Part restaurant empire-builder, part celebrity, and part sublimely talented chef, Gordon Ramsay is a truly global star in the cooking world.
It all could have been all so different though....
Scottish by birth, Gordon Ramsay was raised in England after his parents moved south to Stratford-upon-Avon. His first career break came while playing football for Oxford United where he was spotted by a Glasgow Rangers scout in a F.A. youth club match. After completing trials he was signed by the Scottish champions at the age of 15. Three years later he had given up professional football and gone back to college to complete a course in hotel management.
Ramsay moved to London, where he joined Marco Pierre White in the early days of Harvey’s in Wandsworth. After a couple of years Ramsay’s moved to Le Gavroche to work alongside Albert Roux. This was followed by three years of working in France in the kitchens of Guy Savoy and Joël Robuchon.
In October 1993, Ramsay became chef of the newly opened Aubergine, where he won many accolades, including two Michelin stars within three years of opening.
Ramsay’s first book, “Passion for Flavour,” was published in October 1996. His second book,”Passion for Seafood,” was published in May 1999. “A Chef for all Seasons” was published in September 2000, followed by “Just Desserts” in September 2001 and “Secrets” in 2003.
In 1998 at the age of 31, Ramsay set up his first wholly owned restaurant, Gordon Ramsay, on the former site of La Tante Claire in Chelsea. A year later he opened Pétrus with his protegé Marcus Wareing as Chef Patron, in St. James’s. Within seven months it had won a Michelin star. In October 2001 Gordon opened Gordon Ramsay at Claridges which gained a Michelin star in 2003.
In June 2000 Ramsay won The Chef of the Year Award at the Cateys. His restaurant Gordon Ramsay was voted the Top Restaurant in the U.K. with a score of 28 in the 2001 London Zagat Survey, and was also named as the best Fine Dining Restaurant in the 2001 Harden’s Guide. These ratings continued in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. On January 19, 2001, the original Gordon Ramsay restaurant gained its third Michelin star in the Great Britain & Ireland Red Guide.
Gordon Ramsay Holdings Limited took over the whole of the food and beverage operation at The Connaught Hotel in October 2002 and installed chef Angela Hartnett whose restaurant MENU won its first Michelin star In January 2004.
In 2003 Gordon Ramsay Holdings re-launched The Savoy Grill with Marcus Wareing. The restaurant achieved its first Michelin star in 2004. This was followed with the opening of Boxwood Café at The Berkeley alongside the Michelin star Pétrus, which had moved from St. James’s. Finally, Banquette launched at The Savoy in December 2003.
In May 2004, Ramsay headed “Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares,” a series of four one-hour programs, which was awarded a BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts). The show which saw Ramsay attempt to rescue restaurants around the country in need of immediate assistance, was launched simultaneously with Ramsay’s recipe book “Gordon Ramsay Kitchen Heaven.” This was followed by ITV’s “Hell’s Kitchen,” where Ramsay was given two weeks to train celebrities into Michelin-star chefs.
2005 saw a second series of “Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares” followed by the very successful version of “HELL’S KITCHEN USA”. Ramsay also starred in “The F-Word,” a high-octane food show in which the action was set against the backdrop of a full working kitchen. Over the course of the show, Ramsay and his brigade prepared a three-course meal for diners.
Ramsay's sixth book, “Gordon Ramsay Makes it Easy,” came out in May 2005. Ramsay also launched his eighth restaurant, MAZE, in London’s Grosvenor Square alongside Head Chef Jason Atherton. Winner of a host of awards, the acclaimed restaurant offers a flexible menu focusing on French Cuisine with Asian influences.
In July 2005, Ramsay opened his first restaurant in Japan at The Conrad Tokyo, the city’s newest luxury hotel with Head Chef Andrew Cook heading the kitchen. Topping off an extraordinary year, Ramsay was awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) in the New Year’s Honours list.
Ramsay will launch his first New York restaurant next September at the Rihga Royal Hotel. There will be a 100 cover fine dining restaurant akin to restaurant Gordon Ramsay, and also a bar where less formal dining along the lines of Maze
For more information about Gordon Ramsay click here: http://www.gordonramsay.com/
While admire Gordan's Skills....he is a complete plonker and makes money out of abusing everyone.
I think Gordon Ramsay is great and I am a big fan of his. I really love watching his show Hells Kitchen and I have some of them on DVD. My friend is also a big fan of his so she named her cat after him. He is a very cranky cat and when I went to pat him the other day he scratched me.
Although I like this new format, I find it a bit annoying to hit the more button all the time. I wish it was like what it used to be when everything came up all at once but at least I can read it better. What does everyone else think? I am also a very big fan of Gordon Ramsay. I think that he is great.
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gordon thanks to zou i have learnt the most important things about cooking and i am very grateful to you for all. you are one of the most talented cooks in the world...but it scares me that you are so tough with your workers...
Hi Chef,,,I have seen your shows on Television and they are great .I have read many of your recipes on your site they look great and surley will tatse great.I am from India I am a chief baker and work on a cruise ship I love baking ,I was wondering whether you could also give us some of your bread recipes it would be great.thanks..Nikolai Murzello
I Love Gordon Ramsay, his recipes are fantastic, I love that he swears alot too (like me :P), my greatest dream is to work for him or to meet him in person. From Connor Rhease Missenden, 16, Cyprus
I'm a big fan! Thank you for sharing your recipes with us.
love you you got them on there toes
ME ENCANTA EL PROGRAMA.SOY ESPAÑOLA,DE LAS ISLAS CANARIAS,PARA MAS SEÑAS DE TENERIFE Y NO ME PIERDO UN PROGRAMA TODOS LOS DOMINGOS LO EMITEN POR ANTENA 3 NEOX.AQUI NOS HARIA FALTA UN CHEFF COMO USTED.HAY RESTAURANTES QUE TE COBRAN CARISIMO Y DESPUES LA COMIDA DA PENA.GRACIAS.ME LO PASO BOMBA VIENDOLO TODOS LOS DOMINGOS
I love all Gordon's shows and recipes!! He definitely one of THE best chefs (if not the best!!).. He totally loves food and is passionate about it and doesn't suffer fools gladly.. He might rant and rave sometimes in the kitchen, but who wouldn't with some of those ignorant people?? Some of them are so disrespectful of him.. He has 3 Michelin stars!!! I find some of those so called " chefs " unbearable!!!! Most of 'em shouldn't be working as chefs, but just cooks... Sorry, I've been dying to rant on about them for years!!!! LOL... I respect him for putting up with them for so long, all in the name of good food and good cooking!!!!
2 words WHO CARES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am looking for the pork belly recipe
1.5kg pork belly sea salt and freshly ground black pepper • 2 red onions, halved • 2 carrots, peeled and halved lengthways • 2 sticks of celery, chopped in half • 1 bulb of garlic, skin on, broken into cloves • a small bunch of fresh thyme, leaves picked • 600ml water or stock
Preheat your oven to full whack, it needs to be at least 220°C/425°F/gas 7. Place your pork on a clean work surface, skin-side upwards. Get yourself a small sharp knife and make scores about a centimetre apart through the skin into the fat, but not so deep that you cut into the meat. Rub salt right into all the scores you’ve just made, pulling the skin apart a little if you have to. Brush any excess salt off the surface of the skin and turn it over. Season the underside of the meat with a little more salt and a little black pepper. Place your pork, skin side-up, in a roasting tray big enough to hold the pork and the vegetables, and place in the hot oven.
Roast for about half an hour until the skin of the pork has started to puff up and you can see it turning into crackling. Turn the heat down to 180°C/350°F/gas 4 and roast for another hour. Take out of the oven and baste with the fat in the bottom of the tray. Carefully lift the pork up and transfer to a chopping board. Add all the veg, garlic and thyme to the tray and stir them into the fat. Place the pork on top of everything and pop the tray back in the oven. Roast for another hour. By this time the meat should be meltingly soft and tender. Carefully move the meat to a serving dish, cover with tin foil and leave to rest while you make your gravy.
Spoon away any fat in the tray, then add the water or stock and place the tray on the hob. Bring to the boil and simmer for a few minutes, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to scrape up all those lovely sticky tasty bits on the bottom of the tray. When you’ve got a nice, dark gravy, pour it through a sieve into a bowl or gravy boat, using your spoon to really push all the goodness of the veg through the sieve. Add a little more salt and pepper if it needs it. Serve the pork with the crackling, gravy, some creamy mashed potato, nice fresh greens and a dollop of English mustard.
He is a great chef and yes he is a perfectionist, but there is no need to scream and yell at people, i am a chef and never raise my voice at any of my staff because i respect them, firm but fair.
evidently the swearing is working.. reading up* lol
sorry wrong person
i found this on the internet
1.5kg pork belly sea salt and freshly ground black pepper • 2 red onions, halved • 2 carrots, peeled and halved lengthways • 2 sticks of celery, chopped in half • 1 bulb of garlic, skin on, broken into cloves • a small bunch of fresh thyme, leaves picked • 600ml water or stock
Preheat your oven to full whack, it needs to be at least 220°C/425°F/gas 7. Place your pork on a clean work surface, skin-side upwards. Get yourself a small sharp knife and make scores about a centimetre apart through the skin into the fat, but not so deep that you cut into the meat. Rub salt right into all the scores you’ve just made, pulling the skin apart a little if you have to. Brush any excess salt off the surface of the skin and turn it over. Season the underside of the meat with a little more salt and a little black pepper. Place your pork, skin side-up, in a roasting tray big enough to hold the pork and the vegetables, and place in the hot oven.
Roast for about half an hour until the skin of the pork has started to puff up and you can see it turning into crackling. Turn the heat down to 180°C/350°F/gas 4 and roast for another hour. Take out of the oven and baste with the fat in the bottom of the tray. Carefully lift the pork up and transfer to a chopping board. Add all the veg, garlic and thyme to the tray and stir them into the fat. Place the pork on top of everything and pop the tray back in the oven. Roast for another hour. By this time the meat should be meltingly soft and tender. Carefully move the meat to a serving dish, cover with tin foil and leave to rest while you make your gravy.
Spoon away any fat in the tray, then add the water or stock and place the tray on the hob. Bring to the boil and simmer for a few minutes, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon to scrape up all those lovely sticky tasty bits on the bottom of the tray. When you’ve got a nice, dark gravy, pour it through a sieve into a bowl or gravy boat, using your spoon to really push all the goodness of the veg through the sieve. Add a little more salt and pepper if it needs it. Serve the pork with the crackling, gravy, some creamy mashed potato, nice fresh greens and a dollop of English mustard.
My friend has named her cat Gordon after Gordon Ramsay as she thinks that her cat has got an attitude problem.
that is soo cute in some wierd creepy way.
you know what I don't get is that some people are so freaking rude if you don't like him dont come and tell us a bout your @#*&ing problems
your food always looks mouth watering
don.t forget absolutely magnificant
hey Gordon, im doing a report at school on your book Humble Pie, i though that it was a great book that showed your life, your achevements and what you love. my mum though that you need to chill when we watched hells kitchen, but after i told her to read the book she knew why. you want the very best. theres no place for those who wont give 110%. you should come to new zealand some day and come to one of the best places of all, christchuch. your fan, pierce. nz christchuch
Thnakyou for an amazing experience at sanctuary cove with your cooking demonstration gordon. Loved it. Your an inspiration.
And just think, I thought this was supposed to be a forum about food !! Not your petty arguing.. Who gives a ... what Ramsy does in his personal life, I love his food.. You know, that thing that we all come on here for !!
you are soo right, all i here on the news is how much of a f.cking faggot gordon is, WHO CARES.
Well said.
can someone please tell me how to go on to other peoples web pages
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John Cena? He's a wrestler from the WWE isn't he?
im ***
oh yeah mate ill get the fobs on u
ILL GET MA COUSINS ON YA M8
ohh yeah meet me in the city at 12pm on august 12th at melbourne central clock
oi, who do you think you are , wanna fight>
wanna go me m8 ill smash u irl m8
adam u d!ck we should have a fight u cocky man
dave mate, no one is jealous, we should have a cook off cause iwon the season of masterchef this year, IM ADAM HAHAAHAH
What a ...
Why are people so flaming jealous of other peoples success.
Gordon, you have done some fabulous stuff in terms of recipies and improving the general state of some appalling institutions who like to thing of themselves as associated with food. I do admire your contribution to philanthropy ie the London Marathon. However of late you have unfortunatley become rather well known for your philandering....I would like to think you were better than this and that you will recover. Please keep doing your day job and keep raising pigs, sheep, chickens............Melbourne, Australia
Gordon Ramsay is honest and tells people what they do not wish to hear( but need to). I would absolutely die on the spot if he could teach me to cook. I feel as though I can, but it's the same old boring meals I always cook. The recipes on his site all have ingredients that I have never even heard of, let alone cooked. He has my utmost respect and admiration. Would love to meet this marvelous man.
I have to admit, Gordon Ramsay does call a spade a spade. That is why I like him.
Very extra talented chef............i love his way of cooking
Yep, big GR fan. He takes no prisoners, and nor should he.
I am hoping that Hell's Kitchen series 6 gets released on DVD soon as I am looking forward to it. I have already got the first 5 series and I think that they are great.
i love wating his shows i want to meet him in person i hope he comes to the gold coast
alwayes try to make new racipe and try to think how to improve my self as chef
last tomei checked it was always
he is ***
Very scary man but gets the job done and i love the way he cooks !!!
l think that Gordon Ramsay is a great chef. l love how he fires up when he's about to start cooking
Hello Mela
Gordon you are a sexy man
totlally grossed out
The greatest thing about Gordon is he puts his money where his mouth is. I had the opporuntiy to go to his LA restaurant London, and it was exactly as I expected his resturants to be. The food was unbelievable and the service impeccable. Nothing beats practicing what you preach. Yeah Gordon!!!
Ramsay is great. I love all his shows
please help me i need recipe for yorkshire puddings if any one got one
i know how to make it I'm just not going to tell you just yet visit me at jayde3
I got one from my son's (army) cadets corp:) even has the history of it. here it is
Yorkshire puddings olive oil or butter 2 eggs (must be at room temp) 2 cups (500 ml) milk 2 cups (284g) flour salt, pepper or seasoning to taste
pour oil, butter, or drippings from roast beef into containers (ceramic ramekins give great results!) and heat in oven with main course. lightly beat eggs, add milk and lightly beat in the flour and seasonings. pour into hot containers and bake at 375F (190C). yorkshires should puff up and are ready when golden brown.
a standard with tradional english roast beef; these golden-brown puffy yorkshire puddings are just great! for very best results use bread-making flour; the higher gluten content gives yorkshires that stay beautifully puffed up.
brief history of yorkshire puddings: "yorkshires" have a humble origin back in the middle ages when they were known as "dripping pudding". the batter was cooked in a pan under the meat that was being roasted so that the fat and flavours from the meat were incorporated into the pudding. it was used as a filler in hard times when there wasn't enough meat to go around, and even used as a main course on it's own with onion gravy. hannah glasse, a housewife, is credited with upgrading the original dripping pudding recipe to it's status of yorkshire pudding. her cookbook, the art of cookery was published in 1747 and was the best of it's kind for decades.
(my note: i use oiled muffin pans, works great!)
You are all still a bunch of total idiots Craze for bad tasting chocolate
I am a big fan of Gordon Ramsay as well. I think that he is a great chef and I love his shows and I always look forward to them when they come on TV
wonderful. I truely love this chef. I never miss anything on TV with him.
Well done I maybe deaf and I can't hear him going off his rocker but well done for supporting a great chef.
Big fan of Gordon and his restuant The F Word when Jeremy Clarkson And James may were on their my friends sign to me I act like a deaf version of Gordon but I like his way of food and his kitchen one of my best chefs I know.
I was watching on youtube that Gordon Ramsay had this cheese on his show called Casu marzu. When he cut it open there were maggots crawling all over it. I know that that cheese would have a required taste, but if I tried it, I think I would throw up.
lol this is all funny!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hate GR I love GR really this is so funny reading all this C**p Love it!!
I like Gordon Ramsay. I think that he is F***ing great and I have 10 of his DVDs and I plan to get another one soon. I find him to very entertaining and I get a few laughs as well. If he doesn't drop the F word on his show, the I won't watch it.
THATZ PROBABLY Y THAY CALL IT THE F WORD COME ON GUYZ ITS ONLY A SHOW I DONT KNOW Y EVERY BODY IS SO UPPERDY ABOUT HIS CHIOCE OF WORDS 4 ITS HIS SIGITURE AND HE IS ONE OF THE BEST CHEFS AROUND SO WHAT IF HE SWEARS TIMES HAVE CHANGED THE F WORD IS JUST ANOTHER WORD
You are crazt but you know your ***!!!!
You are all a bunch of idiots, I'm only 11 and I've learnt to cook some of the things he cooks, and I know how to spell too!!!!!!!!!!!. Everyone to their own, my mum doesn't mind me watching him, no! she's not an idiot, she just lets me get on with my passion in life COOKING!!!! I'm just not allowed to swear or watch the shows when she wants to watch her shows. But she loves it when I produce a dish for her that I've learnt to cook because of GORDON RAMSEY
f----you too!!! I will NOT come to you to learn how to cook because you're not setting a good example for younger people because of your f---n' bad mouth. I want to learn how to cook and not to swear you "low life"! low class!!!
I think you would find that a lot of these chefs would use that kind of language as working in a kitchen would be very stressful having to get all the meals out on time and making sure they are cooked to what the customer has requested.
go gordon if they dont like it f--- them
The best chef on t.v, need to see more shows
We love you Gordan Ramsey. I live in a world of political correctness gone wrong.
I wish i could have a Tv show like Penelope Cruz in "Woman on top"...but for only healthy cooking.To teach ppl to cook with passion,to pick their products with love,smell them ,touch them....We r really "what we eat" and healty not always mean tastless!!!
I adore his rough,natural talent, Chef Gordon cooks from the heart!
I LOVE GORDEN HE INSPIRED ME TO BECOME A CHEF. IM HOPING THAT ONE DAY I GET TO WORK WITH HIM.
surprised!!!!!!! how people talks about his personal life, not comment on his recipes.
im an apprentice chef i think he aint even as bad as you all make out ive had way worse things said to me in the kithchen
Have u ever thought that maybe he is a guy that ppl love to hate. To b perfectly honest I get so into his shows that I don't hear the foul language half the time. Maybe the people that invite Gordon Ramsey to their place of business need the harsh words its a tough cruel world out there and if they didn't need his advise they would have asked. I'm sure they have seen his shows. Should know what to expect, or maybe they r gluttons for punishment. LOL
hi im from mexico i have 27 im director of a school one on my goals its work whit the chef gordon i think i can the best if i work whit the best
My husband and I watched a part of one programe and switched over to something else. There should be a law against the way he screams at ppl. He is absolutely awful - maybe a great cook but a bad mouth, He's extremely verbally abusive and we would not want to eat his food if this is how he treats his staff and other ppl anyway. What a horrible, horrible man! Food and ppl should be respected, but he puts it all in the gutter. We think he needs treatment ~ urgently! If he cannot maintain control with his attitude at work then he certainly cannot keep control at home with his wife and kids. What comes out of this mans mouth completely puts you off his food, he shames ppl and treats them like scum ~ and that is NOT right!! So NO to his programes and any of his food and he should not be able to get away with what he says and does to ppl, its almost bordering on being criminal!!
love your work
iI think his shows are entertaining but I would like to see him cooking more. His swearing is a bit over the top but as the majority of people say you do not have to watch it and the contestants knoww what they are in for when they go on the show,it seems to me they are all very good actors.
All i can say is that this bloke is a total ....Personly i would not rate myself a big fan of Tracey Grimshaw but what came out Ramsey's mouth more than once was not called for. Go back home to your own problems.....and take ER35 with you..
Also, I think if Gordon Ramsay wasn't the way he was, he would probably lose half his viewers. I know someone who knows him personally and says he is a top bloke out of the kitchen. He is the way he is in the kitchen because the restaurant business is so fickle and competitive. He demands perfection in the kitchen because that is what people expect when they eat out. If he did things by half, he would be out of business in no time.
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This ... is not in the restaurants that produce the winning edge, He is jetting about swearing at everything in site, It's called shock TV and he does it oh so well. Keep in mind the myriad of other Celebrity Chefs that produce award winning recipes with a civil tongue and at no ones expense.
I am so disappointed in Gordon Ramsey's Australian visit. His absolutely insulting behaviour to one of our best loved reporter's was just low and disgusting in the language used. His attempts to distance himself from the situation was even more disappointing showing that he can't even stand up to his own foul comments. Even our Prime Minister called his comments 'low-life'. We used to like Gordon Ramsey. Now we don't and we, along with many Australians, will not be having anything to do with him.
read his book humble pie then, learn how his teacher was to him
I've watched some of his shows and I hate Gordon Ramsay. He is nothing but a big bully and I am shocked that people like him! He is obviously a great chef but he has the personality of a narcissistic arrogant pig that has no respect for women or anyone around him at any given moment.
read his book humble pie then.
so if you have never watched his shows how can you say he dosent cook. because if you did you would see him cook in every show that he does. So you should eat your words
I am surprised that there are so many fanatics of that *** Ramsey. He is not any chef at all.He has got his fame by being vulgar arrogant and offensive to everyone (including his family). I have never watched any of his shows and God help me I won't watch them in the future.
I think Ramsey is the best chef, it would be great to be his apprentice because, i know id become a really good chef, cause he'd keep pushing me until i was the best i could be.
great chef
well lets just share recipes hey
yaeh i agree iron chefs would makes ramsy look like a powder puff girl.
hey ur a *** gordan but u no your ***, id would love c u on the iron chef, a japanese show i think. im going to hunt u down and find ur email or somthing and annoy u to take the challange, it would be a hit!!!!
I'm a bit like you.... i expect people to not be so brainless, i expect them to use common sense more than they do. But at the end of the day YOU should realise that not everyone thinks the same way, and i find with YOU and ME, the people closest to us start to concentrate more on fear of not living up to OUR expectations, and less on the actual tasks we are expecting of them. Hence, they get even more clumsy. Fear is driving them, and fear is making them lose sight. And if WE realised that WE do this to people, don't you think WE should have a bit of a look in the mirror and try a different approach to "motivating" people. FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
I think, that you think too much and should do something beter with you time.All you Ramsy fans need to get a life.
dear ramsy i think you are an exallant cheff and a good person but you need to stop using the F word it does'nt soot you. i also whant to now if i can be one of your gests on hells kitchens i like whaching you i have not missed one show i am an exallant cook and every one coments i should start my own bisness pleas help me love EVE THEODOROPOULOS from Australia Melbourne
I agree tyson, gordon ramasy f..off i try changing the channel but this d.. head is every where i dont mind gordons swearing but its the fakeness which put me off smart man to suck in his fans i could see him being good mates with Donald trump.
I think Gordon needs to get off his high horse. The man is a great chef but thinks he is the best ,he is very self opinionated And only helps people for the Tv ratings he would not give a flying f...k about anybody but himself so all you Ramasy fans stop the bull..s..t and knocking people who have something bad to say because you think gordon is god when really he is a celebrity chef thats it no better than any other celeb.There are plenty of Chefs out there far beter.And dont say if you dont like him change the channel because thats the only answer you can come up with.
I dont know what the fuss is my sister makes him sound like a chior boy.If you dont like it change the channel .[He's a bloody good cook]
I believe despite all the comments people make about how the swearing and attitude are overwhelming..unacceptable..etc...etc..GORDON is compelling viewing...otherwise please explain how the man can possibly have award winning restaurants around the world, plus tv shows like F Word, Nightmares Kitchen plus Hell's Kitchen!!!!....and for all of you complaining....you DO have a choice...SWITCH OFF!!! Gordon is a passionate professional, inspirational and I love watching you cook and cooking your recipes...you ARE A LEGEND!!!
Gordon Ramsay needs to stop his swearing it is totally unacceptable in the work place. Australian's like myself, would not tolerate his bad attitude. His communication skills are bad and his body language are bad. There are plenty of proper words to use in the english language. Customers do not want to here that language. Ramasy you are rude! and I find your language offensive. Start using professional words please. or I will stop watching your show.
Madeleine Hutchison
mhhutchisonmadeleine@gmail.com April 2 2009
I actually think that all that swearing Gordon Ramsay does is just a gimmick and I also thinks that it livens up the show. I too am an Australia and I don't find his language offensive at all. In fact if he doesn't use it, then I turn his show off. I get a laugh out of it. I also think that things do get very hectic in the kitchens in this big restaurants and I believe that the chefs there do use a lot of strong language. I think that is just caused by stress due to getting the meals out on time.
great, taste, gobal brlliant chef, save the bussiness and good appericate swearing, good excite, motive, right tasks , fastantic shows that you have created and good thinking intelligence motive to create wonderful dishes of the food, good on you Gordon Ramsay!!!
hey gordon love ur show when are u coming to australia
Gordon, love your chicken tikka masala recipe! Actually love all your recipes, so easy and simple with ingredients that I can easily buy here in South Africa.
I have been cooking for the last two weeks out of Gordons book "Cooking for Friends" Brilliant recipes, chock full of flavour, simple methodology and utilising great fresh ingredients. I am a Kiwi living in Australia, so I am used to (I Demand) fresh ingredients. Ramsay Rocks!!!! And for all you sad illiterates.....get a life and learn how to spell, and punctuate!!
I hope you do read all these comments, and i hope your proud of yourself. All i can say is " YOU DONE GOOD LAD ".
Gordon, Many of my friends are off to the Hyatt Regency Hotel at Sanctuary Cove to have a special luncg with you, gutted i can't make it ( even though i found the ad thru ticket-tec and forwarded it on to them to book ) Just want you to know that my whole family simply adore you,and that we really enjoyed your book Humble Pie. Wishing you all the very best in all that you do, and thankyou for many many hours of entertainment. x The Hannaford family x
I love to watch u in your shows, due to l love to cook and watching what you do gives me ideas to take back and try with my family and firends. Im glad that l can watch you on Foxtal and on free to air tv as well. I like watching what you can do to help fix people business with your show "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA".
I just watched a rerun of "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares: The Fish & Anchor" (season 5) where he is trying to teach Karen (along with her husband Mike) to calm down, keep her temper in check, and to quit arguing. You have got to be kidding me! Talk about the blind leading the blind! He swears, screams, and argues through the whole episode. Typical Gordon....do as I SAY, not as I DO.
I like to watch you in your shows as i get good ideas from your shows.
Do u have any restaurants in Australia if not. when r u coming 2 Australia 2 bring out one of your fabulous restaurants. Brisbane,Sydney,Melbourne...
I wish Gordon Ramsay would do an Australian version of Hell's Kitchen as I think that it would go over great. I know that I would be the first one to watch it. I don't think that I would like to appear on it though as my cooking isn't up to scratch and he would use some very strong words about it. I can cook myself a meal but i can't cook anything too exotic.
when ?
He's opening in Melbourne this year at Crown Casino..
I love ur shows I have all ur books, I've even been to ur town Wandsworth common and seen your HOUSE thats how much a fan (Crazy) i am. ur the greatest.
Mr Ramsay you are the best
Gordon you are without doubt the BEST CHEF on TV. I dont care how you say it or spell it but you are F$#@!%#% AWESOME !
Gordon Ramsayis a legend, entertaining, and most of all human. As for those people who think they have a right to judge others lives, grow up for f**** sake. Also can those of you with no spelling skills whatsoever please refrain from making idiots of yourselves by posting comments on web sites.
Hells kitchen is a walk in the park compared to what gordon ramsey and many other top notch chefs have experienced as young, rising chefs. If any thing, most of those contestants should be smacked for how stupid they are some times.
Gordon, I know you are one of the best chefs on this planet... I am the BETTER. LOL, no I watch all your programs I do try not to miss any, I still don't understand why people moan about the swearing as others have said swtch channels or turn it of. Well Gordon I will give you 3 Michelin kisses (if I'm allowed) to go with your stars.
Gordon Ramsay really knows what he is talking about otherwise he wouldn't have won the highest Chef recognition the 3 Michelin Stars. Good show as people keep on watching it despite the swearing.
Gordon Ramsay really knows what he is talking about otherwise he wouldn't have won the highest Chhef 3 Michelin Stars. Good show as people keep on watching it despite the swearing.
also where are his restaurants, they are hard to find on the web.
i like Gorden,i didn"t befor,but now i find his shows good to watch. befor when i was commenting on his shows i was wrong ,and my spelling was ***, but i don't think that it's a reason to insult me , i just should have used spell check, anyways why are peaple fighting on this food chat, fight about food .anyways i like gorden, he has a nice smile
I admire Gordon Ramsey. I am a Chef it is a hard job and very stressful and he tells it how it is Gordon you are a brilliant Chef I wish I could go places with my career
a true legend in the kitchen a brillant chef don't change anything keep it as it is,as they say u don't like change channel plenty more to watch somewhere else.
i cant wait for the next season of hells kitchen. this is the best of all cooking shows
i think gordan ramsay is one of the most talented chefs in the world. i love his antics on the show. i would love to meet him personally. next time i go overseas i will be making sure i go to one of his restaurants. i totally agree with MICKT68. gordon is my inspiration. Look where he has come in life. we can all do that if we want. so what if he swears. thats life. turn the tv off if you are offended. my attitude is, the contestants know what he is like so dont go on the show if you cant or dont handle it. also dont watch his show if you have an issue. BUT dont diss him out as a chef as he has more mitchelin stars than any other chef
Gordon Ramsay should be known firstly for his success as a chef, secondly for his success as a restaurant entrepeneur and last, but not least, for his success as a media personality. Why must we always try to cut down the tall poppies? Respect his work and his work ethic - even if you don't respect his personal misgivings (which, to be honest, don't we all have?). Nobody is perfect and we shouldn't expect those in the public eye to be either. They are victims of their own success!
yeah !!!!
Do people think that all other chefs have the same personality in the kitchen as they have on tv! Behind the scenes they all probably make Gordon look well behaved. At least with Gordon what you see is what you get - he has such a high standard of cooking that when confronted by ineptitude or reticence, he loses it. But he's constantly raising the bar - good for him!
Hi Gordon, Love all your shows, love your family too, they are so cute. Keep up the great work, love people that speak their minds, not bull ***.... We love NO BULL.
Hi Gordon, Love all you shows, love your family too, they are so cute. Keep up the great work, love people that speak their minds, not bull ***.... We love NO BULL.
I am not a fan of Gordo but his food speaks for its self. As a chef he is up .
Shame you don't see him for the wonderful man that he is.
I think that Gordon Ramsay like most people have flaws and I for one can not throw a stone or bag him. I like his programs bar the swearing but the end result is a better chef, restaurant and the clientele will come back. He is a colourful person and I thank him for the wonderful ideas he brings out in his cooking.
GT26 I AM WITH YOU THERE IS NO NEED FOR THE LANGUAGE DO UNTO OTHERS I SAY MAYBE HE HAD A BAD APPRENTICESHIP AND WAS TREATED LIKE A PIG. I DO KNOW AT LEAST ONE MORE CHEF THAT WOULD COME CLOSE TO HIS TACTICS.ICOULDNT WORK WITH HIM THATS FOR SURE.CELEBRITY WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN EH.
I absolutely adore Gordon. He is sooooo charismatic! He can cook up a storm in my kitchen any time!
Gordon... Great cook, great food and I understand the passion of expression... Keep it coming ! A+
To Mr Gordon Ramsay All I have to say is You Are F**ING AWESOME I live here in melbourne, Australia and watch you all the time and well just love you, you make me laugh, cry and even go "oh my gosh". keep up the hard work and the F's, brilliant just brilliant...
We all choose what we want to watch, so if you don't like it, turn it off! Here is one man very passionate about his work and unfortunately when you are at the top of your game there is always someone out there trying to knock you off your pedestal. His private life is nobodys business but his own. It would be a very demanding job and sometimes you just have to let it RIP! after all it is entertainment.
I just read gordon's biography you can see how he is the way he is from where he has come from. Meaning in a positive way really. Love all his recipes and shows.
WOW!!! Whether you love him or hate him...he's definitely having the last laugh - all the way to the bank!!! There are more comments on Gordon Ramsay's page than any of the other chefs. As a celebrity he knows that a bit of controversy gets people tallking - the more people talk about him, the more people out there know about him & the more money he makes. I don't think he gives the slightest damn about what people say about him - he's no doubt making more money than any of his critics or fans ever will.
As a professional cook for 20 odd years, I admire his passion & obvious love of fine food..... However, there is an old saying YOU GET MORE BEES WITH HONEY THAN YOU DO WITH VINEGAR !!! I personally couldn't stand being berated & shouted at for no huge reason if I worked in his kitchen. If I'm going to learn the craft off someone, I need to be TAUGHT, not shouted at. I always wonder how he taught his kids things like toilet training, driving a car and junior sport .... I SHUDDER TO THINK. Having said that, I DO find KITCHEN NIGHTMARES compelling !!! As a pro cook, I have seen the sort of things he highlights.
well said sisters
Come on get real, you can't assume Gordon goes off his rocker at his family........NO WAY. He is a wonderful family man that simply adores his wife and children and has worked his Bollocks off for them. You can continue to be compelled, even inspired by his shows, and just look upon his outbursts as someone who is bursting with passion, and wanting nothing but the best results. Imagine just how awesome dining at one of his restaurants would be knowing how high his standards are.
he sure can weed out the weak from the strong i say if you can work under gordon you will make it anywhere in the world he sure know how to get people working under pressure good on him
Gordon Ramsay really rocks!!Hell`s Kitchen is just THE best show!I am seriously addicted and can`t wait for the next one.
I love Hells Kitchen too and I have series 1 to 5 on DVD.
i know. i am addicted to it also. i really want to go to his restaurants when we go back overseas. it would be such an honour to meet him. continue the F@$& way with your shows. its awesome.
I find it simply amazing how people in this day and age of technogly that thay watch programs like hells kitchen just so thay have something to have a *** about. Like gordan says on one of his adds (Stick a bunch of carrots up your ***!!!!! Lokking forward to any other show with Gordan Ramsey in them.
its amazing so many people can be offended. what he says is the truth. if it gets too hot in the kitchen then get out. I for one am a FAN FOREVER
Its all acting on tv hes cooking is amazing so leave his life alone or simply turn off or buy his books so you dont have to listen to him
exactly. i am amazed people cant understand it that his antics are all for tv and an act. he is awesome
i love all of gordon's shows and i personal think that there is nothing wrong with the way he acts .gordon rocks
rock on. im along there with you
i love the show although the language is just a bit too much, but he is passionate about his job and i totally see past his constant use of the F word!! i do not have a problem with his language as he tells it like it is and still gets the job done. alot of Chefs have a lot of respect for this guy and would jump at the chance to work along side of him, swearing and all!
exactly- passion is what comes through with his language and expectations. they are on the show for a reson. toughen up
I think that all the swearing and anger just shows how much passion the man has for his cooking and he loves what he does. I think it is wonderful that he is so real and I think if you do not like his shows......dont watch them. He is an awesome cook and I think he is as delicious as all his food!!!!!!
Gordon is so full of passion, with everything he does, and if that makes him swear, then so be it. If you don;t like it, switch off!!!!
l like Gordon, yes he swears but he gets the job done which is what people want him to do, they know what he is like before they ask for his help but they still ask and he succeeds in getting them there restuaraunts back to a profitable place to eat, l know l will continue to watch as l get some great hints from all his shows.
gordon is a fantastic chef he should be put back on free to air.
Gordon more than any other chef on the channel polarises viewers & members.
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I AGREE GUYZ LETS NOT ARGUE LET NOT 4GET THAT WE R SUPOSE 2 B COMMENTING ABOUT HIS FOOD NOT HIS PRIVATE OR PERSONAL LIFE SO WHAT IF HE SWEARS ITS ALL A GIMMIC ITS ALL 4 THE CAMREAS AND 2 ALL OF U THAT GO ON ABOUT THE SWEARING THEREIS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT U LGO 2 MOVIES AND LET UR CHILDREN
to me he can say whatever h likes about his chef's cooking he is showing his passion that he has for his work, and since on the show they are repesenting him of course he wants good food going out and if its not he has the right to say it in what ever matter he wants to them. And for the people that dont like the show for his language there is a simple solution turn it off
well sweet_az_kandii i dont relly give a rats bum what you think about my spelling, it was wrong because i typed to fast and did not check befor i sent,plus if your going to attempt to insult me you could do it a little better then a silly little name like moran.people dont have to like gorden, for good reason.his food looks good but he use's horrible language like every 5 seconds,why would you want your children to whach that.anyways dont really give a f..k what any one thinks simply because i dont even know you and never(gladly) will.
WOW---YOU ARE A VERY HOPELESS CASE---BIG GIRL AT SIXTEEN, THATS WHAT YOU THINK--YOU WILL NEVER GROW UP; YOU ARE NOTHING BUT A LITTLE *** *** GIRL
It is great to see someone that only accepts the best, I love your new cook book Chef fantastic. The photography is brilliant and so are the recipes. Keep on going on
betsy... you are a moron, you can't even spell peoperly. If you think people are going to listen to your uneducated ramblings you are dead wrong.
whats peoperly?
i hate gorden ramsey , i think his shows suck and he is a sleezbag, simply because he cheeted on his wife, so i agree with betsy.go and ge some help gorden
I was thinking the same thing tool Humbug does sound a lot like Betsy.
i'm thinking that humbug is betsyyyy.....lol
I agree with everyone. If you don't like Gordon Ramsay, then don't watch his shows. What he does in his private life is his business and no one elses. I think that his shows are great and I really enjoy watching Hell's Kitchen so much I actually have volumes 1 to 5 on DVD. There's nothing much to watch on tv at the moment so I watch one of my Hell's Kitchen DVDs. I actually get a laugh at them at times. Just enjoy his shows. I also think that his swearing is just a gimmick and he makes sure that he doesn't use that kind of language in front of his kids.
SIMPLE............................TURN THE F***ING T.V OFF IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU SEE. EERRR HELLO, IS THAT TOO HARD FOR YOU OR WHAT !!!!!
were you in bed with him and the other woman. how do you now he cheated on his wife. the only person who knows is him. the other woman is a serial mistress for god sake. of course she would say stuff. i believe that gordon has kept quiet as he has dignity and believes he does not have to defend himself to anyone. good on him. at least humgub is keep the journalists and tabliods rich
If you don't like him, don't watch. Your the one that needs help, with your grammer and spelling
what planet do you live on life is about free expression and by the way don throw stones could happen to you loser
gordem ramsey isn't a gentle men, and why on earth would you let any child wach his shows, he insalts every one and useing jorrible laanguage every senconde of his ***y shows, doesnt he knoe any oner words besides ***,im only 16 and i think that he looks like he is just trying to scair those ppl onb the show but yelling and getting angry alll the f inf time, i meen u dont scair me, maby gorden ramsey should get some anger management or something,he could of had a better pick in the women hes going to have an afair with.hes no gentlemen , real men dont sleep around,thats what u call a sleez bag.
Listen Betsy, first of all there are people who talk that way all of the time, so they won't be offended. No it doesn't mean you have to like it...even i find myself bored only because there are so many other words he could use. The thing is, it is television, and now days television uses shock value to attract audiences. The main thing is if you cannot stand him, there is a little button you can press to get away from the cussing etc. Someone below had a good idea for you to purchase his books, or his recipes can even be found all over the web. He is a wonderful chef, no doubt. As far as cheating, its sad, but more people than you think have cheated. That part of Ramsey's activities are NOT our business. That is his personal life. We tune in for the food knowledge from a great chef, period. I vote u stay away from the show and read his books hun.
Hey Betsy, i think you should learn to spell and speak before you judge other people. Firstly for a person who's only 16 you sure know your way around the F-word Secondly, his show is not for children, your children should be in bed sleeping, a good parent would see that it has parental guidence and not let their child watch it. Just like your personal life and who you sleep with has nothing to do with Gordon Ramsay, he's has nothing to do with you. He's a brilliant chef and good at what he does, dont loose focus of that. What he does in his persoanl life is between him and his wife - so keep your opinion to yourself - Cathleen, South Africa
i would like to say, that although i dont totally agree with swearing and that is my personal choice, it is up to the individual if they would like to swear. i agree with the people who stated it's a gimic for the show; it get's the show talked about, obviously it works. this is supost to be a forum about a great chef and his work... not about personal choices or habits. little 16 year old i would say you have no idea what the hospitality industry icludes... ultimately pressure. under pressure situations get heated. If he didn't push his staff to the best of their ability then he wouldn't be a very good teacher. he has a high standard and encourages his staff to also have that ambition, and that what makes him great.
Also your spelling is really bad.. and you can not put that down to fast writing.... Children wouldn't be watching the show in the first place as they're are probably watching play school. and it's not like kids don't hear swearing anyway.
i think you need to get a life!
I came on here to get information about an assignment and you just post ...... grow up little girl
i WAS GOING TO SAY grow up and get a life, BUT YOUR ONLY 16. So i shall simply say MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS, what he does or doesn't do in his private life is simply between him and his wife. Maybe you need to read his book HUMBLE PIE, he had a terrible time and was worked to the bone, he simply goes off his rocker because he wants HIGH STANDARDS.
betsy i think you better go back to your 16 year old ways and study more. your grammar is not very good. take a look around you and wake up to the real world. you have no proof that he has slept around. tabliods do anything to sell books. are you saying that you believe the serial mistress???
Yaaaaaaaaah......... like u know about him u just 16 years old, who care about his language and why u care about his personal life any way, don't you do something better than stalking his life.
get a life a 16 yr old should be doing something better with her life buy his books so you dont have to get offended
You complain about his language, yet I notice at 16 years of age you can't spell. Nor it seems can you punctuate your work. You grammar also leaves a lot to be desired dear. If you don't like his shows don't watch them. Your obvious immaturity is blatant in the fact that you obviously believe everything you read. Maybe he played up on his wife, maybe he didn't. If his name wasn' t Gordon Ramsay, no one would give a damn. The media are notorious for there gossip mongering not to mention the amount of money and notorioty the said women would have gained. Perhaps if you learnt basic literacy skills you would be able to succeed as well in life as Gordon has.
In the end the show has nothing to do with his personal life and it should not be judged for what mistakes he has made in the bedroom, but for the quality results he has brought out in chefs and restaurants around the world.
I love to work in hell kitchen. b/c i can learn a lot things& I really appreciate chef gordon.
Gordon was a complete gentleman in front of my children when they met him at the Syd food show the Murphy boys
Gordon was a complete gentleman in front of my children when they met him at the Syd food show
i WOULDN'T EXPECT ANYTHING LESS, HE IS A FAMILY MAN AND ONLY RANTS AND RAVES IN THE KITCHEN. X
i love hells kitchen - my husband and I are huge fans !!!
i think u r the best chef out there by far!! U yell and scream on hells kitchen, but every chef does!
I am the same with everyone here. I love your shows and I love the way you speak your mind. Not just me but my 13 year old son loves HELLS KITCHEN!!
like a chef who can say what he thinks
I love hells kitchen, you say what you think and in the end that is what makes them better chef's. Keep going
I am inspired by your work and I love hells kitchen. Keep on turning mediocre cooks into executive chefs!
if you guys like hells kitchen you should watch the F Word! its on BBC America. Its a lot of fun and great recipies
i agree. he didnt become one of the most mitchin starred chefs by not being who he is. hells kitchen is the best, dont go on the show if you cant handle it
I think you are fantastic. You show how it really is in a top kitchen. Keep on doing what youare doing.
I hope you will come back to Australia soon as well as I would like to see you do an Aussie version of Kitchen Nightmares. I have the US version on DVD and I think that it is great so hopefully one day you will make a season down under.
i agree you are a awsome chief when are you coming back to australia and may be you can open a place in brisbane love ya gordon
i agree. I love the way gordon ramsay is in the kitchen. He is a perfectionist and expects it from others. if you dont like it or him, then dont watch the show. if people cant take critical words, then that is their insecure issues.