At last Katie revealed herself to the Jedi, taking on her true role as Emperor...sorry I mean project manager. Leading the remainder of the boys team with all the skill of a silent assassin. (no I still don’t know what that means either). Whatever it was, it didn’t work out anyway. Another loss chalked up on her record, though she once again escaped in a pod with sub-team leader Michael taking the firing.
Michael, probably made one mistake in the entire episode and that was positioning himself in Katie eyeline when selecting someone to lead the sub-team. Should that team have sold more? Yes for sure. Were they on a bit of a hiding to nothing? Definitely.
Just how product billed as mass market can be that when production ‘errors’ mean there are so few is a puzzler. Regular readers will know I enjoy a good saying or two, and here’s another one that came true... “Too many cooks spoil the broth” or in this case a rather sour tasting not quite tomato sauce. Ricky “The Shark” Martin, possibly distracted by the splashing of nearby bather, failed to get to grips with a fairly straightforward production process. It left Katie no other choice than to increase the trade price to a level as unpalatable as the sauce itself.
Oh and did I happen to mention the carefully chosen brand name for said sauce, Bellissimo, was also spelt wrongly. “Bellissimo is spelt wrong”...the first four words out of the mouth of the 1st trade buyer, not a great start to any pitch.
Not that dynamic Duane and his team did much better. In fact we almost saw Nick Hewer carrying out CPR on the brave team leader after sampling a rather large mouthful of the first batch of their Pineapple and Chilli Chutney. To his credit Duane headed to a corner to remove the contents from his gullet, though this did appear less than voluntary. It was more Duane Dibbly, than The Cat. If only he was carrying a thermos.
The firing was textbook use of Sith powers from Katie, who at least couldn’t be accused of hiding this week. Whilst she at least put up a defence that even the Ewoks would’ve admired, Ricky ‘La vida Loca’ Martin revealed his true inner animal...chocolate rabbit. He melted at the first sign of Lord Sugars’ dragon breath, yet it was Michael who returned to his own self-made kitchen empire. Well you know what they say “ if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen”...as long as that isn’t your own Kitchen business.
Star of the Week: Duane Bryan – By default really this time. It was a rank bad week for everyone else.
Got Lucky: Ricky “The Shark” Martin. Failed on the production line and that was the one major problem in the whole task.
Heading for a Fall: Jenna Whittingham. You get the feeling she’s one slight slip away from a firing.
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