20:30:16.582+01:002014-04-02T20:30:16.582+01:00He was kicked out for lying on his resume, hiding ...He was kicked out for lying on his resume, hiding the fact he was from Bonaparte's. Employers have the right to make an educated decision to hire a person and they felt manipulated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443644039384309779.post-3769458417416199432014-02-19T23:42:30.703+00:002014-02-19T23:42:30.703+00:00Just watched this ep, God my heart breaks for the ...Just watched this ep, God my heart breaks for the two of them, bad decision be damned.<br><br>Tim really seemed to get screwed by the program. I mean, for christ sakes, he's 21 no shock he didn't know how to be a head chef let alone A chef. No kitchen should be kicking him out for that reason and that reason alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com