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We now have some more information on the new Gordon Ramsay television show, courtesy of a representative from Optomen Television. Gordon Ramsay’s new television show is called Ramsay’s Best Restaurants and at this stage the only information that they are giving away is the entry page on the Channel 4 website that we alluded to last month and the twitter address for the new show – which is RamsaysBestRest (click for the link).

The criteria for nominating your favourite restaurant in the UK is only that the restaurant be independently owned and preferably one without awards such as Michelin stars or AA Rosettes. The judging criteria for nominess is based on quality food, quality of service, passion and pride of owners plus their ability to go above and beyond for their patrons. Restaurants should have at least two chefs, no criminal record (or charges pending) and obviously be available and agree to terms and conditions of shooting schedule (which to date hasn’t been named).

The nomination form can be found at this address http://www.fword.tv/nominate.aspx

There is a take part letter than you may want your nominated restaurant to complete – which can be found here http://www.channel4.com/food/on-tv/GR%27s%20BR%20Take%20Part%20Letter%2007%2001%2010%20v2.pdf

The categories for the restaurants are:

*British

*French

*Italian

*Indian

*Asian

*Rest of Europe

*Fine Dining

*Open

Check out the twitter feed, we’ll bring you more as it is released!

Chief Plonker
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The new series of the Gordon Ramsay’s hit television show ‘The F-word’ will be shooting later this year, Channel 4 in the UK has already started planning the content including a competition to select your favourite local restaurant.

For more details follow these links – but hurry, entires close July 17 at midnight (UK time).
http://www.channel4.com/food/on-tv/f-word/about-the-f-word-series-5-09-06-17_p_1.html

http://www.fword.tv/nominate.aspx

The dates that the show will be recorded as as follows (according to the application form!)

16th Sep 09
18th Sep 09
23rd Sep 09
25th Sep 09
30th Sep 09

2nd Oct 09
7th Oct 09
9th Oct 09
20th Oct 09
21st Oct 09
22nd Oct 09
26th Oct 09
27th Oct 09
28th Oct 09

2nd Nov 09
3rd Nov 09
4th Nov 09
11th Nov 09

Chief Plonker
The Plonker Club
The Unofficial Gordon Ramsay Fansite
www.theplonkerclub.com

A Current Affair showed how trashy their reporting really is in the latest Gordon Ramsay Video Clip – you couldn’t even call it journalism. Gordon Ramsay insults a weather person for getting the weather wrong – and A Current Affair try to take the high ground saying that he insults women – give me a break – this is an ambulance chasing, two bit television show that no one considers real journalism – just sensationalist garbage.

Why was no one defending Suzanne Boyle when Gordon Ramsay sledged her?

Why was no one answering Gordon Ramsay’s claim that he didn’t call her a lesbian?

No mention of one of the other clips from the Good Food and Wine Festival where Gordon Ramsay says he is love with Tracey Grimshaw and has been for years – (that comment doesn’t fit with the other cheery-picked one demonising Gordon and pitting him against Tracey Grimshaw!)

And that stupid woman from Channel Seven’s Today Tonight chasing Gordon Ramsay looking for a controversial quote – “What are you going to call me?” – paparatzi gone mad! They stoop even lower by digging up the alledged mistress and asking her what she thinks – she thinks she wants to be in front of the camera again (and now it turns out she is launching a business and website)!

Here’s the video clip – vintage A Current Affair – with Tracey at the helm

http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-au&fg=portallightsoutvideo&vid=0a3e5391-e5a4-4443-8817-806b7421e7c5

And the dreadful Today Tonight clip

http://au.todaytonight.yahoo.com/video# Look for Ramsay’s Nightmare

People say that they are embarassed for Tracey, I’m embarrassed for Gordon Ramsay that the Australian media now seems more like British tabloids!

Chief Plonker

The Plonker Club – The Unofficial Gordon Ramsay Fansite

In another hint of a new series of Gordon Ramsay’s best television show – Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, that is my hope and dream on the back of news of a revisit happening in April.

We know that at least two Kitchen Nightmares episodes became the Great British Nightmare as part of Channel 4′s Great British Food Fight and we can only hope more episodes were filmed. We now know that Gordon Ramsay will be returnng to see how Raz and The Curry Lounge are shaping up.

In an article on the ‘This is Nottingham’ website more is revealed about the process of getting Gordon Ramsay to come to the restaurant and the changes that were made.

Get the full story entitled ‘Curry Lounge Ready For Ramsay’s Return’ here

David Driscoll
The Plonker Club
The Unofficial Gordon Ramsay Fansite
www.theplonkerclub.com

While reading between the lines on some old google alerts, I was ecstatic to discover that new episodes of my favourite television show, Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares have already been made! Yes that is the UK edition and not the bastardised over-hyped, poorly edited, super predictable US version!

The report talked about how a restaurant that was ‘rescued’ four months ago had Gordon Ramsay there four months later (from mid-December) to shoot his part of The Great British Food Fight. the restaurant is Silversmiths Restaurant in Sheffield City.

I can’t wait until I can go back and see a Kitchen Nightmare where I can learn something about restaurants and maybe a recipe or two, not just hyped up confrontations, a contrived story line mixed with renovations and a happily-ever-after ending. Not to mention the editing of fights where the peoples clothes change colour as they appear to make a number of exchanges, just one – before the revalation occurs (midway through the final service). Add to this the American arrogance of inviting Gordon Ramsay to your restaurant, then telling him he can’t cook, doesn’t know what he is talking about and that there is no problems because all of the customers love whatever the offend dish/feature is.

I only really watch the show because I am a Gordon Ramsay fan, and occasionally the script isn’t followed to closely.

In case you can’t tell, I’m not a big fan of the cookie cutter US version, it is like a cross between Jerry Springer and a renovation show, with lots of spoilers and recaps to fill in the time!

I’ll email Channel 4 and Optomen to see if I can find out when we can expect this! There will definitely be a counter on The Plonker Club homepage for this one, similar to the one we have for Hell’s Kitchen USA Season 5!

2009 is already becoming a great year!

David Driscoll
The Plonker Club
The Unofficial Gordon Ramsay Fansite
www.theplonkerlcub.com