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S03.E02: Too Many Cooks

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aghst

aghst

Clearly they brought this guy on to stir up shit with Tsarina.  Guy was criticizing his own mother’s cooking?

So of course he’s going to think he can do better than his boss.  But even worse, he’ll let you know he’s better.  Not the way to win over friends and influence people.

Marina’s story is the exact opposite, humbled by the financial struggles, want to move up to help her family.  She also recognizes that her boss Lara was right about when to bring the food out.  She wants to become Chief Stew but she’s not gunning for Lara.

Wihan also shows humility, agrees that he talked too much into the radio at docking and takes one for the team with the disco helmet.

Seems like a nice guy and likes Brianna.  Poor Harry but looks like she friend zoned him already.

Lara admits daddy didn’t give her enough attention and craved his approval.  She’s using her yachting money to build a barn just for herself.  Or until she meets someone who reminds her of daddy.

Tsarina also is fragile so unleashing Anthony on hr is diabolical.

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Baltimore Betty

Baltimore Betty

Marina fell asleep on the sub ride and the guest had to wake her up, that was sad because if she is this tired at the start of the season she will be comatose by the third charter!

The guest wanted all the food on the table whether they are there or not made no sense at all, I could see if the primary's were at the table sure go ahead and start serving but did the primary realize that the stews would then have to start all over again serving the others as they made their way to the table? It would be like a round robin of serving.

Tsarina is having a hard time with her sous chef because she does not know how to have a sous chef, she has never had to manage anyone but herself, I see her as part of the problem with her lack of professional experience, sure the guy can be an arse but she has to learn how to manage someone.  He did well on the beach picnic, her ego might be bruised a bit, that also could be a problem with her.

 

 

 

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iMonrey

iMonrey

2 hours ago, Baltimore Betty said:

Tsarina is having a hard time with her sous chef because she does not know how to have a sous chef, she has never had to manage anyone but herself, I see her as part of the problem with her lack of professional experience, sure the guy can be an arse but she has to learn how to manage someone.  He did well on the beach picnic, her ego might be bruised a bit, that also could be a problem with her.

Exactly. She has no concept of how to manage someone. She needs to stop tip toeing around Anthony and stop taking his temperature every five minutes, asking him if he's upset or reassuring him she's not asking him to do her job. Just tell him what to do, period. 

Granted, Anthony has a point about her lack of organization, as we were reminded in the flashbacks of last season. But he's not helping anything. He could just go around and tidy and bring things out she's going to need instead of just standing there. And he's not actually whining behind her back, he's only expressed his frustration when prompted by other to do so. I think he's going to end up quitting. (The dinner looked great, the guests were happy and it's what they asked for. So shut it, Anthony.)

That submarine would make me claustrophobic. It looked really tight.

It's kind of sad Harry thinks he's out of Brianna's league. I mean, maybe he is, but he's a nice guy and he's not bad looking, and she said she likes him. He's got a rather low opinion about himself.

7 hours ago, aghst said:

Lara admits daddy didn’t give her enough attention and craved his approval.  She’s using her yachting money to build a barn just for herself.  Or until she meets someone who reminds her of daddy.

I swear 75% of the women on this show have daddy issues, it's like they deliberately screen for them.

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rur

rur

28 minutes ago, iMonrey said:

 

Granted, Anthony has a point about her lack of organization, as we were reminded in the flashbacks of last season. But he's not helping anything. He could just go around and tidy and bring things out she's going to need instead of just standing there. And he's not actually whining behind her back, he's only expressed his frustration when prompted by other to do so. I think he's going to end up quitting. (The dinner looked great, the guests were happy and it's what they asked for. So shut it, Anthony.)

 

It's perfectly acceptable to say what he said -- in his room, to his roommate -- about her organization, or even to her privately. But it's not at all acceptable to talk smack about her at dinner when she's sitting at the same table. WTF???? Way to build a working relationship, Anthony. For that alone, he's dead to me. And maybe he should look up the word "dissemble" when he's looking for another job.

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aghst

aghst

2 hours ago, rur said:

It's perfectly acceptable to say what he said -- in his room, to his roommate -- about her organization, or even to her privately. But it's not at all acceptable to talk smack about her at dinner when she's sitting at the same table. WTF???? Way to build a working relationship, Anthony. For that alone, he's dead to me. And maybe he should look up the word "dissemble" when he's looking for another job.

He's also talking shit in the talking heads.  It doesn't look like the producers have to prompt him to talk trash about Tzarina.  They knew what they were getting when they cast him, but they probably encourage him to speak up.

He rolled his eyes that the guests said the food was great.  Well not everyone is going to have his refined palate, his overinflated ego when it comes to food.

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njbchlover

njbchlover

22 minutes ago, aghst said:

He's also talking shit in the talking heads.  It doesn't look like the producers have to prompt him to talk trash about Tzarina.  They knew what they were getting when they cast him, but they probably encourage him to speak up.

He rolled his eyes that the guests said the food was great.  Well not everyone is going to have his refined palate, his overinflated ego when it comes to food.

See - this is what drives me crazy.  Yeah, of course, in his mind, he had some more upscale "hoedown" or "American cookout" (or whatever they called it) themed foods, but, at the end of the day, the guests seemed very happy with what was presented.  Sometimes, simple, well cooked food is better than anything fancy, at least in my opinion.  Anthony spoke of short ribs and other things.  Short ribs take a long time when cooked properly - they must braise for at least 3-5 hours for them to be tender and flavorful enough to serve.  I suppose you could sous vide them to quicken the cooking time, but they still need early in the day prep.  So many people always think they can do things better than their superiors, and maybe they can, but until you are in that position, you should keep your snarky opinions to yourself.

I did wonder about the lobster tails, though - if you're doing true hoedown or cook out foods - she could have offered a different kind of fish, if it was available.  Or, some kind of barbecue chicken or spare ribs (not short ribs).  I did like his idea of the sauce bar - that's something I've been seeing lately.

I think Anthony is digging his own grave.  He should maybe approach her with his ideas and concerns, instead of talking about her when she's basically sitting three feet from him.

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Baltimore Betty

Baltimore Betty

32 minutes ago, njbchlover said:

they must braise for at least 3-5 hours

That reminds me of Jan from The Office, Dinner Party From Hell. LOL.

32 minutes ago, njbchlover said:

she could have offered a different kind of fish

Like some sort of fried fish. 

Some seasons seem like they have that one crew member that is expendable like the Red Shirt Guy on Star Trek, some space monster is going to eat him first. Anthony could possibly be Red Shirt Guy.

Why did Harry take his shirt off when he had to put on that costume anyway?

Tsarina is not happy unless she is miserable.

 

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Pattycake2

Pattycake2

So why isn’t there a rolling cart?  It could stay near the elevator and be loaded with the prepared foods and plates and a stew could accompany it up to help serve and then return to the kitchen.  Another stew could stay upstairs to make drinks, etc., and send the cart down with the dirty dishes and use the walkie talkie to coordinate and advise of special requests and other issues. Didn’t Jason say that the lift was to be used by the kitchen?

At least everyone on the crew seems to be willing to work hard.  That’s a change.

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ShowsILoveToHate

ShowsILoveToHate

1 hour ago, Back Atcha said:

Many, MANY Episodes ...

This series is one that I always tape (DVR).  Last night, two taped--one right after the other.  This afternoon we had TEN to watch...all marked "new" and all seem to be in order.   This is in the Phoenix market.  Anyone else?  Anyone?  Bueller?

My DVR picked up a bunch of “New” Season 2 episodes that aren’t really new, just marked that way. I had to go through my upcoming recordings and delete a bunch that were set to record. I wonder if this happened in your market as well.  I’m near Boston. 

Baltimore Betty

Baltimore Betty

13 hours ago, Pattycake2 said:

So why isn’t there a rolling cart?  It could stay near the elevator and be loaded with the prepared foods and plates and a stew could accompany it up to help serve and then return to the kitchen.  Another stew could stay upstairs to make drinks, etc., and send the cart down with the dirty dishes and use the walkie talkie to coordinate and advise of special requests and other issues. Didn’t Jason say that the lift was to be used by the kitchen?

At least everyone on the crew seems to be willing to work hard.  That’s a change.

I think production toyed with the elevator.  This is where a chief stew's experience should come in to play to make things run smoothly when there are hurdles. Why didn't Lara come up with a plan like @Pattycake2 came up with. 

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iMonrey

iMonrey

22 hours ago, rur said:

It's perfectly acceptable to say what he said -- in his room, to his roommate -- about her organization, or even to her privately.

Yeah and it probably wasn't real cool of Harry to repeat it to her. I know they are friends from last season and she did ask him if Anthony had said anything about her, so she put him in a tight spot. Me, I would have kept my mouth shut.

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Back Atcha

Back Atcha

23 hours ago, ShowsILoveToHate said:

My DVR picked up a bunch of “New” Season 2 episodes that aren’t really new, just marked that way. I had to go through my upcoming recordings and delete a bunch that were set to record. I wonder if this happened in your market as well.  I’m near Boston. 

THANKS!   Our PBS station does that often.  I think they mark everything NEW.

There are now 10 "new" Yacht shows ready to watch---to delete.  Thanks for answering.

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Nunyabiznis

Nunyabiznis

Happy to say that after only two episodes I am super into this season! I like the boat, love all the underwater shots, I'm enjoying having two people in the kitchen and I'm looking forward to more episodes. Hoping it doesn't devolve into a crew sex fest as it has for other parts of this franchise. This actually felt fresh and new for the first time in a long time.

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