Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay is the hot tempered chef whose well known for his television series Hell's Kitchen. Despite his on-screen persona, Gordon Ramsey does own several highly successful restaurants.

In the Beginning

Gordon Ramsay was born on November 8, 1966 in Glasgow, Scotland. He grew up in Stratford, England after his family move there when he was only five years old. At a young age Ramsay fell in love with the sport of soccer. Even dreaming of a professional sports career later in life. When he was fifteen years old he joined the Glasgow Rangers. He spent three years with his team until he suffered a knee injury in 1985. Ramsay had to start over, and went back to college to get a degree in hotel management. Once he finished his studies, he took direction under a couple of Europe's top chefs. He apprenticed with top chefs like Marco Pierre White at Harvey's in London, and even worked for Albert Roux at Le Gavroche at one point. He worked under other master chefs too like Jol Robuchon and Guy Savoy in France. Ramsay went on his own as a head chef in 1993 in the newly opened restaurant in London called Aubergine. Over three years he was able to get the restaurant a rating of two stars from Michelin. Ramsay began to receive recognition for his talent when in 1995 he received the “Newcomer of the Year” award at the Catey Awards. Ramsay left Aubergine and opened his own restaurant called Gordon Ramsay in 1998. His restaurant soon earned a good reputation. Even receiving a three star rating from Michelin. In the same year his popularity skyrocketed when he released his first book titled Passion for Flavour.

Career Accomplishments

Gordon Ramsay didn't see his television career take off until the late 1990s. He was the main focus for a British television documentary called Boiling Point. A reality series was launched later with the same name. It became so popular a second program was featured in 2004 called Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.

Most Known For

Today, Gordon Ramsay is widely recognized for his show Hell's Kitchen. It was first featured in May of 2005, and places people who wish to open their own restaurant underneath the eye of Gordon Ramsay himself. The show was about narrowing down the participants until there was only one winner. This helped Gordon Ramsay to establish an adaption for his British program, Kitchen Nightmares.

Where Are They Now

Ramsay has continued to be successful in his career. His success with the show Hell's Kitchen is still widely popular even today. Due to his great success he has been able to open his first American restaurant called Gordon Ramsay at The London in New York, He currently owns a multinational corporation called Ramsay Holdings. He now has restaurants opened around the globe. Gordon Ramsay has continued to be a success throughout his career. He's widely recognized as one of the best and beloved chefs in the media. His show Hell's Kitchen played a huge part in making him popular in the United States. Even with his success, Ramsay has continued to keep a steady pace with his career. Only getting better and better as time goes by. He's bound to continue on for a quite a few years yet at the rate he's going.