NIC's Road to Recovery: A Desperate Search for Inspiration

As NIC navigated his kitchen, he couldn't help but feel a sense of unease. After a decade working with the same dishes, he wondered if he could actually cook anything new and exciting. His thoughts were interrupted by his Rottweiler, who wagged its tail enthusiastically as NIC mentioned the phrase "Ready Steady." NIC chuckled and said, "No, no, no! Don't look at me like that! Come back to me, some form of inspiration there's ingredients left!" He had bought basic local ingredients, and with a sudden urge, he decided to give his two sous chefs, Nick and Tim, 20 minutes to come up with some dishes that could be sold.

NIC handed out bags of onion legs and potatoes to each chef, telling them to get creative. As they worked, NIC watched anxiously, hoping that one of them would finally hit a culinary home run. Nick was seen smoking as he prepared his dish, while Tim looked focused on his own creation. NIC warned Nick about burning the mackerel and urged him to add some flavor with garlic butter. When the time was up, NIC asked both chefs to present their dishes.

Nick proudly presented his simply grilled mackerel with lemon juice and sautéed potatoes, garnished with black rocks. However, when NIC asked if he would serve this dish in one of his restaurants, Nick hesitated, saying it needed a lot of work. NIC agreed, feeling that the presentation was lacking. Tim's dish was not mentioned by NIC at this point.

NIC revealed that his true intention was to create a fileted mackerel on top of a warm potato salad as both starter and main course. He had planned to serve two pounds of food for 38 people, which would help him make money since he needed to open his business the next day. NIC expressed frustration with Nick's performance, feeling that he couldn't get anything out of him.

As NIC reflected on the experience, he realized that change was necessary if he wanted to improve his restaurant. He acknowledged that he wasn't an impulsive person and usually thought things through before acting. However, despite his best efforts, NIC suspected that Gordon would become even more frustrated with him as the week went on. In turn, NIC feared that he would get increasingly frustrated with himself.

NIC's journey towards recovery had just begun, but it was clear that he needed to embrace change and find new ways to inspire his team.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enNIC's road to recovery is just starting he needs to embrace change but after a decade working with the same dishes I wonder if he can actually cook anything new things that got slightly static in terms of creativity yes come here my little Rottweiler so you mentioned to me the other day about Ready Steady yeah no no no don't look at me like that come back to me some form of inspiration there's ingredients left look I've bought some basic local ingredients and I'm giving Nick and Tim just 20 minutes to come up with some dishes that we can make money on onion legs potatoes look at this baby here fresh beautiful you both got a bag each so happy here and you don't copy in fine ready yeah a long steady cook oh this could be the first time in years next faced a full-size vegetable now you're smoking aren't you you seen on telly you sat down for a so fun now you're doing it okay Nick please tell me you're not looking for Qatar where's my cutters where's my cutters II Nick don't burn your mackerel don't get happy with me come on Nick ten seconds to go three two one so thank you well done Timmy good Nick what is it - simply grilled mackerel in time some lemon juice good get some black rocks on a bed of sauteed potatoes with garlic and butter would you serve that dish in your restaurants I think so good would you serve this dish in this restaurant know what why not because I think it's crap it needs a lot work do you think it's crap yeah I don't use a lot of work doing to it yeah Maxo committed yesterday so completely quicker gutted it you are so paranoid it's unbelievable presentations there for 30 seconds it's the flavor that holds the memory it's the flavor that holds the memory right Nick you're a taste meckel's nice slightly bitter inside because the guts are still in there unfortunately Robert top the Mack wolves nice I like that Nick's buckled under pressure Tim's held his own but they both failed the most important test of all leaks and a potato I wanted a soup as my starter and then the mackerel I wanted fileted on a warm potato salad nothing more starter main yeah two pound 38 I'm gonna make money cuz I gotta open my business tomorrow okay so you dosed you both chose to do one dish the winner is none of you clear down I'm so frustrated because I can't get anything out of Nick and I gotta make some big changes in this place otherwise he's it takes a little while for things to sink in with me I'm not that I'm not really as a rule I'm not an impulsive person I don't act you know um without thinking things through and I fully suspect the Gordon's gonna get even more frustrated with me as the week goes on but I'll probably get more frustrated with himNIC's road to recovery is just starting he needs to embrace change but after a decade working with the same dishes I wonder if he can actually cook anything new things that got slightly static in terms of creativity yes come here my little Rottweiler so you mentioned to me the other day about Ready Steady yeah no no no don't look at me like that come back to me some form of inspiration there's ingredients left look I've bought some basic local ingredients and I'm giving Nick and Tim just 20 minutes to come up with some dishes that we can make money on onion legs potatoes look at this baby here fresh beautiful you both got a bag each so happy here and you don't copy in fine ready yeah a long steady cook oh this could be the first time in years next faced a full-size vegetable now you're smoking aren't you you seen on telly you sat down for a so fun now you're doing it okay Nick please tell me you're not looking for Qatar where's my cutters where's my cutters II Nick don't burn your mackerel don't get happy with me come on Nick ten seconds to go three two one so thank you well done Timmy good Nick what is it - simply grilled mackerel in time some lemon juice good get some black rocks on a bed of sauteed potatoes with garlic and butter would you serve that dish in your restaurants I think so good would you serve this dish in this restaurant know what why not because I think it's crap it needs a lot work do you think it's crap yeah I don't use a lot of work doing to it yeah Maxo committed yesterday so completely quicker gutted it you are so paranoid it's unbelievable presentations there for 30 seconds it's the flavor that holds the memory it's the flavor that holds the memory right Nick you're a taste meckel's nice slightly bitter inside because the guts are still in there unfortunately Robert top the Mack wolves nice I like that Nick's buckled under pressure Tim's held his own but they both failed the most important test of all leaks and a potato I wanted a soup as my starter and then the mackerel I wanted fileted on a warm potato salad nothing more starter main yeah two pound 38 I'm gonna make money cuz I gotta open my business tomorrow okay so you dosed you both chose to do one dish the winner is none of you clear down I'm so frustrated because I can't get anything out of Nick and I gotta make some big changes in this place otherwise he's it takes a little while for things to sink in with me I'm not that I'm not really as a rule I'm not an impulsive person I don't act you know um without thinking things through and I fully suspect the Gordon's gonna get even more frustrated with me as the week goes on but I'll probably get more frustrated with him\n"