in Search Forums
Forum Help

Uneasy watching-bias

Last post 09-19-2009, 12:51 AM by bazrev. 1 replies.
Sort Posts: Previous Next
  •  07-05-2008, 1:25 AM 720674

    Uneasy watching-bias

    I watched this weeks Daily Chefs Challenge with Antony Worrell Thomson and guest chefs Brian Turner and Jean Christophe Nouvelli,i was uncomfortable for JC.Brian T informed everyone it was purely British products and played up to the celebrities pushing home the fact his dish was either "pure Yorkshire" or just"what your mum would make"...it was embarassing how he and the presenter Antony WT..treated JC...like some twin English tag team against the Frenchman....he didnt stand a chance.Couldnt wait for the result on friday...with baited breath...and Brian Ts sweat running off his brow...and who could it be ..with Antony WT to pick the winner....i wish id had 1million-1 bet on that one....because guess who triumphed...if he hadnt there would have been some carry on...he would have sulked for the next year.

    JC the odds were stacked against you...forget this programme ...but at least some of us viewers could plainly see what was happening...it was bias,in any language...wont be watching again...we dont need more of this in the world...Johnanna FIFE 

  •  09-19-2009, 12:51 AM 873026 in reply to 720674

    Re: Uneasy watching-bias

    I wonder if you have listened to the rules of the game. Briam Turner obviously listens to the guest and cooks accordingly. JC produces dishes that I personally would prefer but he doesn't listen so well.

    A few years ago I was a regular customer in a very successful Italian restaurant, regular enough to be able to study the way the brothers ran their business. Much of their evening trade was parties of around 10 or 12 people for many of whom it was their first time of being faced with an Italian menu. So they would take a blind guess and hope.

    Shortly after the main course was served Vito would come out of the kitchen and with scarcely a moments hesitation was go straight to the person who he could see was not enjoying. "You don't like that do you", a sheepish "No" would be the reply and he would pull up a chair and talk for a few minutes then take away the plate and shortly afterwards return with something else.

    I ate in that restaurant three or four times a week for 14 months and I saw many people who had been treated that way enthusiastically return bringing new customers with them. I believe tat Brian Turner has that sort of talent. It's the way to be successful the first rule of marketing - study your customer!

    Regards,

    Bazrev

View as RSS news feed in XML