Gordon Ramsay
Gordon James Ramsay (/ˈræmziː/; born 8 November 1966) is a British chef, restaurateur, and television personality.[1] He is known for his television cooking shows where he helps restaurants improve. He was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006.
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| Born | Gordon James Ramsay Jr. 8 November 1966 Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Education | North Oxfordshire Technical College |
| Style | French / Italian / British |
| Spouse(s) | Tana Ramsay (m. 1996) |
| Children | 6 |
He used to be a Scottish League footballer. However Ramsay was forced to retire from professional football when he was 18 due to suffering a serious knee injury. He instead focused on cooking. He is married to his wife Tana (Nee Hutcheson) with who he has six children and who he married in 1996. He is well known for his fiery demeanour by swearing constantly and loudly berating people in his television programmes whenever they make mistakes.
Cooking career
Ramsay's flagship restaurant, the Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea, London, has three Michelin stars, and has had them since 2001.[2] He has invested in several other restaurants, trained their chefs and designed their menus. His restaurants have been awarded 16 Michelin stars in total and currently hold 7.[3][4][5]
Television
Ramsay has appeared as a judge on MasterChef USA. He also presented The F Word and Gordon, Fred and Gino: Road Trip. He also has his own shows including:
- Hell's Kitchen, where chefs compete against each other in challenges and dinner services set by Gordon Ramsay. The last chef remaining wins a prize.
- Kitchen Nightmares is a show where Ramsay goes to a struggling restaurant and helps it improve.
- Hotel Hell is similar to Kitchen Nightmares. Ramsay visits a small hotel and helps it improve.
- Future Food Stars is a show similar to The Apprentice UK, where contestants compete to win an investment from Gordon Ramsay.
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Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's restaurant
Ramsay on The F Word Series 3 in 2007
Ramsay and the U.S. Army at Fort Irwin during MasterChef Season 5 in 2014
Ramsay on the BBC's Gardeners' World in 2008
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Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen at Caesars Palace Las Vegas (January 2019)
Pétrus by Gordon Ramsay Template:Michelinstar on Kinnerton Street in London (April 2014)
Ramsay and U.S. Coast Guard filmed on Kitchen Nightmares in 2010
Ramsay signing his book Gordon Ramsay's Healthy Appetite at the Toronto Eaton Centre, February 2009
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References
- ↑ "Gordon Ramsay". TVGuide.com. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- ↑ Michelin 2014. London restaurants & hotels, p283.
- ↑ "Michelin Starred". Gordon Ramsay Restaurants.
- ↑ Vines, Richard (16 March 2009). Ramsay Wins 13th Michelin Star as Chef Counts Cost of Expansion. Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=anbboIwuwx7E. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ↑ Tony, Bonnici (2 October 2013). "Ramsay's latest nightmare as New York restaurant loses star appeal". The Times (London). http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/americas/article3884590.ece. Retrieved 2 October 2013.