Gordon Ramsey

[aqua]

Did anyone see this last night

The show that alledgely has Ramsey try to turn around resturaunts in a week



the bloke last night

the 'head chef'

 

[g force]

I have but a few words to say on the subject:

Fridge
Eggs
Scallop
Strawberries


Dear god how did he not manage kill someone with that level of hygiene? His oblivion to what was going on around him was amazing.

Ramsay wins the award for best ever use of the line "what the fuck is this!!!?"

 

[Griff]

Rancid scallop!

 

[Belushi]

The Restauraunt was so bad that Im sure it must have been a set up.

That 'Head Chef' must be one of the biggest twats ever to appear on British TV.

 

[aqua]

but the thought of eating something so off it makes you throw up and the head chef not notice is really worrying

I'm under no illusions as to the state of many resturaunt kitchens, I have many friends who are or were chefs but come on he needed shooting

I liked the end bit, he is now working as a junior chef, not assistant, nor anything else but junior

urgh

I do like Ramsey though

 

[chegrimandi]

saw some of this it was pretty funny when he kept on burning the croutons.....I mean how did that bloke blag headchefness.....

 

[aqua]

but the woman running the resturaunt/bar thing was just as bad

I pray it was a total set up

 

[chegrimandi]

but the woman running the resturaunt/bar thing was just as bad

I pray it was a total set up

innit I always wonder though if all these clueless people have so much money to waste why the fuck don't I??

give me your money fuckwits....

 

[Smølfine]

I read somewhere the Mr Ramsey thought it was 'hilarious' when he tricked a table of vegetarians into to eating meat


Wanker IMO

 

[mains]

I read somewhere the Mr Ramsey thought it was 'hilarious' when he tricked a table of vegetarians into to eating meat


Wanker IMO

I can't decide. Yes he seems excerable to his staff but every time he starts a new venture those same staff clamour for him to promote them to positions where they will recieve more bollockings than before. Then there was the programme a few years back where he had to help these posh folk prepare the perfect dinner party. Ramsay ripped into them mostly, esp this classic nice but dim bloke who refused to listen to Ramsay as he was showing him how to bone some lamb (fnar!). Bloke kept talking over Ramsay and trying to show off but Gordon ripped into him with such venom I though he was going to lamp him

He comes across as a perfectionist who won't tolerate mediocrity - these type of people usually do look like wankers I agree.

 

[kea]

i've said this before but i'll say it again - i used to work for a chef who was more ramsay than ramsay is. he once threw a guy outta the restaurant and punched him cos 'obviously you can't appreciate decent food' - he'd sent his steak back three times cos it 'wasn't done enough'. that was a high point but throwing people out wasn't so unusual - he did quite a bit. this chef (i won't name him) was a total cock in many ways, had the ego to end all egos, couldn't talk without shouting and swearing, 'you fucker' was the nicest thing he ever called anyone. 95% of people would probably have hated that job, but i loved it. it was a challenge, it was completely absorbing, there was always something to be doing, i ended each day knackered but satisfied - i loved it. basically if you worked hard and did your best and gave 100%, he'd love you. anything less and you wouldn't last long.

having said that, i can't see myself working in a kitchen long-term as a career. but for a few months it was fab.

i really enjoyed that programme last nite incidentally. and i'd love to think it's a set-up but i don't actually think it is. it's just a case of a young lad who's v cocky and has read too much about the current glut of 'celebrity chefs' trying it on with a clueless bar owner who knows nothing about catering. not so unusual these days i'd have thought tho admittedly the standard of fuckwittery he reached was pretty Olympic

 

[aqua]

yes but who would you want running a kitchen?

someone who hasn't got a clue what everyone is doing?

I'm not excusing his rather colourful choice of words but come on, a head chef is a kitchen manager and needs to have everything running smoothly surely?

He is a good chef thats not in question and he's passionate about his cooking. He does shout and there isn't a cat in hells chance I could do a job working for him but he is good

not read anything about the veggie thing so I can;t comment

 

[aqua]

i've said this before but i'll say it again - i used to work for a chef who was more ramsay than ramsay is. he once threw a guy outta the restaurant and punched him cos 'obviously you can't appreciate decent food' - he'd sent his steak back three times cos it 'wasn't done enough'. that was a high point but throwing people out wasn't so unusual - he did quite a bit. this chef (i won't name him) was a total cock in many ways, had the ego to end all egos, couldn't talk without shouting and swearing, 'you fucker' was the nicest thing he ever called anyone. 95% of people would probably have hated that job, but i loved it. it was a challenge, it was completely absorbing, there was always something to be doing, i ended each day knackered but satisfied - i loved it. basically if you worked hard and did your best and gave 100%, he'd love you. anything less and you wouldn't last long.

having said that, i can't see myself working in a kitchen long-term as a career. but for a few months it was fab.

i really enjoyed that programme last nite incidentally. and i'd love to think it's a set-up but i don't actually think it is. it's just a case of a young lad who's v cocky and has read too much about the current glut of 'celebrity chefs' trying it on with a clueless bar owner who knows nothing about catering. not so unusual these days i'd have thought tho admittedly the standard of fuckwittery he reached was pretty Olympic

I have friends who have or are working in catering and they say head chefs are all very similar, but they love it, they know what they are doing and like you say, if they fuck up they know abou tit, its not like losing a 20 page document is it? Its someones health!

 

[kea]

yeah exactly - you've gotta be a clear concise and forceful communicator when you're trying to get 50-100 meals out a nite on time, while also not poisoning anyone, making sure everything is done exactly as it was ordered, not burning the place down or injuring any of your staff or customers, etc etc. it does lend itself pretty well to ramsay and marco pierre white types.
and incidentally if i had the chance of a week's one-on-one kitchen tutorial with gordon ramsay i think i'd wet myself with excitement i'm extremely jealous of the cocks in this new series and i've only seen one episode so far!

edit: incidentally, i do get a bit ramsay-esque myself sometimes as my kitchen assistant Photo will confirm

 

[Athos]

I read somewhere the Mr Ramsey thought it was 'hilarious' when he tricked a table of vegetarians into to eating meat


Wanker IMO

Having eaten at his restuarant, I can forgive him anything! His food is staggering.

 

[aqua]

edit: incidentally, i do get a bit ramsay-esque myself sometimes as my kitchen assistant Photo will confirm

me you both

I would fighht you tooth and nail to work with Ramsey

come out, outside now

 

[kea]

hey aqua maybe we should set up a restaurant, be really crap, and then get gordon to come give us a week-long tuition! what an idea ....

 

[aqua]

LOL

sounds a plan

 

[Snorkelboy]

There are plenty of pressured stressful occupations where things have to be done quickly and correctly or the consequences can be very serious that don't consider it acceptable to be a bullying wanker.

I think it's just a tradition that it's OK (even expected) in this industry so it continues.

He's a wanker.

on an unrelated note has anyone ever read his opinions on attending his childrens births (BTW - he has never changed a nappy). More symptoms of wankerdom I reckon.

 

[Athos]

There are plenty of pressured stressful occupations where things have to be done quickly and correctly or the consequences can be very serious that don't consider it acceptable to be a bullying wanker.

I think it's just a tradition that it's OK (even expected) in this industry so it continues.

He's a wanker.

on an unrelated note has anyone ever read his opinions on attending his childrens births (BTW - he has never changed a nappy). More symptoms of wankerdom I reckon.

He's a chef, ffs, not a paragon of virtue. I don't really mind what happened at his kids' births, as long as he continues to cook like that! I don't care whether ot not he's a wanker, the same as I don't care about the more unsavoury personality traits in, say, Byron, Tyson or Maradona.

 

[Snorkelboy]

He's a chef,

He's a celebrity chef. He makes money from his personality as well as his cooking.

 

[aqua]

on an unrelated note has anyone ever read his opinions on attending his childrens births (BTW - he has never changed a nappy). More symptoms of wankerdom I reckon.

surely that is for his wife to decide? I know I wouldn't find it acceptable, but who am I to judge? I probably wouldn't entertain that kind of a man, but she does, or she is far sillier than I thought

 

[Snorkelboy]

surely that is for his wife to decide? I know I wouldn't find it acceptable, but who am I to judge? I probably wouldn't entertain that kind of a man, but she does, or she is far sillier than I thought

Perhaps true - I did say it was an unrelated note.

The reason his wife said it was OK was because he said he wouldn't find her attractive afterwards (according to the interview I read).

I think more importantly his bullying behaviour in the kitchen is a good indicator of his character.

 

[Athos]

Perhaps true - I did say it was an unrelated note.

The reason his wife said it was OK was because he said he wouldn't find her attractive afterwards (according to the interview I read).

I think more importantly his bullying behaviour in the kitchen is a good indicator of his character.

I'm saying that I'm not that bothered by his character. Would the fact that he's a wanker stop you eating there? Would you not watch Maradona play because he's a wanker, or read Byron?

 

[Snorkelboy]

I'm saying that I'm not that bothered by his character. Would the fact that he's a wanker stop you eating there? Would you not watch Maradona play because he's a wanker, or read Byron?

Not sure really. It is a bit different though. By eating at his restaurant you're condoning (and paying for) exploitative, bullying behaviour.

Whereas reading the work of a dead poet does not, and nor does watching Maradona play (AFAIK?)

 

[Athos]

Not sure really. It is a bit different though. By eating at his restaurant you're condoning (and paying for) exploitative, bullying behaviour.

Whereas reading the work of a dead poet does not, and nor does watching Maradona play (AFAIK?)

A fair point, I suppopse.

To be honest, though, I don't think he treats his employees that badly: people are falling over themselves to work under him.

As for his domestic arrangements, that's between him and his wife.

I'm still of the opinion that waker though he may well be, I wouldn't deny myself the pleasure of eating in his restuarant!

 

[redsnapper]

Rancid scallop!

Hmm, sounds like a good turn of phrase to use if one ever has an encounter with a less than scrupulously clean female i.e. she had a fanny like a ...








oh dear it's happening again...

 

[Buddy Bradley]

There are plenty of pressured stressful occupations where things have to be done quickly and correctly or the consequences can be very serious that don't consider it acceptable to be a bullying wanker.

Totally agreed - he may well be an excellent chef, but the way he treats people is appalling. Like you say, it is just a tradition in being a head chef that you have to shout at and belittle everyone who works for you.

@ Ramsey dumping that bowl of meringue on the guy's head, though...

 

[g force]

He's a chef,

He's a celebrity chef. He makes money from his personality as well as his cooking.

No, actually he has Micehelin stars which means he gained his 'celebrity' 1) thorugh being an amazing cook and restaruanteur and 2) being known for fearsome temper

His celebrity is soemthing that came along way afterwards, built around his fiery temper and the reputation he gained . The fact he's popular is nothing to do with him trying to Ainsley fucking Harriot.

 

[Orang Utan]

I read somewhere the Mr Ramsey thought it was 'hilarious' when he tricked a table of vegetarians into to eating meat


Wanker IMO

It made me laugh!