Results tagged “bald” from Birmingham Mail - Restaurant Spy

As the Raymond Blanc series The Restaurant nears its conclusion, I'm hooked.

But I'm yet to be convinced that any of the remaining contestants has what it takes to run a successful restaurant, even with Blanc's support.

Of those left on the show, the two blokes seem to me to have the most potential (especially the chef) but make silly mistakes each week.

Neither the bald bloke and his wife nor the madly happy woman (until she's criticised )and her husband have impressed me with their style of food or front ofn house skills.

With the sun glinting off my bald head and my ugly mug often pictured in the paper, it's sometimes hard to go unnoticed in restaurants despite my diminutive size.

I'm relaxed about that when I'm reviewing because (a) I'm not vain enough to think I'd get special treatment and (b) I don't think a bad restaurant can become good just to try to get a glowing write-up.

But it can make life difficult sometimes, especially when the bill is trimmed despite my protestations.