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Top 10 Fun Facts about Gordon Ramsay聽

Gordon Ramsay – By Dave Pullig from West Sussex, United Kingdom [CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]

“This squid is so under-cooked I can still hear it telling Spongebob to f鈥� OFF.” – Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay is an interesting character to say the least. From his endearing accent to his infamous yelling on Hell鈥檚 Kitchen, his polarizing attitude has split viewers between love and hate. However, it might be clips of his behavior with young chefs on children鈥檚 cooking shows that have shown the compassionate and nurturing side of this award-winning chef. He is one of the most world-renowned chefs, restaurateurs, writers, and TV personalities in the world. His restaurants have held a total of 16 Michelin stars throughout his career, making him incredibly successful in the restaurant circuit. Here we have 10 interesting facts about Ramsay that you might not have heard otherwise, and will shed light on why he is the way that he is.聽

1) Football was his first career aspiration before injuries hampered his dreams

Gordon grew up doing what most young boys enjoy doing – playing sports. He loved playing soccer, or 鈥渇ootball鈥� as they say in the UK, and was chosen for an Under-14 side at the early age of 12, showing some promise in his abilities. He was drafted to Warwickshire for a short stint, but injuries unfortunately plagued him during his teenage years.

In 1984, he had a trial with his favorite club, the Rangers, and played a couple of non-league matches and training sessions to debut his skills for the coaches. Unfortunately, he destroyed the cartilage in his knee during a training session, and didn鈥檛 go back to playing after the incident. Instead, he decided to turn towards a new hobby – cooking. I guess we can thank the knee problems for all of these award-winning restaurants, right?聽

2) Ramsay isn鈥檛 a bully – he himself was bullied and given tough love by his mentors

Gordon Ramsay cooking – By Dave Pullig from West Sussex, United Kingdom [CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]

This incident led him to working with Marco Pierre White at Harveys. White was known for his temperamental personality and for being a tough teacher, with much of his ways being passed down to Gordon later in life. After working here for almost 3 years, Gordon became tired of the attitudes and the harsh words, and decided to study French cuisine elsewhere.

He was persuaded to work for Albert Roux at Le Gavroche, the first UK restaurant to gain 3 Michelin stars. After being here for a year, he moved to 麻豆APP and worked with Guy Savoy – a man who Ramsay claims was his mentor. He lasted 3 years in France, before succumbing to life on a private yacht, due to the stress and pressures that exist as a continuous chef in the kitchen.

Now you can maybe understand why Ramsay is the way that he is – he was constantly 鈥渂ullied鈥� and treated harshly throughout his career, all of which made him thick-skinned and an amazing chef, but also make him realize the stresses that come with working in the cut throat restaurant industry.聽

3) He was held at gunpoint during an illegal fishing investigation

A day of fishing aground – By Wilfredor [CC0]

The people here that run the trade have fort-like complexes to keep people out, so they won鈥檛 see the thousands of fins getting ready to trade. Ramsay took it upon himself to break into one of the forts, but once he descended the stairs, the crew tipped a barrel of gas over him, and tried to abduct him.

He narrowly escaped – this time. Later, he was able to talk his way onto one of the boats involved in the illegal fin trading. He dove into the water to explore, and noticed a bag under the keel. He removed the bag, brought it on board, and dumped the hundreds of shark fins onto the deck.

As you can imagine, the crew was not too happy about being outed – potentially on TV, since the cameras had been following Ramsay. When the boat got back to the wharf, people with rifles were pointing them at Ramsay, ordering they stop filming, and the police made him leave the country. Talk about having to keep your cool in a stressful situation – maybe his time in the kitchen gave him the much-needed bravery.聽

4) He is in a celebrity fight with Mario Batali

Mario Batali 3rd annual food summit may 24 – By USDA photo by Lance Cheung [Public domain

Ramsay鈥檚 insults are the stuff of legend, and he doesn鈥檛 disappoint. Batali apparently was very hurt by this sentiment over his shorts, and banned his arch-nemesis from all of his restaurants.

After he did this, he said he鈥檇 be happy for the fight to be over – seems a little bit too late maybe? He鈥檇 be open to making peace if Gordon made the first move – but he doesn鈥檛 really seem like a guy to forgive and forget. So we might be waiting for this peace treaty for quite some time.聽

5) He has been married for 22 years

Chef Gordon Ramsay – By jo-marshall (was Jo-h) from Dudley, UK [CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)]

Unfortunately for Cateyana鈥檚 father, he was formerly responsible for the business operations of the Ramsay empire until he was jailed for six months for conspiracy to hack into a computer system regarding Ramsay鈥檚 business interests. Talk about a tense family Thanksgiving.

After being jailed, he was accused, along with his sons, of accessing the company systems 2,000 times between 2010-2011. Through it all, Ramsay and Cayetana have remained faithfully-married, despite these hardships, and losing a child to miscarriage in 2016.聽

6) He believes there are 5 things everyone should be able to cook

Although he is a master chef and one of the best in his profession, he thinks that everyone should be able to 鈥渕aster鈥� five simple dishes – just for life. You need to be able to cook a great burger, regardless of how someone asks for it, whether it be rare or medium rare.

You need to know how to whip up a good breakfast – albeit he probably thinks the English breakfast with black pudding and rashers is the most important. You should be able to cook a chicken dish, a braising dish, and a great cake. Because even the best chefs agree you shouldn鈥檛 skip dessert.

7) He regularly competes in Ironman and endurance events聽

Ramsay has competed in 15 marathons, three ultra-marathons, four half-Ironmans, and the world鈥檚 toughest Ironman in Hawaii. Ramsay loves the competition – maybe that鈥檚 why he鈥檚 such a good chef. He takes pride in knowing he鈥檚 out there training while the rest of his competition is sleeping – he thrives under pressure.

He likes to exercise, and knows all too well the dangers of gaining weight and trying to keep up with the demands of a line cook – he has seen overweight chefs collapse during the heat and the stress of the job, unable to move quickly, and have to take time off.

He ran his first marathon in 2001 in 4:57 – and knew he could do so much better. In 2004, he cut an hour and 27 minutes off his time, barely missing the sub 3:30 mark. He then began training for triathlons, with Will Usher as his trainer, who he met giving self-defense classes. His first training session included him cycling in the freezing cold for four hours with frostbitten toes – yet, he didn鈥檛 give up or quit. And for his first induction into triathlons, he chose the hardest one to complete – Kailua-Kona – and he got through it.

He needed a bigger challenge apparently, so he signed up for the Ironman 70.3 Silverman in Las Vegas. The schedule of the day alone is enough to make anyone shy away in fear. They were up at 3 am, all silently walking towards the water to get ready for the swim. He completed the incredible feat in a little over 14 hours – after losing 22 pounds of water weight in the blazing heat.

When he trains at home, he enjoys running along the Thames, cycling around to various village tea rooms, and enjoying putting that same discipline and love into his cooking. Since he has an outlet via racing, he finds cooking now relaxing and loses himself in the art. He attacks racing and cooking with the same attitude – perfection.聽

8) None of his kids will inherit the Ramsay fortune

Gordon Ramsay – By Dave Pullig [CC BY-SA (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)]

Ramsay is the best. I have to admit – he鈥檚 keeping his children grounded and level-headed, so they can strive to have the same work ethic that has gotten him as far as he has in his star-studded career.聽

9) Gordan Ramsay has had Botox

ChefRamsay – By Leon Brocard from London, UK [CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]

10) He will never eat airplane food

American Airlines Airline meal – By Pat Guiney (Mr. Mystery) [CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)]

A world-renowned chef, an Ironman, a father, a husband, and a Michelin-star restaurant owner – what can’t he do?

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