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United Kingdom Talk Thursday 10th July 2008
Thursday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show here on Current TV on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
In today's show :
To tip, or not to tip ?
What if the car doesn't stop ?
Something's broken.
A very busy Bingay, and a quiet one.
In an ark.
Humid.
Anticipate those errors.
A weightwatchers product.
Anyone in the restaurant industry listening or watching ?
How much does a waiter earn in the States ?
Strange occurrences on planes.
Anyone see the tennis ?
In the fridge.
Get off the phone if you are driving.
A list of rules & regulations.
It's all on "LIVE 365".
Can we refuse to pay the whole bill ?
Two Chris Reardon's.
Great help from Brian in Canada for my nephew.Thank you Brian.
Do we need to be more sensible ?
Cucumbers & lettuce leaves.
Who's at the door ?
An email from Facebook.
Email :
chris@unitedkingdomtalk.co.uk
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Heart Attack Over Applebee's Bill... Resulting In A $10,000 Steak & Prison Tim...
A 52-year-old Milwaukee-area man has been accused of faking heart attacks to avoid paying restaurant bills and cab fares.
Authorities say the man then ran up a $23 bill when he had a steak dinner at Applebee's. He... pretended to have a heart attack.
He was charged Thursday with defrauding a restaurant as a habitual criminal.
He could get up to nine months in prison and a $10,000 fine. A 52-year-old Milwaukee-area man has been accused of faking heart attacks to avoid paying restaurant bills and cab fares. ... more -
Bottoms Up
That's because this coolly unpretentious "modern tavern" offers a pretty good tour of the province via beer. It offers 19 craft brews on tap, and all but one of them - the cult fave Rogue Dead Guy from Portland, Ore. - are produced in British Columbia, in places like Nelson, Revelstoke, Victoria and Nanaimo. That's because this coolly unpretentious "modern tavern" offers a pretty good tour of the province via beer. It offers 19 craft brews ... more
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London restaurant to launch pay-as-much-as-you-like scheme
London restaurant and cocktail bar Zebrano at the Establishment is launching a pay-as-much-as-you-like scheme for diners. The Soho restaurant is introducing a new tapas menu on 9 July and every Wednesday will forgo producing a bill asking diners instead to pay what they think their meal was worth.
Owner Don Cameron said he was confident the scheme would work.
“We have a lot of regular customers and I’m confident that people won’t take advantage,” he said. “If the food tastes good and looks good, I’m convinced they’ll be happy to pay what it’s worth.”
London restaurant and cocktail bar Zebrano at the Establishment is launching a pay-as-much-as-you-like scheme for diners. The Soho res... more -
Iron Chef Feenie has a New Home
Which is the title Cactus Club president and CEO Richard Jaffray gave Feenie when he announced last February that Feenie was joining his senior team to help "shape the restaurants' growth and product development, creating innovative new dishes and continuously improving long-time favourites." Which is the title Cactus Club president and CEO Richard Jaffray gave Feenie when he announced last February that Feenie was joining h... more
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Iron Chef Rob Feenie makes a difference at Cactus Club
For the past few months, Feenie has been busy in the chain's Ash Street test kitchen, whipping up nine new additions to the Cactus Club menu
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Restaurant Revolutionizes Paying For Meals
An English restaurant is changing how meals are paid for by allowing customers to pay how much they think the meal is worth.
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Table for 6,000? No problem - Syrian restaurant takes 'world's biggest' title
The 6,012-seat Damascus Gate has taken the accolade from a Bangkok eatery serving a mere 5,000 diners. The crucial test for Guinness World Record officials is all the tables are properly catered for, and they likened the Syrian kitchen to a "mini-factory".
During the busy summer months up to 1,800 staff are employed in the 54,000 sq-m dining area and 2,500 sq-m kitchen.
Sounds like it would be easy to do a runner from... The 6,012-seat Damascus Gate has taken the accolade from a Bangkok eatery serving a mere 5,000 diners. The crucial test for Guinness W... more -
Condom-Themed Restaurants In Thailand
A restaurant that gives out condoms instead of breath mints! An excellent idea
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cute chinese waitress experiences the power of special effects!
The lovely oriental girl who is number one waitress in Chinese restaurant! A smile and a star!
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Restaurant hygeine, this kitty does not abide
Your asking for trouble when you leave grub out for naughty ginger to chow down. Rough rider then plays a dangerous game with his gammon with the unleashed ginger very near by!
Your asking for trouble when you leave grub out for naughty ginger to chow down. Rough rider then plays a dangerous game with his gamm... more -
Blowing my birthday candles out with cute oriental waitress
Surprise surprise lovelygirlfriend produces lovely cake brought by lovely oriental girl who is encouraged to help blow the big candle out...........naughty Surprise surprise lovelygirlfriend produces lovely cake brought by lovely oriental girl who is encouraged to help blow the big candle ... more
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Got Rice? rice seller b-roll
The rising cost of rice at home and abroad has put an increased strain on Los Angeles' rice-serving restaurants. In some parts of the LA county, restaurant owners have begun stockpiling rice, causing wholesale dealers like Costco to impose sales limits. The rising cost of rice at home and abroad has put an increased strain on Los Angeles' rice-serving restaurants. In some parts of the ... more
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Got Rice? interview selects and restaurant b-roll
The rising cost of rice at home and abroad has put an increased strain on Los Angeles' rice-serving restaurants. In some parts of the LA county, restaurant owners have begun stockpiling rice, causing wholesale dealers like Costco to impose sales limits. The rising cost of rice at home and abroad has put an increased strain on Los Angeles' rice-serving restaurants. In some parts of the... more
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What we really put into our bodies.
What does the restaurant industry have to hide? One of the true issues behind obesity is the fact that many chain restaurants — which provide one-third of all restaurant meals, according to the New York Department of Health — obfuscate the fat and calorie counts of their menu items, and fight any attempt to shed light on what, exactly, is going on between their buns and inside their taco shells.
Through scientific testing, consultations with nutrition experts, and good old-fashioned snooping, we uncovered some of the secrets these mega-restaurateurs have been keeping.
It's no wonder . . .
1) T.G.I. Friday’s
What does the restaurant industry have to hide? One of the true issues behind obesity is the fact that many chain restaurants — which ... more -
Calories counts brought to New York Menus
Fast food chains in New York are now being required to post the calories of their items.
Restaurants like McDonald's and TGI Fridays will have the calorie counts of each meal on their menu.
One customer commented:
"Everyone knows that fast food isn't good for you, but it doesn't stop people queuing up," he said. "People who count calories probably don't come here for lunch anyway."
A study earlier this year said that 44% of Americans, and 45% of Britons liked fast food "too much to give it up."
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Shangri La for New York chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten
"Shangri-La intends to bring an exciting, international food and wine dynamic to our first hotel in North America, and even greater excitement to Vancouver's dining scene."
Vongerichten's possible arrival in Vancouver comes just a month after it was announced that another French-born, New York-based superstar chef - Daniel Boulud - will become a partner in Lumiere restaurant in Vancouver.
"Shangri-La intends to bring an exciting, international food and wine dynamic to our first hotel in North America, and even greater ex... more -
Germany's "Robot" Restaurant
Germany likes to call itself the "Land of Ideas" - and over the centuries it has certainly had plenty of them. It was Germans who invented the aspirin, the airship, the printing press and the diesel engine.
But Germany has surely never produced anything quite as weird as the automated restaurant.
I say "restaurant" - but it actually looks more like a rollercoaster, with long metal tracks criss-crossing the dining area.
The tracks run all the way from the kitchen, high up in the roof, down to the tables, twisting and turning as they go. And down the tracks - in little pots with wheels fixed to the bottom - speeds food.
Supersonic sausages, high-pace pancakes and wine bottles whizzing down to the customers' tables with the help of good old gravity. One pot is spiralling down so fast, it looks like an Olympic bobsleigh (but it's only Bratwurst).
What's more, at the 's Baggers restaurant in Nuremberg, you don't need waiters to order food. Customers use touch-screen TVs to browse the menu and choose their meal.
You can even use the computers to send e-mails and text messages while you wait for the food to be cooked. But all this may not appeal to those who like traditional waiter service.
Up in the kitchen, it is man, not machine, that makes the food. They haven't found a way of automating the chef, just yet.
Everything is prepared from fresh. When it is ready, the meal is put in a pot and given a sticker and a colour to match the customer's seat.
Then it is put on the rails and dispatched downhill to the correct table. Manna from heaven, German-style.
The restaurant is the brainchild of local businessman Michael Mack.
"I wanted to come up with a complete new restaurant system," Michael tells me, "one that would be more efficient and more comfortable".
Replacing waiters with helter-skelters and computers is fun for the customers. It also makes financial sense for the restaurant.
"You can save labour costs," explains restaurant spokesperson Kyra Mueller-Siecheneder.
"You don't need the waiters to run to the customers, take the orders, run to the kitchen and back to the guests."
The restaurant has not completely done away with the human touch. There are still some staff on hand to explain to rather bemused customers how to use the technology.
But what do the punters here think? Do Germans really have the appetite for automated mealtimes?
"It's another art for eating. I like it!" one man raves.
"It's more for young people than old people," a woman tells me. "My mother was here yesterday and she needs my son's help to order."
Watching all this food raining down on the restaurant makes me ravenous. I decide that it is my turn to test the system. I order steak and salad on the computer and wait for it to appear. A few minutes later, a pot glides down to my table with my "fast food" - and it is delicious.
As I finish the meal and prepare to leave, one final thought crosses my mind. An automated meal doesn't only save the restaurant money, but the customer, too.
After all, in a restaurant without waiters, there is no need to leave a tip... Germany likes to call itself the "Land of Ideas" - and over the centuries it has certainly had plenty of them. It was Germans who inve... more -
Poop found on lemons
A scientist, named Loving, decided to test lemon wedges at her local restaurant to determine what germs may be on them. She found several bacteria found in fecal matter. So next time you get water at a restaurant, and it is garnished with a lemon, you can think about poop. Great. A scientist, named Loving, decided to test lemon wedges at her local restaurant to determine what germs may be on them. She found sev... more
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Restaurant sorry over F word bill
A restaurant owner has apologised after diners had their very own F word experience - without Gordon Ramsay.
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