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Being Gordon Ramsay - Season 1 - Episode 06
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00:13One more veg tempura down, one more crispy beef down.
00:17Don't run, don't run.
00:20Don't worry, mate. Don't worry, mate.
00:21No-one can see you. Just go and chuck them in the bin, man.
00:25Hang on, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
00:28I'm going to be an athlete by the end of my shift.
00:30Fucking hell, I've been running since I got here.
00:36Mario, the fuck's going on here?
00:39Gordon Ramsay, he's watching all of us, so, yeah.
00:44It's a bit nerve-wracking.
00:47Gordon being here is pressure.
00:49He sees things that you don't.
00:51Look, we can't walk round the dining room like this,
00:54and look, we have to look left and right.
00:56He's going to walk into a customer sideways, yeah?
00:59Open your eyes.
01:00Holy shit.
01:02Stuff launches are crucial.
01:04They're more important than the training,
01:06because it's got a function.
01:09You sort of find...
01:11You find what's right and what's wrong instantly.
01:15Max, I need you to run to the shop and get cucumbers.
01:18Yeah, that's the tenner.
01:19There we go.
01:20You need as many cucumbers.
01:21Marcus Spencer, you don't get cucumbers.
01:23Run, run, run, run, run, run.
01:24Sometimes it's like a live version of fucking Kitchen Nightmares.
01:27Has he got anything from the sushi counter?
01:30Prioritize and get it out right now.
01:32Every time I get upset with things that have gone wrong,
01:35it's a real upset because it means so much.
01:38You can't just casually...
01:42Don't worry.
01:43I don't give a fuck.
01:44I do give...
01:47a thousand fucks.
01:49No, no.
01:50It's been like 15, 20 minutes with no food.
01:52No, no.
01:52He's fuming.
01:53Lee.
01:54Lee.
01:55There is nothing worse, especially from a customer perspective.
01:58100%.
01:59Go ship together.
01:59Let's go.
02:01Fucking hell.
02:03Mario.
02:04Saw the bottleneck on the pass.
02:06I just saw the bottleneck outside the reception.
02:08So it's got to function better.
02:10It's just not good enough.
02:12Yeah.
02:12Not good enough.
02:13Where's Tana?
02:15Tana's sitting at the table.
02:17The pressure's on financially.
02:19Fucking hell, mon dieu.
02:20So you have to be better than Gert.
02:23We've got so much riding on this.
02:25You've got to make this work.
02:26There is challenges that need tackling immediately.
02:29I don't get it.
02:30I honestly don't fucking get it.
02:32But we'll deal with this because in the morning we're open for business.
02:37And this place is going to be full.
03:05On the soft opening.
03:06What Friday we used that?
03:07I can't remember.
03:09It just got hit too hard over there.
03:11Yeah, yeah.
03:12Unfortunate.
03:16Yesterday it was chaotic.
03:18Everyone was, like, tired and anxious and all that stuff.
03:22So yeah, we're all over the place.
03:25For me, it can't be anything worse.
03:29i've never had a soft launch that's gone perfect they're not supposed to go to plan in many ways
03:35the more fuck-ups the better and so uh soft earrings are a pain in the ass but a real
03:43important pain in the ass
03:47james sit down you good very good yeah did you get some sleep yeah on a bit of a high
03:52to be honest
03:53thankfully james at rdr high nailed it 100 yeah it's uh yeah been a long time coming getting in
04:00the space feedback i got from the food every course the food was exceptional and well done
04:04you should be very happy thank you yeah i am seriously i mean incredible thank you but let's
04:09be honest there's only 12 seats there and he's had the last six months to perfect that
04:14the flip side to rdr high is that lucky cat has a completely different amount of pressure
04:18they're responsible for nearly 90 of the turnover in that building and uh there's a lot of issues
04:25to sort out lee the yorkshire beast lee let's go uh right first thoughts um the fry station
04:35definitely took us a little harder than expected didn't help the fires went down it just seems
04:41that they're perfectly fine until they get hit very hard and then they're just switching off so
04:44we need to find out why but when you say hit hard that's what they're fucking built that's what
04:48they're built for exactly so why that's the thing it's not again hard yeah fryer yes the fry um and
04:53how backed up did we get when they went down oh uh incredibly we have 22 tickets on us 22
04:57tables
04:5822 22 tickets with items from all in the fry station is there a fry station in the academy
05:04yes there is yep right so you tend to set one up there absolutely right and then i'm not hearing
05:10much response from the kitchen is that you told them to do that uh no not at all no i
05:14think last
05:14night was just just first night nerves and there's a lot we're taking away and you'll see a different
05:18tea tonight so let's get some energy some camaraderie it's an amazing team they've worked so hard to get
05:22here so let the guests hear it let them get confident with that please yeah i just they don't
05:28they need to relax a little bit in there you do okay good job let's go absolutely jesus christ
05:36there's clearly decades of experience in my team but we're in a new space uh it's gigantic and there
05:45are so many areas where it can go wrong so the good news is we're open and the official launch
05:52is
05:52imminent but we've still got a lot to get right the energy levels that we started at last night was
06:00where we need to just keep it we're going to carry on tonight uh we need to be more prepared
06:04we know
06:05what's coming now keep talking to each other answer whenever anyone's calling a ticket don't answer
06:10it feels like we don't know that you know and then it gets messy okay the wish list in the
06:16beginning
06:16of this journey started with opening five incredible businesses at 22 bishop's gate i have to be honest
06:24we've we've achieved three out of the five fucking budget has you know skyrocketed so now we have to
06:33cut our losses park them and focus on what's in hand um and get this thing over the line
06:40so final feedback from gordon we need energy from the team we need callbacks okay so two people away on
06:47table 24 please yes there we go guests love it that's what we need that echoes in the room okay
06:54fool us if we make the same mistakes two nights in a row let's seriously learn okay thank you
07:18what are we doing today getting the cat oscar's birthday present was a kitten
07:24three days after we got this kitten his favorite brother out of the litter was also now available
07:30because the people had pulled out so now we're getting two cats yeah that's lovely oscar come here
07:37right i need to talk to you i've got some serious questions first of all how's your girlfriend
07:47i've heard right what are the names for these cats
07:50keith and simon the most boring names on the entire planet hey mom dad just said keith and simon
08:00most boring names on the planet look at mommy when your name is gordon you shouldn't say things like
08:06that should you have i mellowed i still get incredibly fucking upset when things go wrong
08:12i can't help take it personally maybe i was too too boisterous too young and that i sort of mellowed
08:20out
08:21and now i'm very good at jumping out of one scenario into the next and leaving that shit behind
08:28tana would put my nuts in a vice and then blitz them in a fucking robo coop if i brought
08:34that shit
08:34home i promise you let's get some cool name with the cats like malcolm as a family we are a
08:42team we
08:43support each other fully in what we both want to do and certainly there is no one i would want
08:50to
08:50to do this life journey with apart from gordon oh listen you got what on
08:58fake tag i used jaws is that okay and in fact maybe stress is the wrong word because gordon doesn't
09:06tend to get stressed he just gets more excited but that's the way his stress comes out i suppose
09:13it's he loves a challenge right till's i'm starving cheese on toast i'm gonna wait bye darling
09:22may the best toasty win oh this is gonna be beautiful wait till you taste it ready look this
09:30is the moment flip that over and you go oh ready that does look pretty good tilly's i mean already
09:38she's got uh a mind that is working a thousand miles an hour um i think a definite chef in
09:47the making
09:49that my son oh yes right seriously it's gonna go in the oven for three minutes why the oven well
09:57to melt the cheese yeah but do the water trick do what the water trick it's gonna melt the cheese
10:02because i'm gonna steam it you're steaming bread the bread's gonna go soggy no it's not because the
10:07bread is nice and crispy who in the hell taught you to put water in a grilled cheese it's actually
10:16a
10:16great tip turn that over that's burnt i'm gonna get a picture of it the other side don't touch my
10:22toast no the other side this is just how i like it dad i swear to god that is right
10:28the the moment of
10:29truth oh shit the cheese is not melted it's not melted stone cold no it's got it okay back in
10:38there
10:38right okay now it's got to go back in she's very smart i'm just seeing what she's accomplished at 23
10:46you have experience now you've been in several kitchens next up uh where are you thinking well
10:50that was what i was going to ask you anywhere you think you know you must go there gain some
10:55experience um mountain mountain that's one of your favorites no you went there recently
11:00um seriously dorian yep i love that idea and um kim obviously one of my dreams since i've been young
11:11is to open my own restaurant i've seen you do it i don't i don't feel like it's fair to
11:15say when i
11:16haven't had the experience in a kitchen and that'd be the worst thing to do by the way because if
11:20you've
11:20opened young and failed you've got that for the rest of your life i know that cooking is it's not
11:30just like you do a course and that's it it's experience and i don't have a fraction of that yet
11:36but that's one thing i'm super excited to do and get dad has got to where he is because of
11:43everything
11:44he put in so build up into the shit my cheese build into those layers no oh gosh dad i
11:53think
11:53your sandwich has exploded jeez so you get me distracted careful with that on the marble mum's
11:59gonna kill you well let's forget the uh the aesthetics here right i can guarantee that the
12:06cheese has melted the thought of you know maybe being able to be a part of the business one day
12:12and
12:12it's incredibly exciting to me but it's incredibly daunting you must be getting very excited with
12:19bishop's gate i am getting very excited but i'm a couple of intense few days coming up and uh yeah
12:26some stuff i'm not fucking happy with you'd be a bit concerned if everything was going swimmingly right
12:30yeah no you're right
12:38so officially today is my last day
12:42how's it looking so yeah i mean i mean look at it looks looks brilliant looks absolutely wonderful
12:49and you got the views across there that's what i'll miss the shard tower london tower bridge
12:58really does look nice this place does uh hopefully the staff and gordon will enjoy the uh the restaurant
13:06that we've built for them i think it looks amazing it really does
13:15yeah it's the biggest product i've ever done
13:19they're very suspensive i mean a bottle of whiskey up there it's 26 000 pound two thousand pound a shot
13:26we were still working here when they were they were laying this out and when that went up there i
13:31was
13:31i was thinking i have somebody that knocked that off oh god
13:37happy with my store we all like my restaurant
13:39yeah
13:42yeah
13:43yeah
13:43doors closing
13:46door 59
13:48terry he's a guy that is someone that gives you his word and he'll run to the end of the
13:57world for you
13:59very proud hard work very proud
14:03some people you meet in life you see money first before dedication with terry it's purely dedication
14:11and now it's all done i'm grateful he's delivered
14:16yeah it's been a it's been a privilege to work on this
14:21but all good things come to an end
14:25and at the end of the day
14:27you know i'm 60 this year so i feel
14:30shouldn't it be time to pack up and move on
14:33but uh
14:34end of an era really
14:36hand over the reins to somebody else
14:39and then uh start my new project
14:40so
14:45see you big 22
14:49love that guy an absolute fucking genius
15:03we're days old but the buzz is just incredible
15:07so i need six rice right now please yeah
15:10yes sir
15:11we've got off to a cracking start it's been freaking amazing
15:15okay next up we're gonna go crab and then i need a salmon
15:19yes sir
15:22i think there's over 350 articles
15:29some are good
15:30some are fair
15:32some are snipey
15:35positioning the restaurant as the sort of the latest
15:37mile high club
15:41you know great view show about the food
15:44and that shit kills me that pains me because that's so wrong that's so not true
15:48i take it personally it does hurt it really digs deep and it's sort of
15:55yeah
15:57it's fucking eight days old for god's sake we've just given birth to it
16:03where's the cracks
16:05uh i think we talked about downstairs with reception particularly coming to the top of the escalator so
16:10reception that's been tough
16:12reservations how's that gone
16:13so rgr high is fully booked for three months we are pretty much fully booked at lucky cap for the
16:19next six weeks
16:21the bank will love the fact that we're fully booked
16:23but i think 65 percent of new restaurants close in the first 18 months of trading and i'm playing with
16:32a 20 million pound outfit that i can't afford one ounce of collapse one ounce of failure to survive it's
16:42very simple we need the customers to come in fill the place and then repeat that custom come back again
16:50i just went to the bathroom there's like all the glue on the top of the
16:53the bathroom in one of the mirrors people stealing the cats ripping them off we had uh we had three
16:59go
16:59on just saturday night i believe just taking them in their bags yeah why did you fucking steal a cat
17:05with
17:06the little ones as well you know we lost 320 last week what so 10 of our guests last week
17:12took one of
17:12these with them as a memento of their first week thieving bastards 320 little cats left the building
17:1822 bishop's gates needs to be making 500 000 pounds a week that's an annual turnover of 25 million and
17:29i'm saddled with a 20-year lease yeah
17:34i'll be in my mid to late 70s that's a lot of walk action we have to create something incredibly
17:42special
17:44to keep alive for 20 years without a doubt i mean seriously
17:55no no little tags on them to stop them from being stolen they cost a lot of money a lot
18:01of money
18:13so
18:20what are you doing now
18:22my daddy's property do you know who gordon is yes
18:28yeah he's daddy's boss he's daddy's boss oh good boy yeah that's good
18:33that's good oh no gordon's definitely not daddy's wife friend
18:39is he scary is he scary no he's not scary i thought he would because as long as you do
18:44have
18:45them right like a big guy he is a big he is a big guy yeah i know right i'm
18:50going
18:56right see you later bye
19:07today's the big day i haven't really been home very much in the last two to three months
19:15would i like to see loosen the kids more yeah of course but do sacrifice a lot to make it
19:23work
19:24like it's not an easy decision but at the same time you know this is this is huge
19:29that this is a massive massive massive massive thing
19:37so hopefully then you know everything will be successful and it will be it will be
19:44worth it in a way
19:55everything that we've done up to now is literally all only about today
20:02all this practicing like it could be the best but if today isn't the best
20:08there's a point there's been so much work that's gone into this project but the official thought
20:23that's when we do bang the drum and then it's it's game on then you're under the microscope
20:31then you get the naysayers then you'll get the critics then you'll get the onslaughts and then
20:38then it all starts to happen
20:54i'm very calm in general uh i always you know i keep calm and uh leave the stress to the
21:03others
21:05all right so we're ready for the launch um 350 people uh looking to be here but when enough
21:11people start to arrive food needs to start going out okay obviously that's a lot of food coming from
21:17a lot of places but it needs to be smooth and fast okay guys let's go
21:28when you get to this stage of an official press launch and you open those doors and those floodgates
21:37fill up um there needs to be the wow factor i've done over a hundred launches in my life
21:45um but this is by far the biggest it's the one with the biggest risk
21:53so we need to create something unique because once that's done that train's left the station you
22:00don't relaunch you don't change and reconceptualize you are alive
22:05uh and it's for the great and the good to witness
22:20excited so excited and all the press is starting to go out now as well so it's all yeah very
22:25real
22:27so everything has to be right
22:31you know it's not about just getting through we need to polish that performance ahead of this launch
22:37now we've got to look almost like swans gliding across that beautiful bishop's gate floor
22:42and then underneath peddling like food is going to go quick and we need to be
22:47keeping that constant cycle going okay michael has the biggest night of his career coming up
22:54he's young he's hungry he's capable he's gone from this underdog into someone that has absolutely
23:04deserved and warrants his position but the pressure of him now with that spotlight on him is going to be
23:15the real true test
23:19the tuna's going to come out of here
23:24oh look at that it's the big tuna 120 kilos are we taking the whole box or is this the
23:32fish i think
23:32we should take the whole box yeah oh yeah yeah no we have to the whole box i was just
23:36doing a bit of
23:37archaeology we've got like 300 people coming in tonight the bluefin tuna has just arrived this is obviously
23:45for breaking down in front of guests and and more for like a show piece watch the table i watch
23:52the polls
23:58this needs to work for him big time because he has a status now
24:03it's going to be more exposed now you know critic wise chef wise in the industry
24:13this is
24:13right hold on rest on the box okay we're going to go straight up onto the bar yeah okay three
24:19i'm going to go down
24:28i'm going to go down
24:38ah thank you appreciate how are you all good thanks
24:44final checks yeah yeah
24:48at least it's not cloudy the sun is out which is fantastic you cannot buy success
24:54how'd you get it you work for it you get off your ass and you work for it
25:00get this launch right and we would have put 22 bishop's gate on the map
25:08why is this door so marked it's badly what are they doing here they're ruining it in a week's
25:13time it's going to be chipped to fuck yeah and this is the entrance to rgr high right
25:17so in a month's time that door is going to be like the back of mill football tension no no
25:22no
25:22it's not good enough yes it's brand new for god's sake
25:26the execution of this launch uh is massive how do we smash 10 glasses yes 10 glasses
25:3210 how do we smash 10 glasses you're smashing more glass than the shard it lies in the responsibility
25:40of the team to make an impact when those doors open very important evening okay is the launch
25:48party okay has to be perfect guest experience top notch this is not a rehearsal this is it
25:57bye guys see you later and so every member of that team
26:04has to have their fingers on the button
26:14okay sorry yeah sorry um i'm so sorry i i i i i pressed the button on the lift i
26:20realized
26:21there's no button needed okay sorry mario why don't you tell me that
26:28this is not a fucking hell oh my god lift going down
26:55we're doing the last final touches and just sort of getting uh getting ready to go now so almost time
27:06we'll see when west gets arrived they will be welcome with champagne what time's the food going
27:11out probably ready eight and we'll start cooking the hot at eight just make sure this food's out and
27:17it's flowing yeah we've got lots of vips here there's a lot of press here tonight as well so smile
27:24eye contact please this is an event yeah this is a big launch party and you know you should be
27:29very very
27:30proud of of what you've done to get here but also to bring this restaurant here as well so relax
27:37flow enjoy and a round of applause for michael yeah
27:50is it dirty yes it is we're going to town on this launch we've got to so we're spending in
27:59excess of
28:00100 grand thank you hello hi donnie gorgeous how are you you look amazing thank you we've got everybody
28:09and the world um watching us amazing let's go this launch for all of us signifies the beginning of this
28:18incredible journey and the eyes of the world are on you and what they see will determine the future
28:24success of that business people are starting to just arrive now so very excited yeah
28:41time to put this thing on the map just want to get done now just want to get it done
28:45get the word out
28:51there it's quite an evening isn't it it feels very special i've got a lovely message from adam
28:56say sorry can't make it i know he wishes to be here i can't believe it's my first time oh
29:03could you not
29:04get a table yeah it's pretty much unfortunate i've got contacts if you haven't thank you
29:12well i'm glad it's a clear night so the views i know inside the russian room is spectacular it's a
29:18perfect night how are those lucky cats are there any left they're all i will have a few in my
29:25bag
29:25by the end of the night you do not need to steal from your father i think you encourage one
29:29or two
29:29people to take the big ones holly ramsey also we have a wedding to pay for yes every cat you
29:34steal
29:35will be deducted from your menu okay here we go we've got to be on it as a unit
29:45don't know we're gonna somehow try and stay together good luck guys here's mario good luck
29:50good luck thank you we don't turn up you know until the party's in full swing hey good evening
29:57how are you let's go yeah how is everybody yeah 230 people already yes 230 yes already why so many
30:04uh one because we invited them good to see you guys congratulations thank you sir thank you
30:11then there's the media one one wrong word somewhere and it can come crashing down
30:20you do match the carpet
30:24everybody is on us thank you how are you nice to see you
30:29come in guys lovely lovely lovely lovely lovely and the lights are nice and dim as well thank you
30:35sir yes finally thank you thank you
30:42let's push
30:46so he's marching off again you are
30:54we are working the room smartly entertaining let's go let's go but trying to give everybody you know
31:04um the respect they deserve
31:13the food the food the food is off the charts
31:20but you're the host and you cannot touch it it's like you're forbidden
31:26good evening how is everything i think it's perfect
31:29good so yeah i do find it quite nerve-wracking because when it kicks off it's it gets a bit
31:36crazy
31:38tala is a little anxious and i swear to god i am on my tiptoes
31:43welcome welcome thank you for coming when we go to launches together it's important to support
31:49gordon well going very well how are you i don't want him having to do it on his own
31:54he doesn't want to be on his own let's put into a quick uh hello in the kitchen very quickly
31:59yes of course michael get your ass in here come on down here jesus christ
32:06how amazing thank you guys good job you see all these people having a great time it's our
32:14responsibility to promote that and make sure that they leave there having had amazing cocktails
32:19amazing food said hello and if we feel we've done that that's really exciting chocolates from vancouver
32:27oh thank you for the truth from taren and i have some chocolate from vancouver
32:32good although it was lovely uh you do so much for me uh i will never forget
32:37thanks i love you i can't believe it
32:39oh thank you you started it yeah yeah i love you yeah merci so enjoy tonight relax and enjoy yourself
32:48what point are you still trying to prove after all these years i just want to please
32:55and so that's part of me that hasn't died down constantly wanting to please i got embarrassed
33:04with school reports from strappard high being sent home and it was c minus d e and so you
33:14you feel bad about letting your parents down and now today i feel
33:21happy that i've made my mum happy of course deep down inside i would love from a dad to have
33:27tasted
33:28something and even said yeah good job uh i would love him to have understood um even though he didn't
33:38back what i was doing or believed in where it was going um you want validation from your parents
33:45but i'll come back to the values that i stand for and the most important family ever is a family
33:52you
33:53build
33:57uh ladies and gentlemen thank you so much mario ladies and gentlemen good evening and welcome to
34:06a historic monumental evening i'd like to take this moment to say an incredible thank you to one of the
34:14most outstanding teams we've ever had it's never easy putting something of this magnitude together
34:19in such a short period of time and then opening up with the pressure that we had fully put from
34:25day
34:25one it's a testament to all your strengths and commitment tonight marks the celebration of 22 bishops
34:33gate tomorrow we know the real work starts and from the bottom of my heart from tana and all the
34:39family thank you for everything you've done uh it shows enjoy tonight uh god bless thank you music please
34:55i stood there and i'm just looking around um the perception for them is just this mega party
35:03and they have no idea just what has gone into getting this ready
35:11there was nothing in there and just what's come together over the last nine months is
35:18is nothing short of a miracle and michael yeah everything i said a year ago about the strength of
35:25his shoulders the kid is just incredible every nut every bolt every piece of wood every piece of joint
35:32came up in a lift to build this place all the hours all the training
35:39and then just to see how beautiful it's turned out to be
35:44it is rewarding it is really rewarding yeah
35:51good job mario you're all proud thank you sir no no seriously i thought i was going to hand the
35:56speech
35:56over to you there for a moment thank you i thought you were going to say if you were thank
35:59you
36:01okay uh don't command the cult okay yeah talk in the morning wow well done we did it we did
36:08it
36:08well done proud of you thank you couldn't have done it without you thank you holes the team did so
36:13well
36:15and they should feel incredibly proud of themselves
36:22makes you feel quite emotional doesn't it it is it's a big team are you happy yeah i mean i
36:30just you
36:30know i hate leaving it i think that's that's a sign of something that i'm happy with
36:37isn't london beautiful you see all those bridges lit up like that
36:43look at it there and there's bishop's gate look at it no there's not i know but look
36:50that's crazy what a beautiful beast that is extraordinary it's funny because i look at that
36:58now i want to go back you're in the street world tonight yeah finally
37:14we get back and we just want to sit we'll do a dinner beans on toast with a fried egg
37:21and it's just
37:22that moment with hinds baked beans uh warburton's bread uh marmite worcester sauce a bottle of red
37:32we'll get a really nice cheddar cheese and we'll grate it all over that fried egg and i'll sit there
37:37and it's like we've done it mate and no one else can see that i think i might possibly have
37:47uttered the
37:48words i'm glad you did it uh i didn't hear that but let's just speak louder i'm glad you did
37:56it
38:04rachel hey darling hey how are you yeah all good indeed thank you how are you good yeah really good
38:10well done everyone's absolutely buzzing um it was a great evening so i think you did brilliantly so i'll
38:16give you the night off now if you like yeah i'd like the night off uh it's nearing uh 11
38:20o'clock
38:21and a line a line tomorrow yeah you've got a couple of appointments first thing in the morning
38:25tomorrow a bit of time to to catch your breath and then you're back at it 12 10 you'll be
38:31flying to
38:31washington dc okay thank you bye-bye
38:40yeah
38:47i i love the jeopardy of challenges tana maybe not so much let me just recover from this one a
38:58little bit
39:01serious really do i have a choice what have you got up your sleeve
39:10there is there is something in new york that's just come on the radar
39:15you love new york right we love new york there's a special place for us when we went there new
39:20year's eve
39:21come on come on uh tbc
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