Famous Chef – Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay is one of the best chefs and restaurateurs in the world. Born in Scotland into a working-class family, today he is worth millions of dollars, and this is a fortune that he has created himself, from scratch. Learn more about Gordon-Ramsey’s stellar race.
Gordon James Ramsay, one of the world’s most famous chefs, is perhaps best known for his role on the famous television cooking show Hell’s Kitchen. Awarded a total of 16 Michelin stars throughout his career so far, he is considered one of the best chefs and restaurateurs in the world. Just so you know, Michelin Stars are awarded only to a small number of restaurants that are of exceptional quality. But wanting to become the best chef in the world is not how Gordon Ramsay started his career.
Gordon Ramsay started out as a soccer player at the age of 12. He admits that this was his way out of a house that had an alcoholic father who abused his mother. But fate had something else in mind for him. He injured his knee and tore a ligament, eventually forcing him to quit soccer. So, at the age of 19, he began to pay more attention to creating a career in restoration.
Gordon Ramsay began working as a commissary chef at the Wroxton House Hotel. He had to leave due to his relationship with the owner’s wife. He then moved to London where he worked with the very temperamental Marco Pierre White on Harveys. Finally, wanting to enrich his career, he moved to France. There, he worked with great chefs like Guy Savoy and Joel Robuchon for about three years and further improved his technique with French cuisine. After that, he worked as a personal chef on the private yacht Idlewild, which was based in Bermuda.
In 1993 Gordon Ramsay returned to London and was offered the position of Head Chef at La Tante Claire in Chelsea. Then, along with Marco Pierre White and some of White’s business associates, Gordon Ramsay opened a restaurant called Aubergine. He also worked at Aubergine as a chef and had a 10% stake in the establishment. However, in 1997, the partnership broke up. So in 1998 Gordon Ramsay opened his own restaurant called Gordon Ramsay on Royal Hospital Road. By 2001, the restaurant had earned its third Michelin star. And from that point on, Gordon Ramsay hasn’t looked back.
Gordon Ramsay’s television career began in 1998 with a documentary called ‘Boiling Point’ which was later followed by ‘Beyond Boiling Point’ in 2000. In 2001, he appeared on an episode of ‘Faking It’ where he assisted a potential chef learn the trade. This episode won the BAFTA award for Best Factual Television Moment.
Gordon Ramsay then starred in a British television series titled ‘Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares’ where he visited bankrupt restaurants and helped them find their way out of their depression. This series is still going on and had its fifth season in 2007. Gordon Ramsay also began starring in another series called ‘Hell’s Kitchen’. This was a reality show, where he tries to train 10 celebrities to be chefs while running a restaurant on Brick Lane that is open to the public for a duration of 2 weeks, during the show. In 2005, the US version of Hell’s Kitchen was released; This show is now scheduled for its sixth season. It also featured the US version of Kitchen Nightmares, which is also scheduled for its third season. During this time, Gordon Ramsay has earned a reputation as a perfectionist and also for his short temper, peppered with a dose of profanity.
In 2005, Gordon Ramsay launched a food-based program titled ‘The F-Word,’ which is a brigade competition, a guest cook competition, a food-related research report, and a series of animal husbandry projects that then they are served last.
Ramsay has also starred in the BBC series Extras (Christmas Special) and also stars in Gordon Ramsay: Cookalong Live and Gordon Ramsay: Uncensored.
Today Gordon Ramsay owns at least 10 restaurants around the world and has been awarded several awards (including Michelin stars) and his net worth is currently more than 65 million pounds. He also consults with various food establishments that have made a name for themselves in the hospitality industry. Gordon Ramsay has also written over 15 different cookbooks.
Truly, Gordon Ramsay’s life has been an incredible journey of overcoming the hardships of childhood, changing careers mid-way, and then launching into one of the most stellar careers in today’s culinary industry.