Gordon Ramsay

osarusan

diomed wrote: »

Jamie Oliver is worth about €300 million ISYN

I wonder does he "bung" his money in the bank. Laahvley.

YellowFeather

Miall108 wrote: »

Are you calling Aongus Von Bismark a "giant knob"? Thats very uncalled for

It's not..

BorneTobyWilde

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W51jjuLq8s

Joe prim

Miall108 wrote: »

Are you calling Aongus Von Bismark a "giant knob"? Thats very uncalled for

Plus Paulo Tulio is a posh twat

Very unfair, actually he's a fat italian twat.

Summer wind

Alan Sugar is a very good example of someone who has worked hard and done well.

rossie1977

Summer wind wrote: »

Alan Sugar is a very good example of someone who has worked hard and done well.

lots of famous people in the same boat http://financewand.com/10-incredible-rags-to-riches-stories/

MathDebater

Links234 wrote: »

Seriously though, I must try this sometime

Those fish fingers look terrific

That's hangover food from the Gods! Looks the business, yet simplicity at its best.

MathDebater

Joe prim wrote: »

Very unfair, actually he's a fat italian twat.

He seems a decent sort actually. The other lad that does the Spar wine advertisements seems an awful gimp.

mikemac1

Ramsey grew up moving around council houses never settling and watching his alcho father batter his mother. He got a council house with his sister when he was still a teen. That's a humble background.

Michael Dell and Bill Gates on the same thread? Cmon

kylith

Novak659 wrote: »

He's alpha, women love alpha men.

Much as I want to say that we're not that shallow alpha men are confident and confidence is very sexy.

I'm sure if I actually met him I'd want to smash his face in with a brick.

razorblunt

I like him but the US version of Kitchen Nightmares (which is now thankfully finished) has him playing an almost parody version of himself.
Every episode is poorly edited, following the same script. Saying that though, one of the last ones saw him come across a guy that he was clearly exasperated with, he just gave up on him halfway through.

The first UK versions of Kitchen Nightmares was fantastic, he'd train the chefs on easy to cook items by rolling his sleeves up and getting tucked in. He pinched one good chef of one crowd alright though but funded the salary for a replacement. Seemed alot more genuine back then as a concept and a "character".

Miall108

MathDebater wrote: »

He seems a decent sort actually. The other lad that does the Spar wine advertisements seems an awful gimp.

Tom Doorley, now theres a charlatan of the highest order. Id say he wouldnt make toast

I actually have a lot of respect for Gordon Ramsey. If he was just ego, then he wouldn't be anywhere near as successful as he is. It's his ability that makes him worth it. Plus I think people don't realise that most of what you see on TV is a character.

MathDebater

mikemac1 wrote: »

Ramsey grew up moving around council houses never settling and watching his alcho father batter his mother. He got a council house with his sister when he was still a teen. That's a humble background.

Michael Dell and Bill Gates on the same thread? Cmon

He had a tough upbringing. He signed a professional football contract with Rangers then got released after breaking his leg. Became a trainee chef after.

MathDebater

Miall108 wrote: »

Tom Doorley, now theres a charlatan of the highest order. Id say he wouldnt make toast

Thank you. His name escaped me. I like most food critics as I live vicariously through them but dislike Doorley. Paulo has an infectious love of food and seems like a genuine person. If you watch him on The Restaurant he's like a kid at Christmas when he gets served good food or food from his childhood. Doorley seems like a pretentious bore.

My name is URL

He done a Q&A on Reddit earlier. Some of his replies are hilarious. And he offered some struggling cook work experience.

Seems like a good guy to me

http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/334wcy/i_am_gordon_ramsay_ama/

mikemac1

If there's a quiet trainee in the corner working away but seems to lack confidence he always has a kind word for them.

I can think of two episodes where he offered them jobs!

The lazy head chef gets put in his place and that's what people remember but he does encourage the young staff starting off their careers

YFlyer

The King of Moo wrote: »

I don't see how singing would help a carpenter.

Ramsey would turn a carpenter off their food.

MathDebater

MathDebater wrote: »

He had a tough upbringing. He signed a professional football contract with Rangers then got released after breaking his leg. Became a trainee chef after.

I thought he made that up. He had trials at Rangers.

The theft of the reservations book at Aubergine, that was just such a scummy thing to do. To even think it up, to frame another, appalling.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubergine_(London_restaurant)

Then there was the 7 year affair while winning Father of the Year awards.

Naaaaa, I'm not a fan.

SeantheMan

One eyed Jack wrote: »

That said, there are many wealthy people I admire who came from humble beginnings -


Hillary Clinton

All she did was marry the right guy.....
Bill Burr made a hillarious and great point. Watch from about 1:55

CathyMoran

I managed to meet him before my final chemo treatment over 8 years ago - he was nice, concerned and decent to me. I was and am a fan.

Oasis1974

Guys a legend in my eyes. Oozes confidence has the back catalogue in cooking to back up his opinions.Some of his shows are decent others are pretty awful. Sooner watch Ramsey any day in a cooking sense than than godawful Essex twit.

crybaby

Always enjoy his shows and seems like he would work his staff hard but reward them well

crybaby

crybaby wrote: »

Always enjoy his shows and seems like he would work his staff hard but reward them well

Most head chefs should and would work their staff hard.

I have a lot of respect in him. Sure, he's tough as hell and can come across as an asshole, but he has the skills and expertise to back this up

bjork

He did an AMA on reddit yesterday that was quite entertaining.

jonon9

His good but his no Martin Yan.