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Originally posted on IsleOne Thursday, September 16th, 2010 See all stewart turner's posts on IsleOne stewart turner on his blog Serving up 48oz steaks probably isn’t the brightest business model for a restaurant, even if you utilize one of Thanet’s less salubrious butchers shops; but whether the collapse of Fatty Towers was down to spiralling catering costs or an overestimation of the nation’s love of lard remains something of a mystery. Swinging open its doors for a couple of years in the mid-90s, this was the bouncing brainchild of larger than life Bad Manners frontman Buster Bloodvessel. Taking heart from the success of his Club 18 – 30 Stone dining venture along the coast in Ramsgate, Buster set to work on a seaside complex d...

Originally published on Orange.co.uk Posted by Stewart Turner Ever wished you could have a quiet word with Carla off Coronation Street in a bid to curb her whisky-guzzling? Or tell Stacey Slater that scrapping in Albert Square is really rather unladylike? This could be the show for you. New Channel 4 "docusoap" (just don't call it reality TV, OK? ) Seven Days gives us the chance to interact with up to 18 inhabitants of Notting Hill, making suggestions and giving advice via a 'ChatNav' on the show's website. Much like the eponymous movie version of Notting Hill, Seven Days features more than its fair share of annoying poshos, and if the makers of the show were counting on making a good first impression and gripping the viewer from the outset, they certainly could've chosen a better pair to introduce us to than interior designer Hannah and her "mummy". Within about 30 seconds of watching them rah-rah-rahing over glasses of champag...