The Chateau Diaries #304 Grifting from grannies is not an honest living!

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Grant get a life, take ur mute daughter travelling, not captive in a damp dump.., how does it feel being excluded from the guest dinners and eating takeaways? Fanny's getting her money’s worth..All the back breaking jobs patiently awaited ur return. Wake up FFS .. yeh it’s ur last visit… we hear that voice in ur pea head ..
 
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This person clearly drank the kool-aid and licked the chapel walls!

 
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An unfashionable view to some, I know, but I continue to applaud Marie for really trying while keeping her head and her cool. My applause is not without caveats and the choices of dishes are sometimes weird questionnable. She homes in on things which are simply not time efficient or appropriate for the set up. Her plating up definitely needs to stop being pseudo restaurant cheffy. Ditch pretentious techniques. Don’t gallop before you can waddle walk. However, overall, I really give her credit. She’s also introduced some order into the kitchen and I very much get the feeling she rules the roost in her domain.

Even though she wasn’t trying to do that many, attempting to turn potatoes was taking it too far and I’m glad she stopped before she ran out of time for anything else. Seven-sided tournée vegetables is an art and you need to do hundreds and hundreds before it becomes second nature. Lowest rung of the brigade de cuisine ladder in hotel kitchens and restaurants does nothing but turn potatoes, carrots, turnips. For hours. Daily. A (tedious) learning curve!

I’ve no idea what was going on with the artichoke salad. Was the artichoke heart a hidden surprise beneath everything else?

Another time-consuming undertaking was pommes Anna (and it’s stretching it describe the end result as “posh chips”). She did an acre of them for the first part of the cooking process, before cutting into identically-sized pieces before frying. Sadly, I don’t suppose the guests knew, much less appreciated, the work that went into the preparation of that one element. It’s a well-known dish. Steff, the queen of fine dining, appeared to have never seen such a thing before. It doesn’t say much for the places she’s eaten at or, indeed, her alleged voracious appetite for reading cookery books.

I was mystified by Marie using the word roti when describing the “happy accident” (her words) soup as an “Indian flavoured roti spice”. Roti is a flatbread, the flavours and spices are within the meat or vegetables you eat it with. A bit of a niche thing to pick up on, I suppose - roti wrapped around curried potatoes, meat or channa dhal was a staple where I grew up! Potato roti is on my list of Desert Island Dishes.

One thing, Marie, never, ever admit to something being a disaster. Just implement Plan B and say the minimum. Also, a purée of this this, that or the other is very last year.
 
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Fanny may have attended Oxford but surrounds herself with books because she's insecure about her intelligence. Fanny is not a deep thinker. She has the attention span of a gnat and knows she's no brain surgeon, but thinks books make her look smart.

Fanny is all about image over substance and thinks a library will make her look posh and impress people.

Fanny was a lonely child who immersed herself in books for company. She considers books as her friends and books are her security blanket/emotional support pet. Books help Fanny escape from reality. Fanny may be a 50-year-old woman, but underneath she's a lonely little girl who lives in a fairy tale world dreaming of Prince Charming. In the real world, Fanny has got her dream screwed up and instead, she's latched onto a Fairy, and no matter how often Fanny fake kisses her balding fairy frog fiancee, Snorty is never going to transform into Prince Charming.
 
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I believe there is the old servants quarters that are empty and dry. Why not store crap.over.there? In a different part of the.place?? At least they would be Inside. It's all very suss.... What is she really.doing?
Does France have an extradition treaty with Japan?
 
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This is all very helpful but Fanny does not care. She can just enjoy buying more stuff. It is not her money after all. Fanny Wasteitall. Why on earth do people contribute to this?
 
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jillychandler
20 minutes ago
Marie should get a Michelin star or two for her wonderful food she turns out! Many others have mentioned on here that it is not a good idea putting all your lovely books into a metal, unheated container, as it will ruin them. The same with furniture. Just keep glass and pottery in them. Hope you are feeling a lot better now Stephanie? Love and Blessings from Jilly & Madge, from West Devon, England. xxx

angelrays7
3 hours ago (edited)
Marie should be Michelin star rated by now!
 
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So the good news is her parents' books and the grand salon panelling, and the stealth-purchased panelling, will all be ruined by moisture, mold and mildew in two years?
I think, like the commenters, we have an obligation to tell somebody they're driving off a cliff even if we don't like them.
The patrimonie panelling deserves better. Maybe the Patreons will wake up.
https://giphy.com/2ttmuPvGLW7QI ---
Yes. Stiffing her guests, Patreons, employees, viewers and donors seems to be the essence of what she's up to. And doing it to their faces is important. On video. I wonder if she'll be paying the chapel restorers, or if they demanded half up front. I would have.
 
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From the Gibbons FB page after a post about the Pethericks. She's one Old Trout.


Hello folks in relation to a post written by Wendy Grimwood, & now removed by her, it was me who approved Wendy's post, it was also me who created the rules. I am very aware that we do not permit any Petherick related content in the group, that was a rule based on my personal experience, water well passed under the bridge & a matter that does not require further debate. That said I like to think I am a fair person, & I do believe Billy Petherick is an excellent video producer & he has & does execute some lovely restoration work. Hence why I approved Wendy's post. Not without thought I might add, the approval did take a few days. I certainly did not approve it for someone to crucify his character, Amy Sky. Every vlogger has a different style, some we like others we don't. That does not mean they are not good at what they do, it means we do not like their style. Indeed Dan leaves the camera rolling too....also some people are more comfortable in front of a camera than others, & Billy has achieved a lot in his projects as has Dan. Whilst I believe it is very important to have constructive criticism, as I have said before, it gives the content creators an insight into what type of material their audience prefers. However, this group is not the platform to refer to anyone as clowns, Susanne Petersen, unless they are performers in the circus! Stephanie & Philip are not clowns, if you do not enjoy what the channel is creating disconnect. Amanda Maxwell Lightfoot I note you actually clicked on the heart emoji, so you are clearly thrilled by what Susanne wrote. Amanda, Stephanie's vlog, is a diary of her life, her life as she chooses to lead it, not as others think or would like to dictate she did. Indeed she will do things differently than some, but it is her choice, not yours or mine. I certainly would approach some projects from a different angle, as I am very sure if she was in control of my life she would make different decisions. There is the point, we are not in control of her life, nor should we be. This group is very well supported by Stephanie & her family, how hurtfull do you think it is for them to read such comments in a group that is supposed to be for her supporters?....with friends like that she won't need many enemies! There is NO place in this group for hateful comments, comments which the author knows will cause upset not only to their topic but to other members, the same as there is NO place here for other members who give support to such comments by liking them. Whilst I appreciate members informing me there may be a post or comment in the group that is causing concern, I do not take lightly when members start to chastise other members & start a lot of dialogue. This only fuels the fire & causes more damage than the post/comment itself. We do not require anyone to be a vigilante in this group. Wendy was bullied by your comments into removing her post, that is wrong. Also keep in mind as I have said before, there will be negative comments about Stephanie, that is fine, as long as it is in relation to vlog content, style of vlogs etc...& not of a personal or hateful nature. We cannot devour anyone who makes a negative comment..they don't like a vase..they don't like curtains etc...that is silly, members are entitled to their opinions, we must respect that. There will be members who will have their membership revoked this evening, if after reading this post they haven't left freely.
I hope this clarifies Admin's position on these matters.
 
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Now, is THIS going to be The Fall Of The House Of Jarvis?

 
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For those not on Facey B.
Brenda going full on dictator, even adminoshing those who liked an "unacceptable" comment.

She's a horrid woman.
 

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Marie had to let Fanny know not to 'sample' the little bit she kept in the kitchen for staff... such measly portions.. Fanny Big Mitts will take it anyways.
 
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Lancelot won’t be pleased to be back at the Shitoo by the sounds of it and who can blame him. Snorts’ hairy polo neck closeup was a bit ‘yukky’ though Lancelot
Kelly Brook is launching a new feature with Homesense stores called Barkitectural Digest, a "pet interiors content series." There isn't much available about it yet except for this article in today's Daily Mail, which includes a promotional video.

Here's hoping our Ratso will be featured. Isn't it every dog's dream to live in a chateau?!

 
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lorns46
58 minutes ago
I know you like your books but maybe recycle some .for others to enjoy...and don't buy anymore


@healinggardens-terribowlby3129
1 hour ago
Hmmm… why have we hardly seen Philip in the last two videos

@deanviewofachateaumybandbi7899
1 hour ago
That attic has already been cleared of books once. I can't believe there is nowhere to store stuff than in containers which seam a long way off


@aleta5024
51 minutes ago
I hope you read these comments and avoid the disaster that is leaving books and especially paneling which is irreplaceable in a container
 
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Marie had to let Fanny know not to 'sample' the little bit she kept in the kitchen for staff... such measly portions.. Fanny Big Mitts will take it anyways. View attachment 2917087
Fanny is such a scavenging grifter, even around food… any crumbs she will hoover up… did mummy starve her and lock her in a basement as a child… any time around food she literally salivates and orgasms
 
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