Gordon Ramsay
Gordon James Ramsay OBE (/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 failing 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 | British / French / Italian |
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| 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 (bad temper) by swearing and loudly insulting people in his television programmes whenever they make mistakes.
Cooking career
changeRamsay'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
changeRamsay 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.
References
change- ↑ "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. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ↑ Tony, Bonnici (2 October 2013). "Ramsay's latest nightmare as New York restaurant loses star appeal". The Times. London. Retrieved 2 October 2013.