Brasserie Prince – Video Transcript

[Visual: Head and shoulders shot of Alain Roux]
[Text on screen: “Alain Roux – Brasserie Prince”]
Alain Roux (Senior Chef):
“I’m the Senior Chef of the Brasserie Prince...”

[Visual: Exterior of The Balmoral Hotel, three flags waving]
“...at The Balmoral Hotel.”

[Visual: Head and shoulders shot of Alain Roux]
Alain Roux:
“Working with Gratte Brothers is always the same experience.”

[Visual: Close-up of a Gratte Brothers equipment sticker reading: “Supplied by Gratte Brothers Catering Equipment Limited”]
“I know they’re well organised.”

[Visual: Frontage of stainless-steel kitchen equipment; close-up of a Rational ‘SelfCookingCenter XS’ oven]
“They’re always here early, and they finish when the job is done.”

[Visual: Commercial kitchen with chefs preparing food]
“It’s a question of understanding each other.”

[Visual: Head and shoulders shot of Alain Roux]
Alain Roux:
“You know, you’re a cook – but when it comes to installing a kitchen, it’s almost a different matter.”

[Visual: Chefs working in the kitchen]
Alain Roux:
“But you need to understand the chefs – and I think Gratte Brothers, they do that.”

[Visual: Head and shoulders shot of Phil Hickman. On-screen text: “Phil Hickman – Head Chef, Brasserie Prince”]
Phil Hickman:
"I’m Phil Hickman, and I’m going to be the new Head Chef at Brasserie Prince by Alain Roux."

[Visual: Phil in chef whites, working in the kitchen]
Phil Hickman:
“You can look at something and go, ‘Oh, we forgot that’…”

[Visual: Head and shoulders shot of Phil Hickman]
“…and you just pick up your phone and ring their mobile. You’re not sending an email…”

[Visual: Chefs working in the kitchen]
“…and then maybe getting an answer in a couple of days. You call them and it’s sorted there and then.”

[Visual: Head and shoulders shot of Phil Hickman]
Phil Hickman:
"You say, ‘The spec on the fridge – is it this?’"

[Visual: Close-up of the inside of a spotlessly clean oven]
Phil Hickman:
“And they go, ‘Yep, right – double-check now,’ and within 30 minutes, it’s sorted. So it’s very, very quick communication.”

[Visual: Close-up shot of a chef preparing food in a stainless-steel bowl]
Phil Hickman:
“Which is so, so important. Without that, it starts stretching... weeks and weeks.”

[Visual: Phil preparing food in the kitchen]
Phil Hickman:
“But they’re very on the ball.”

[Visual: Gratte Brothers equipment sticker: “Supplied by Gratte Brothers Catering Equipment Limited”]

[Closing screen: Logo for Gratte Brothers Catering Equipment Limited on a white background]