Topic: Julian's Video Chicken Mogul

[Les]

Someone on here was going to try one (not 100% sure, but I think it was Razor) But never heard anything else about it.

Les

[Tommy Timebomb]

One thing he states in one of his vids is that nowdays he often leaves the running of C2Go to his staff as he is very busy, so there is no guarantee that he would be there even if you turned up.

Obviously he states that this has no relevance on the quality of the dishes served up and I should imagine he keeps check on the standards.

[curry2gochorley]

Funny how certain comments have mysteriously disappeared :

I didn't know it was possible to remove comments on youtube but perhaps Julian is trying to calm things down, which must be good. As I said, I simply don't know if his cooking or recipes are anything special but, even if they are only 'average' he's probably provided more information in a few months than Pat Chapman and Kris Dhillon did over several decades. I simply can't understand why anyone here should seek to criticise him for not contributing 'even more' to this forum. He doesn't owe us anything. Even if Julian had simply popped in to let us know about the videos and eBook, I'd have thought it was in our interest. As it is, the rude comments are likely to put him off, plus any other budding authors. To say he's 'two faced' or anything similar is so rude and out of order, in my opinion.

The video which kicked off this thread is potentially up there with the best, so why is Julian being criticised rather than praised?

Thanks George for that-  it's much appreciated!

Just to set the record straight here;

YES I did agree with another forum member about how critical some on this forum are and YES I did say (for that very reason I don't bother with the forums anymore) my reason??

I have been accussed by a member of this forum of "stealing recipes..." which I then added to my book, which is complete and utter NONSENSE!!

I have also been accussed of "operating a money making scam..." by a few so called "Curry Gods" on this forum .

THIS is why I don't bother anymore with this forum. It is one thing to criticise a person's recipes (no harm in that in fact isn't that what forums are all about?)  but it is another thing altogether to accuse some one of "stealing " and "operating a money making scam" on a public forum- both of which stray into the realm of libel!  Anything that damages a persons reputation and good name is NO laughing matter and quite honestly has annoyed me!

Curry is not just a hobby to me - but how I make my living and because of certain people on this forum making nasty remarks, this could affect my business, particularly when they are not content to confine their 'rants' to this forum but they also start posting nasty comments on my Youtube channel!   Thank God there are more positive decent people out there than nasty ones on this forum or we would all be knackered.

While I am at it, I did not use this forum or the other one " Just to promote my Ebook.."  firstly I was invited to come onto this forum by someone who had seen my videos on Youtube and thought it might benefit others if I got involved- which I happily did. I also posted recipes, tips, and revealed ingredients to my Base Gravy NOT covered in the first Base Gravy Youtube video. (secrets I was saving for my book!)  I was also happy for all my videos to be posted on this forum. I answered TONS of emails and questions from forum members (I still do!!)  and all of that before I even mentioned my Ebook,  so some people on this forum need to get their facts straight before saying I contributed nothing!

I am not stupid I know how things work, some people feel threatened when someone knew comes along and suddenly takes the limelight for a moment, so because they don't like to share, they have to create lies and stories to not only rubbish what the guy does, but turn everyone against him. Does anybody know what I am talking about?

What a flipping shame! Because this forum could get better and better and end up having more knowledge about the food we all love (BIR) than many 'Indian' restaurants but as many have been put off by the "Bullying" that goes on here!

I have had a LOT of forum members email me about how they don't post here anymore because they see what goes on and they don't like it.


Some may not like what I have had to say tonight, but I felt I had to set the record straight.


Julian Voigt

Curry 2 Go

/quote added by George, to prevent the entire post appearing as one huge quote!

[StoneCut]

Regardless of my (so far mediocre) experiences with your recipes I must say that this was very well said Julian !!!

I enjoyed every page of your book, it was very interesting. Too bad that the resultant curries were not really my kinda thing (I only tried 4 recipes so far, though). I also see you spilled some of the beans from your book exclusively on this forum before the book was even out so I don't get what the fuss is about (except for the latest book, but I won't comment on that).

So let me ask you this: Which recipe in your BIR book do YOU (personally) like the most ? I'd like to try that one and see if I like it. As you know, people's tastes are different all around the world and we might just not be compatible (palate-wise). Again, there's lots of good info in your book (AND in your videos). It'd be a shame if you didn't come here just because some people have a bad temper sometimes (I must say, I'm not exactly the most controlled person myself but most brits appear to have an anger problem, you too?). Hater's gonna hate and all that.

My suggestion is to post one or two recipes from your book(s) including the extra info here directly. People will have a chance to try them out and get a better feel for your book(s). I think some might change their mind about you, others won't but that's life.

BTW: I personally enjoyed the last chapter in your book the most (since most BIR "secrets" were already known to me because of this forum). I just wish the chapter had been a bit longer

[Razor]

Hi Les,

Someone on here was going to try one (not 100% sure, but I think it was Razor) But never heard anything else about it

Yeah, it was me and I did pay C2G a visit back in Jubilee week, but sadly, it was shut.  I went on a Wednesday afternoon and it appears all the market huts are shut then.

I should have come back on and told people really but a felt a bit of a tit to be honest, as I'm quite sure that Julian had already told us that they don't open on a Wednesday

Ray

[Les]

No worries Ray, It happens to the best of us mate ;D
Have a feeling Julian did say something about Wednesday closing

Les

[Aussie Mick]

Can't be arsed with arguing. I'm here to cook curry.

So, it's Friday tea time in OZ. I've just cooked a Lamb jalfrezi, a chicken Vindaloo, Chewys pillau rice....... and this recipe too. We all know the Jalfrezi (Chewy) and vindaloo (CA) are excellent, and Chewys pillau rice is also great.

I cooked the mogul for the kids as a substitute to their normal Korma.  WOW it was beautiful. The only difference to the recipe was that i added a tbsp of sugar and a tsp or so of onion sauce. Very, very nice curry. The kids didn't get too much of it. 

Thanks for the vid Julian.

[curry2gochorley]

Thanks 'Stonecut'

My favourite recipe is Vindaloo.

The way I cook at home is generally not BIR style, however,  if I take a curry home from work- it's invariably a Vindaloo!  When you are cooking BIR style curries day in day out they tend to loose their appeal (might be just my curries!) when I eat out I tend to go for vegetarian Indian or Pakistani style.

[Whandsy]

I have been to C2G on 3 occasions now and sadly been shut on all my visits too  , once was in the Easter holidays and as per Razor's experience, the whole market was shut, on my next visit (if open hehe), I'd like to buy a cooked curry and maybe purchase some base sauce separately to compare against mine at home and to see if it can be recreated on home hob!

For me Julian's comments were well said!!

W

[Salvador Dhali]

Yep - well said Julian.

Keep up the great work with the videos, and ignore the idiots.

No matter what forum you enter you'll come across people with an axe to grind, regardless of subject matter. But thankfully the idiots tend to be in a minority. I'd say 99.9% of folk on this forum are here for the same thing, namely the sharing of knowledge - plus a bit of friendly banter, of course!