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Granary restaurant destroyed by fire
8:30am Saturday 12th January 2008
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FIRE has destroyed a Hampshire restaurant just weeks after it appeared on a TV show hosted by foul-mouthed chef Gordon Ramsay.
Fire crews were called to The Granary in Whiteley Lane, Titchfield, shortly before 6.30am today as flames ripped through the Grade II listed building.
About 50 firefighters tackled the blaze, which caused extensive damage to the restaurant's interior.
Steve Pegler, group manager for Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: "Crews commenced firefighting operations on the ground and first floor and worked their way up into the accommodation area, which was unoccupied.
"The fire was bottled up inside the building and conditions were quite severe, but we managed to stop it getting into the roof.
"Fire investigators are at the scene and will be working with the police to ascertain the cause of the blaze."
Just before Christmas The Granary appeared in the Bafta award-winning Channel 4 series Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.
Bosses and staff were forced to eat humble pie as the Michelin-starred chef attempted to help them reverse catastrophic losses of £4,000 a week.
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gordon ramsey, Ramseys London says...
2:19pm Sat 12 Jan 08
mr.southampton, Southampton says...
5:30pm Sat 12 Jan 08
nofolkenway, fareham says...
6:49pm Sat 12 Jan 08
Dan Owen, Whiteley says...
6:50pm Sat 12 Jan 08
Granted it may look somwehat suspicious that a place that has well documented "problems" burns down early one morning but let's give some thought for the loss of livelihood here. I'm not just referring to that of the owner but of the staff that have been rendered unemployed by this.
Just try and give some thought before making some less than funny wisecracks eh?!
PS. I've heard there's a good accident on the M27 you may want to go laugh at!!!
King Mush, Woolston says...
1:24am Sun 13 Jan 08
Charles Smith, Knowle says...
3:27pm Wed 16 Jan 08
bill spencer, botley says...
10:16pm Wed 16 Jan 08
Charles Smith wrote:as i know one of these chefs who just joined i think you should be very carefull what you say, he is now unemployed no wages and has a morgage to pay, by all means have a go at the management but in reality most chefs and frount of house our paid poorly and have been for a long time this is has always been the case. even at high class places only the head chef is paid "£50000" yeah right! his under chefs are sure as hell not. in real life not telly. chefs and waiters are treated so badley its untrue
As a reply to Dan Owen, the guy who owned it employed barmaids and kitchen staff on the cheap, none of them were highly skilled or specialised at what they did, so please explain your comment? If it was a Gordon Ramsey style high quality restaurant with £50k a year chefs, a decent Front House Manager and professional waiters/waitresses then I would agree with you. The owner deserved everything that happened both on and off camera and if I was him then I would have burnt it down to get a fresh start too.
David Fredds, New Hampshire says...
7:45pm Fri 1 Feb 08
mez, says...
1:43am Tue 13 May 08
Gordon flippin Ramsay, London says...
3:49pm Tue 3 Jun 08
Alycia - "The Shakespeare Diva", New York, New York says...
3:04pm Sat 28 Jun 08
Now. As for The Granary -- well, shame, really. I think Gordon left them with a sound, simple, clear plan of action, as he does in every instance. If only people would get there heads out of their backsides and LISTEN! Its a BUSINESS people, not a hobby! And, when you are dealing with FOOD, its people's lives and health we are talking about! I digress...
The Granary. I think there can be very little doubt that the "fire" had, shall we say dubious origins. But, as one person already pointed out here, everyone involved (from the jumped up manager, to the lackadaisical wait staff), everyone deserved a fresh start. They were going nowhere, fast!
Pete, Tracy,ca USA says...
11:30pm Fri 18 Jul 08
discobaby, southampton says...
9:54pm Thu 11 Dec 08
You have to be blind not to see through it!
Gordon was right about this man!
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waiting, says...
10:02am Sat 12 Jan 08
£4000 a week loss
Accommodation unoccupied
6.30am fire
Anything you say might be used in evidence against you!!!!!!!!!!