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Title: Hi from France
Post by: macferret on June 25, 2014, 11:20 AM

Hi,
I joined a while back but haven't been active.
I have worked in Indian restaurants and now run a catering business in France. Our style is BIR Bangladeshi rather than Punjabi, so we cook the sort of curry you get in the southern part of the UK, rather than say Glasgow.
This looks like an interesting site with plenty of activity and plenty to chat about. And with any luck I'll learn some new tricks!
Cheers,
MacFerret

Title: Re: Hi from France
Post by: Les on June 25, 2014, 11:46 AM

Welcome Mac,
Never too old to learn mate, and we in return might well learn something from you, so works both way's,  ;D

Les

Title: Re: Hi from France
Post by: Gav Iscon on June 25, 2014, 12:11 PM

Welcome macferret, theres an awful lot of good information on this site. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
Where about's in France are you?

Gav

Title: Re: Hi from France
Post by: macferret on June 25, 2014, 12:44 PM

Thanks guys. You can call me MF for short  ;D
We're in South West France near Bordeaux / Bergerac.
Cheers,
MF

Title: Re: Hi from France
Post by: loveitspicy on June 25, 2014, 12:46 PM

Hey Tim
Nice to see you on here mate

best, Rich

Title: Re: Hi from France
Post by: macferret on June 25, 2014, 01:21 PM

Hi Rich,
Good to hear from you. God it's hot here, but it would probably be a cold snap where you are :)
Cheers,
Tim

Title: Re: Hi from France
Post by: loveitspicy on June 26, 2014, 09:48 AM

Its hot here too mate

Having to drink a couple of extra cold ones to keep up the puppy fat you know -

Theres a good bunch on here Tim - some great chefs to be honest - and i do mean Chef's (you dont have to be a Chef because you studied it all at some college - learning on the pans and remembering - you become a Chef) - some great recipes and folks trying to make different dishes.

Nice to have you on here - hope business is OK mate

best, Rich

Title: Re: Hi from France
Post by: Garp on June 26, 2014, 12:49 PM

Welcome Tim. Have you ever tried any of the Indian Restaurants in Bordeaux?

Title: Re: Hi from France
Post by: macferret on June 26, 2014, 01:29 PM

@Garp - hi. Are you in France too? I have never tried any in Bdx but have eaten curry in other places like Angouleme. It was OK but not BIR - I would liken it to the curries we used to get in South Africa. How about you?

@Rich - yes. The standard of cooking looks very high here. Still struggling to find recipes that have been widely tested and agreed to be the DBs among all the dedicated questing and experimenting.  I'll soon learn to find my way around though. Totally agree that being a chef is a life choice that comes with a lot of hard work, not a certificate :)

Cheers,
Tim

Title: Re: Hi from France
Post by: Garp on June 26, 2014, 04:09 PM

Tim, no I'm Scotland but I holiday in France each year - last year was Bordeaux.

Tried a couple of Indian restaurants and, as you say, certainly not BIR, but very enjoyable  :)

Title: Re: Hi from France
Post by: MonsieurBadgerCheese on July 13, 2014, 09:53 AM

Bonjour Guys,

Just chipping in here, on the French theme (I'm in Lyon). Think we may have been introduced somewhere before Mac?

Only tried a couple of 'Indian' restaurants here, and not been impressed so far. Been 'tipped-off' about another, so may give it a go soon.

MBC  :)

Title: Re: Hi from France
Post by: Onions on July 14, 2014, 02:41 PM

Nice one Tim, you've always been very polite and helpful elsewhere  ;) Cheers chef!