The Fat Duck
Added 2016-05-07 17:55:05 +0000 UTCBray, a place in Berkshire, is quite odd. It's a village in the UK with a population of around 8,000 people (around 1/1000th of London). Yet somehow it contains two of the four 3 Michelin Starred restaurants in the whole of the UK.
Last week I finished my holiday off with a visit to one of them.
The Fat Duck is quite possibly the most insane restaurant in the world. It seats 40, yet has a kitchen staff of 42. It has been named the best restaurant in the world, and was the fastest restaurant in the UK to get three Michelin stars. It is run by Heston Blumenthal (a man closer to Willy Wonka than Marco Pierre White) and features a 17 course taster menu, a story and a crap tonne of surprises.
I love food. I love experimenting with food and coming up with some crazy stuff. Heston is the King of it. During the 4 hours it took me to eat there I ate an English Breakfast in cereal form, a gold fob watch that dissolved into a Mock Turtle Soup and a tiny Twister ice cream made from Horseradish and Salmon. Every course is something new, every dish was something strange. That little chicken nugget in from of me in that picture? That was a meat pie.
Seriously.
I think I may do a small Toys video on some of the souvenirs I took from that place. That cereal I mentioned earlier? It came in a silly multi-pack box that we could choose from a packet of 6. What was the toy in that cereal packet? A small wooden puzzle box... With my logo carved into it. I didn't know if I should laugh or run away screaming.
The downside of all this is the price. £255 per person. That doesn't include a 12.5% tip or drinks either. It's a very expensive night out. Happily I had some money saved over from my Dalek so I added it to my holiday. ELO, Roger Hodgson and the Fat Duck for less than a holiday abroad. Works for me!
Oh and after the meal I proposed to my wonderful Rebecca, she said yes and we're engaged.
Pretty good night I'd say.
- Dan
Comments
I live in Berkshire.
Markk
2017-08-21 08:43:46 +0000 UTCDan said many times that he doesn't like kids. I agree with him.
Sergei Pozniak
2016-07-10 19:02:50 +0000 UTCcan we expect too see a wifecubed channel any time soon? or a son/daughtercubed? ;)
Ayden Cade
2016-05-29 12:21:10 +0000 UTCThis is like my childhood getting married *sniffle*
2016-05-18 13:39:17 +0000 UTCAs someone who has been following you for nearly 4 years, this makes me immensely happy. Love you man.
2016-05-13 15:25:22 +0000 UTCwelcome to the start of one of the best times of your life
Deadsh0t
2016-05-10 02:15:05 +0000 UTCDamn, eats best food of life, then proceeds to slay pussy. Good job dan, good job.
Zemeon12
2016-05-09 22:43:35 +0000 UTCCongratulations Dan! I hope you two have a happy life together. :)
2016-05-09 06:47:53 +0000 UTCWho else was grinning like an idiot at the end of this? :D Congrats Dan!!!
2016-05-09 03:20:40 +0000 UTCMore Dans! More mini-baby Dans! Dan/Rebecca cross-breed! xD :D :3 <3 I petition a multitude of Dan/Rebecca babies!
Jens Peter Nørregaard
2016-05-08 22:28:17 +0000 UTCcongratz, GG WP
Harry Clarke
2016-05-08 21:09:42 +0000 UTCAs many others have said: Congratulations - both of you!
Mads Frederik Hansen
2016-05-08 20:16:37 +0000 UTCWow! Congratulations! Also I must see this Dalek you allegedly have, I'm starting to think your just messing with us. :D
David N
2016-05-08 18:18:18 +0000 UTCWhat. I had no idea
Aaron Herbst
2016-05-08 15:44:11 +0000 UTCCongrats on your engagement.
2016-05-08 14:06:53 +0000 UTCAn interesting story with a very happy end. I'm literally crafting right now, congratulations.
2016-05-08 10:00:14 +0000 UTCCongratulations, all the best you both and your families :) I wish you many more wonderful holidays and memories together!
Maja
2016-05-08 08:33:13 +0000 UTCCongrats dan!
Andrew Kennedy
2016-05-08 08:23:25 +0000 UTCCongrats! How long have you guys been going out up until now?
Jack Harnett
2016-05-08 07:55:24 +0000 UTCCongrats dan! #REBEL
Mitchel van Ham
2016-05-08 07:26:55 +0000 UTCOh, a restaurant review what are we French?
Craig MacLure
2016-05-08 02:40:50 +0000 UTCAnd also i super jealous you go to go the the fat duck
2016-05-08 02:09:25 +0000 UTCCONGRATULATIONS!!!
2016-05-08 02:08:16 +0000 UTCCongrats to you and Rebecca on the engagement
Robert Molnar
2016-05-08 02:07:02 +0000 UTCI like how the engagement is literally one sentence.... 4 paragraphes spent on a restaurant. One sentence on probably the longest awaited word in history.... yes.
Thomas Loderus
2016-05-07 23:17:35 +0000 UTCCongratulations on the engagement and that restaurant sounds amazing.
Daku
2016-05-07 22:36:26 +0000 UTCWell, I'm sold. Also, congratulations! #REBEL
2016-05-07 22:25:18 +0000 UTCThat's some message of "Oh, by the way, I'm getting married". Congrats nonetheless :D
Lyca Waterhouse
2016-05-07 21:44:10 +0000 UTCCongrats Dan. It's nice to have that special someone. You'll find that you'll just start making more laid back fun and silly videos because happiness makes that happen easier. Just look at your recent videos. Just awesome!
DougieBoy
2016-05-07 21:41:10 +0000 UTCI'm so happy for the both of you! Jealous too.
Mika Joel
2016-05-07 21:33:41 +0000 UTCCongrats!
2016-05-07 21:00:40 +0000 UTCThat's so romantic! 💕 congratulations to you both.
chazie
2016-05-07 20:47:32 +0000 UTCCongrats man!
Iantje
2016-05-07 20:32:03 +0000 UTCSuch a perfect way to end a holiday, it warms my heart just by hearing the news <3
Winder Sun
2016-05-07 20:28:57 +0000 UTCCongratulations <3
Sander Tomassen
2016-05-07 20:20:09 +0000 UTCGreat Scott! That's wonderful news! Congratulations to you both!
Mikael Morney
2016-05-07 19:42:36 +0000 UTCCongratulations Dan and Rebecca!!!
2016-05-07 19:27:21 +0000 UTCSo happy for you two!
Nic Natale
2016-05-07 19:23:26 +0000 UTCCongratulations to the both of you!!
2016-05-07 19:19:01 +0000 UTCCongratulations! I'm so happy for you! As someone recently engaged it's a very exciting time. Also that meal sounds amazing.
Kittenpyjamas
2016-05-07 19:13:24 +0000 UTCCongratulations on getting engaged.
Dddokter
2016-05-07 19:12:20 +0000 UTCCongratulations Dan! I wish you and Rebecca a wonderful life!
Kyle Myers
2016-05-07 19:03:48 +0000 UTC:D:D:D:D
AzureBlu
2016-05-07 19:02:35 +0000 UTCDan, why don't you show us the ring?
Collin Regalia
2016-05-07 19:00:48 +0000 UTCI love the layout of this.
Grabnok
2016-05-07 19:00:14 +0000 UTCI love the layout of this. "Fat Duck, Fat Duck, Food food food food food, 225 pounds, food, souveniers, food, by the way I'm engaged now."
Grabnok
2016-05-07 19:00:14 +0000 UTCCongratulations to the both of you.
2016-05-07 18:59:48 +0000 UTC<3
Mr Rebecca
2016-05-07 18:45:48 +0000 UTCOur little Daniel is all grown up :,) eating 250 pound meals (money not weight;) and getting married! On a serious note, congratulations man. You're making moves!!
2016-05-07 18:42:25 +0000 UTCJust shows how you brain works that you right paragraphs on the food and add on the proposal like it's nothing! Seriously though huge congratulations to both of you
Alex
2016-05-07 18:40:33 +0000 UTCWooooo! Go dan!
Exactly_What_Youd_Expekt
2016-05-07 18:40:30 +0000 UTCCongratulations Dan+Rebecca!
Thomas Cooper
2016-05-07 18:40:24 +0000 UTCCONGRATS
Sophie Wyllie
2016-05-07 18:32:39 +0000 UTCGood on you Dan! Congrats!
Hailey Morrison
2016-05-07 18:31:25 +0000 UTCCongratulations! What a way to propose to someone. I'm so happy for you :D
Chris Camm
2016-05-07 18:30:16 +0000 UTCGood on you, Dan. I wish you two the best of luck.
Peter Carr
2016-05-07 18:29:21 +0000 UTCCongratuwelldone the both of you!
Nicholas Robinson
2016-05-07 18:28:05 +0000 UTCI felt weird about this because it made me remember that Dan is human and not just a video making machine. It felt like "Wait a minute! Dan is a person! How did I forget that?!?" I'm so glad two weirdos like you found each other.
Axl
2016-05-07 18:26:47 +0000 UTCCongratulations Dan, no less than you deserve you magnificent bastard
2016-05-07 18:19:49 +0000 UTCSO FUCKING CUTE <3
Joe Wilson-Palmer
2016-05-07 18:19:05 +0000 UTCCongrats on engagement dan, also the fat duck is on my list of restaurants I must visit in my lifetime
Gareth Bass
2016-05-07 18:18:25 +0000 UTCCongrats Dan!
Luc Fitzgerald
2016-05-07 18:16:39 +0000 UTCCongratulations!
2016-05-07 18:15:48 +0000 UTCCongratulations to you both! I wish you all the best in all of your future endeavors both on YouTube and, when YouTube eventually crashes into the ground, game development and everything else you do.
WritingInVerse
2016-05-07 18:11:50 +0000 UTCCongratulations
2016-05-07 18:10:11 +0000 UTCFantastic news, congratulations.
2016-05-07 18:09:37 +0000 UTCCongratulations to Dan and his wonderful finace Rebecca so happy for you both.
2016-05-07 18:09:34 +0000 UTCSo much congratulations!!! And that restaurant sounds amazing!
TheLexikitty
2016-05-07 18:09:11 +0000 UTCWow congratulations! We're really happy for the both of you!
Mark
2016-05-07 18:07:16 +0000 UTCFirst of all: I'm so jealous, That's one of the greatest restaurants of the world!! So, are patreon supporters invited to the wedding?
Roby de Visser
2016-05-07 18:06:39 +0000 UTCFirst of all: I'm so jealous, That's one of the greatest restaurants of the world!! Second: Congradulations on your engagement!! Third: So, are patreon supporters invited to the wedding?
Roby de Visser
2016-05-07 18:06:39 +0000 UTCCongrats
BGHD Network
2016-05-07 18:06:03 +0000 UTCI like how you rant an entire book about food and then in the end you're like: Oh btw, I'm engaged now and shit. You know how to set priorities in life.
Mathieu Marlaire
2016-05-07 18:06:01 +0000 UTCevery it all? Yes, let's go with that.
Stephen Staver
2016-05-07 18:05:38 +0000 UTCCongrats dude! Sounds like an incredible holiday!
Zachary Cox
2016-05-07 18:05:19 +0000 UTCCongrats Dan!! You deserve every it all.
Stephen Staver
2016-05-07 18:05:19 +0000 UTCCongratulations Dan. Keep doing you.
Conor Finn
2016-05-07 18:04:04 +0000 UTCwell, Congratulations, and oh my god you went to The Fat Duck and tasted some of Heston Blumenthal's weird and cool food inventions
Shawn Lindsay
2016-05-07 18:03:55 +0000 UTCCongrats man, I better be invited to the wedding!!
Alex Harrison
2016-05-07 18:02:56 +0000 UTCOh my god congratulations! That's amazing!
Jack Rathbone
2016-05-07 18:01:46 +0000 UTCBrilliant...congratulations Dan and Rebecca
ViralDragonRider
2016-05-07 18:01:06 +0000 UTCCongratulations on the engagement, give your fiancée a big hug from me, K?
Rachel Wolfe
2016-05-07 18:00:57 +0000 UTCCongratulations, Dan!
Kai
2016-05-07 18:00:39 +0000 UTCYou got engaged at a restaurant with 'Fat' in its name. Well done!!
Your kids don’t like falafel
2016-05-07 17:59:06 +0000 UTCCongratulations to both of y'all ^_^
AvidAardvark
2016-05-07 17:59:01 +0000 UTCFirst off YOU FREAKING WENT THERE THAT'S AWESOME, second off, congratulations!
Zev Cooper-Bennun
2016-05-07 17:57:52 +0000 UTCCutest Couple Ever!!
Thomas Cerson
2016-05-07 17:57:49 +0000 UTCHoly fuck he's engaged. Congrats
Alex Janmo
2016-05-07 17:57:41 +0000 UTCGlad your having fun, you deserve it
John Patz
2016-05-07 17:57:11 +0000 UTC
