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Yeah but the point is, would Gordon Ramsay sell you a glass of Asti Spew-manti for £36 and tell you it was premier cru? I have no issue with the price part of this argument, it's the disparity between quality of food and quality of coffee served, when one could be forgiven for thinking that a top notch restaurant catering for connoisseurs might put in a bit more effort given the potential expectations of the guest. The expensive Coke in the grand-a-night hotel room is still Coke. It sure ain't gonna be Panda Pop.

 

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I had a set of jim bowen endorsed darts..

I think that's a load of Bull . [emoji202]

Sorry couldn't resist!

I thought about a Sage DB but like Drewster said, it was not because of Heston Services. In fact, that put me off a bit because I was worried that people would think I was a celeb chef fan. The main reason I considered it was because up until we started hearing of the problems, it sounded like a good machine. Also I could have got a trade deal which would have made it the same price as it would probably sell for if it didn't have the Heston badge. I don't go a bundle on celebs full stop, let alone pay extra for a name of someone who is famous for something else.

I'm surprised that he would offer a Nespresso to people who are dining at the fat duck. Amongst those will be some who have gone there for the celeb thing (if Heston isn't enough, er, Rolf Harris lives nearby!) but surely he would realise that a fair proportion would be knowledgable and adventurous foodies who are equally discerning in what they drink.

If I ever get the chance to go there I'll tell you if the coffee is Nespresso. I can taste one a mile off, having tried them all at work.

 

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It's just down the road from me but I've never mustered up the courage for snail porridge and I'm scared of the bill!

I think he'd almost have to use a DB over a Nespresso machine given the endorsement. Although really he ought to be using some kind of Bessemer furnace with a fractionating column and an angle grinder with a coffee cutting wheel…