Phuket Keith Floyd collapses but aint dead yet

[dirtydog]

Floyd still standing

PATONG: Keith Floyd, renowned British celebrity chef and owner of Floyd’s Brasserie at Burasari Resort, flew home this morning as planned in order to continue with his UK theater roadshow Floyd Uncorked – putting paid to rumors that he is suffering ill health.

Rumors about Floyd’s health began circulating after he collapsed on Saturday evening while taking time out from cooking at his brasserie to talk to guests at the resort’s bar.

Floyd passed out while seated and chatting with a guest from New Zealand but regained consciousness a few minutes later and was taken to Patong Hospital by Burasari staff, where he was given the all clear by doctors; returning to the hotel the same evening for much needed rest.

Burasari Resident Manager Conor O’Leary confirmed that Mr Floyd’s condition was not serious and that his stay was not cut short by the incident, as some media have speculated.

Mr Floyd had already extended his stay after originally planning to return to the UK late last week, Mr O’Leary said.

Mr Floyd arrived in Phuket earlier this month on a brief visit to his Patong restaurant, taking time out from a busy schedule of filming and stage appearances. Before his Thailand stopover, Floyd was filming and cooking for world cup rugby teams as part of his latest television series.

“He has been working very hard and was tired from his very busy schedule. We took him to hospital as a precaution but after a brief checkup, doctors gave him the all clear, saying he had fainted as a result of [exposure to] tropical heat and exhaustion,” Mr O’Leary said.

“Mr Floyd is in good health and he is flying back to the UK today as planned to appear on stage on Thursday night as part of his theater roadshow.

“Mr Floyd and his brasserie are very popular with our guests, which has kept him very busy and we expect him to be returning to Burasari in November,” he added.

Phuket Gazette

[The Gentleman Scamp]

I've met him.

[kingwilly]

^ woohoo!

and?

[shazbut]

^^I haven't

[peterpan]

I've met him.

KF probably name drops to ever body he meets, "I have meet, and personaly shafted The gentleman scamp"

[AntRobertson]

Floyd passed out while seated and chatting with a guest from New Zealand

Must've been one hell of an interesting conversation!

[Troubled]

^^
No. There are somethings you should wish to keep secret

[William]

at least the bloke had the decency to do it in his own place, rather than some poor innocent business

[a. boozer]

What's the food and prices like at Floyd's place?

[ChiangMai noon]

I collapsed twice in 1991.

i have also met floyd and beat him at pool twice in Swanage Dorset.

beat that one scamp.

[Spin]

Damn there must be a lot of English piss heads living in Thailand I had no idea Floydy was even here.

[The Ghost Of The Moog]

I drove past his pub near Totnes once......but he'd sold it several years previously.

Beat that.

[sabang]

I saw him on TV a few times.

[rtaxron]

I drove past his pub near Totnes once......but he'd sold it several years previously.

Beat that.

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I thought he went bankrupt owing £££££££££ to local food suppliers?

[CharleyFarley]

I bought him a whisky in that Totnes pub, coz he had a hangover.

The lunch was good

[in4zip]

WHO TF is Phuket Keith Floyd?
though fyi ,
as a teenager, from my Father's shop, I've sold some souvenirs to QEII, Moshe Dayan and Sofia Loren ... not on the same day..



beat that Scampy

[The Ghost Of The Moog]

My Mum once sold a bouncy rubber ball to Steve 'interesting' Davis in Dawlish Warren, which is only 15 miles from where Keith Floyd's pub is located.

Plus I live in Hong Kong, and Keith Floyd has been to Hong Kong.

[benbaaa]

I once got one of his books for Christmas, but I think I've lost it.

Beat that.

[kk boy]

met him on Koh Samui years ago, he was on a soberiety drive at the time but by god his cameraman was pished

[Mr Earl]

I'm still trying to figure out which one Pink Floyd is???

[The Ghost Of The Moog]

I once got his autobiography out of the library.

....There's a short story in it. A fictional account of a trip out to sea and a storm. It is the most terrible example of bloggy, third form essay story writing. Anyway, the vain bugger publishes it in full expressing wonder why it was never taken up commercially.

[slimboyfat]

My Mum once sold a bouncy rubber ball to Steve 'interesting' Davis in Dawlish Warren, which is only 15 miles from where Keith Floyd's pub is located.

My geoography teacher (and also head of year) Mr McGuffie was from Dawlish Warren. If it weren't for him I would know much less about sand spits than i do today.

[sabang]

Plus I live in Hong Kong, and Keith Floyd has been to Hong Kong.

Floyd hated Hong Kong. He went out in a junk in Sai Kung to film one of his specials, so was as normal approached by the local Triad for seem Tea money, for filming in their hood. They wouldn't pay up.
So a bunch of locals in sampans, fishing boats and junks surrounded his junk, and began crashing woks together, creating a huge din.
They filmed the scene anyway, it was amusing to watch and Floyd was obviously not amused.

[Troubled]

I once had a meal and I am sure that Floyd used similar ingredients in one of his recipes

[The Ghost Of The Moog]

^^ Correct about Sai Kung ....he was actually filming on dry land - on the waterfront, not on a junk.

And I have been to Sai Kung many times, so now I feel even closer to Keith.


^^^ McGuffie thats a familiar name*. I lived 11 years in Dawlish Warren in Lee Cliff Park.

....*but I might be getting my childhood confused with Grange Hill......fictional crossover effect. Things I once saw on television that I now think happened to me.