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20/06/2007, 20:29 Just Katie Joined on 11/03/2006 Posts 3,526 Re: Channel 4 searching for British restaurant owners in France Well that has really thrown me.  I imagined you to be more svelt than Clarissa from 2 fat ladies.  But there you go.  My mum always told me never to assume.    Report

21/06/2007, 20:36 Jura Joined on 28/11/2005 Posts 714 Re: Channel 4 searching for British restaurant owners in France Actually GR is currently being sued for dishonesty in those 'fix up the restaurant' shows. And I am not surprised. I know a few people who have been the subject of these popular  'go and live in France and find Utopia' shows, and they all tell me the same thing...the majority of the situations are staged for the cameras. I know of only one couple who actually read their contract and then sat down and re-wrote it so they did not look like complete idiots.  Like I said, GR is a *** (thanks for the stars Monsieur le Moderateur [;, )and no way could I tolerate that bloke in my establishment. He's a fake artist. I advise nobody take part in these 'reality' shows, they are only after sensationlism and 'you' come out looking the fool. Ok, Just K, if you are that bored then PM me and I will tell you which forum 'M' is currently appearing on. If you are that big a fan that is.      Report

21/06/2007, 20:50 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 6,264 Re: Channel 4 searching for British restaurant owners in France  wen wrote: Actually GR is currently being sued for dishonesty in those 'fix up the restaurant' shows. He has sued a newspaper in the UK for making similar claims and won. The case making the headlines now is in the US. Clair, a Real Virtual French Person La vérité est si obscurcie en ce temps et le mensonge si établi, qu'à moins d'aimer la vérité, on ne saurait la reconnaître. (Blaise Pascal)    Report

21/06/2007, 21:39 Jura Joined on 28/11/2005 Posts 714 Re: Channel 4 searching for British restaurant owners in France Yes, just goes to show doesn't it?.  They must be desperate if they are searching for fodder on the internet. Dont need them.    Report

22/06/2007, 23:25 Just Katie Joined on 11/03/2006 Posts 3,526 Re: Channel 4 searching for British restaurant owners in France Wen, I have a lovely picture of you and have decided to use it as my avatar for a bit.  Hope you like it.  Thanks for the PM offer but doesnt everyone and his dog know where the man posts these days?    Report

23/06/2007, 20:10 Jura Joined on 28/11/2005 Posts 714 Re: Channel 4 searching for British restaurant owners in France Wouldn't touch your cherries with a ten foot pole.    Report

23/06/2007, 20:28 Jacqui Too Joined on 23/08/2004 Shropshire / Dordogne 24 Posts 616 Re: Channel 4 searching for British restaurant owners in France  wen wrote: Yeah, actually I had a phone call from one of the producers of this show on Tuesday last week and I turned them down. The guy said GR likes to visit France and wants help out a struggling British-owned restaurant here. Didn't you take it as an insult Wen? Why would they think that you would be 'struggling British-owned restaurant' or did someone set you up? Chipie Jackie At least with a spell-checker I can appear somewhat educated!    Report

23/06/2007, 21:49 Jura Joined on 28/11/2005 Posts 714 Re: Channel 4 searching for British restaurant owners in France Hi Chipie, firstly we are not a restaurant, or struggling. We are a hotel with a dining room for guests. However, we have been contacted several times over the past few years by the producers of these types of shows...(No Going Back; The Hotel Inspector in France-never made it as a series it seems; and various shows with Mr Ramsay). They go on the internet looking for 'France', 'hotel/B&B', 'British owner' (him British, not me), 'dining room' etc, and understandably there is not a shortage of fodder. We advertise our dining room as our 'restaurant' so that is probably why the Ramsay mob called us. Mr Producer told me that Mr Ramsay 'likes to come to France now and then and wants to help out a British owned restaurant here that might be struggling in some way'. I said 'not interested and not necessary'. I share my kitchen with no one. He then asked if I knew of any other Brit owned places in the area that needed help as they wanted to do an episode in this region. I replied that I don't. And not only that, but I would NEVER dob in someone elses business as 'needing help'. And Id have no respect for anyone else that did such a thing. I do not like the way these shows are made. And from what Im told, appearing on them does nothing much for business...all you get are endless phone calls and emails from curiousity seekers. And Ive no time for that. So no, I was not insulted at all. Nice to know that 'google' is doing the job properly though      Report

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