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Learn to COOK - Gordon Ramsay: The Biography

Gordon Ramsay: The Biography
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5092
EAN: 9781844543816
ISBN: 1844543811
Label: John Blake
Manufacturer: John Blake
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: 2007-09-28
Publisher: John Blake
Studio: John Blake

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He has changed the way Britain eats, has cooked for prime ministers, has thrown Hollywood actresses out of his restaurants, is one of only three chefs in England whose restaurant is rated at three Michelin stars, and is on record for swearing more times in a single hour of prime-time television than anyone in the history of British broadcasting. Better known in the United States as the host of FOX's Hell's Kitchen, this former professional soccer player is one of the most driven, successful, and angry chefs around, and this first major biography details his story. Nothing is off-limits when Ramsay talks. He discusses the violent, alcoholic, absent father who died just days after the pair had been reconciled as adults; the best friend and protégé whose bizarre suicide came hours after the two had shared a final meal; the decade-long battle to save his younger brother from heroin addiction and crime; and the real reason why Ramsay wasn't at the birth of any of his four children—and has never changed a diaper in his life. Sometimes hilarious and frequently heartbreaking, Gordon Ramsay's inspiring tale runs from the low-income housing of Glasgow to the picture-postcard countryside of Stratford-upon-Avon to some of the finest and most expensive restaurants in the world.




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Summary: Can't judge a chef by his cover
Comment: Before I got hooked on Hell's Kitchen, I naturally thought that this guy was a Simon Cowell ripoff just trying to make a buck. After reading this, I have a lot more respect for the man. It provides insight to what he really is all about, how passionate he is about what he does and why he is that way. Its amazing that he started with nothing and worked his behind off to get to the top and how much hard work he puts into everything. I thought it was a great book regardless of all the F words, I actually find all his cussing quite F'ing amusing (you should hear me on the golf course) :) Its a quick read and it should make you look in the mirror and ask yourself if you have it in you to achieve success on that level.

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Summary: The Real Man behind the Monster
Comment: Chef Ramsay revealed! The screaming monster, the upwardly mobile mover, the Chef of Hell's Kitchen and the demon of Kitchen Nightmares bares all in this biography. We learn of his tricky past, his difficulties, his disappointments and his admission of how he deals with his own demons, and leave with a better understanding of the driven man behind the machine.
A thin line separates the genius driven man from the hopeless addict or the mentally insane! It depends on how the energy is focussed, and Ramsay focusses on perfection and speaking the truth, no holds barred, with exuberant use of the "F" word. He has made it stylish! He even has a show called "The F Word!" He is original, and has made the bar very high for all the would be TV Chefs.

An interesting read, very revealing, some of the references to British folk and terms were hard to place, but that is why we have Wikipedia!

I would recommend to anyone who has an interest in who the man is behind the driven Chef.



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Summary: Doesn't Cut the Mustard
Comment: If this biography was a dish on one of the episodes of Hell's Kitchen, Chef Ramsay would have told author Neil Simpson to "take off your jacket and leave Hell's Kitchen". I thought the book was poorly written and provided little more than superficial insight into Gordon Ramsay and his meteoric rise to success in the culinary world. Too much of the time the author seemed more interested in trying to justify the boorish behavior that Ramsay is known for as somehow being okay because of Ramsay's passion for food. In addition, the book portrays Ramsay as having an idealized family life that doesn't seem possible given the driven, workaholic nature of Ramsay. I would have prefered a book that provided a more balanced, and yes, more critical look at Ramsay.

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Summary: Tabloid Writing - No Depth
Comment: I agree with previous reviewers. This is short attention span writing. It jumps from one topic to another topic without going into depth. It felt like reading People Magazine and not a book.

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Summary: Great book for Ramsey fans
Comment: This was a great book. It really gives you insight to his behavior. (which is not bad) It was a page turner, and I finished it in a weekend.
He really had alot of disappointments in life but turned it all around. It gives you inspiration.
If you like Gordon,this is a must read.




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