Unless you're a Gordon Ramsay fan, don't bother.
This is an autobiography of sorts - not exactly memoirs, and not all that exciting unless you are really a big fan of either Gordon Ramsay or a fine dining fanatic. As much as I have enjoyed the Fox TV Show, "Hell's Kitchen" and the few episodes of "Kitchen Nightmares" that I've seen, I found myself yawning and having to go back and read sections again, and had to force myself to finish the book.
This is not a book to learn from - unless what you want to learn is how Gordon Ramsay views his history and his accomplishments and the people in his life. I came away not liking him as much as when I began the book, and I'm not entirely sure why. I think some of my irritation was because he does so much talking about how much things cost - including what he paid for his brother's teeth. There's a great deal of pure, raw resentment unleashed in this book - so perhaps writing it was cathartic for him. It doesn't make for a very pleasant, or even interesting read unless you're a fan of Gordon Ramsay.
I can tell you this - after reading this book I have totally lost my desire to know anything more about what he refers to as "fine dining" and I do not want to eat in Hell's Kitchen. Your mileage may vary, of course.
Wikipedia's take on Gordon Ramsay
Gordon James Ramsay, OBE, (born 8 November 1966) is a chef, television personality and restaurateur.Gordon Ramsay - The man - Biography He has been awarded a total of 16 Michelin Stars, and in 2001 became one of only three chefs in the United Kingdom to hold three Michelin stars at one time. Ramsay currently ranks 3rd in the world in terms of Michelin Stars behind Joël Robuchon and Alain Ducasse.Robuchon, with restaurants in Hong Kong and Macau, holds a record total of 18 Michelin stars, followed by Alain Ducasse with 15, Gordon Ramsay with 10 and Thomas Keller, with seven.
Ramsay is known for presenting TV programmes about competitive cookery and food, such as Hell's Kitchen, The F Word and Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares''.
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Roasting In Hell's Kitchen
Roasting in Hell's Kitchen: Temper Tantrums, F Words, and the Pursuit of Perfection
Amazon Price: $10.04 (as of 12/01/2009)
Everyone thinks they know the real Gordon Ramsay: rude, loud, pathologically driven, stubborn as hell.
Now, for the first time, the world's most famous-and infamous-chef tells the inside story of his life: his difficult childhood, his father's alcoholism and violence, his brother's heroin addiction, his short-circuited soccer career, and his fanatical pursuit of gastronomic perfection-everything that helped mold him into the culinary talent and media powerhouse that he is today. He also dishes the dirt on the rich and famous, and takes you behind the scenes of some of the great restaurants.
Honest, outrageous, and intensely personal, Roasting in Hell's Kitchen will not only change your perception of Gordon Ramsay but that of the cutthroat world of haute cuisine as well.
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Gordon Ramsay's official site
Like a train wreck, you can't look away. Go Visit. You know you want to.
- http://www.gordonramsay.com
- Gordon Ramsay's official site
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