Ramsey is an assh@le

[ColinJ]

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Hmm, you posted this after watching Kitchen Nightmares USA? I thought he was a bit strong in parts but it was the truth and sometimes the truth hurts.
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Hmm - 2 people have killed themselves after appearances on his shows!

 

[MacB]

Just once I would like someone he swore at to turn round and Deck him. or maybe more than once.

I would actually tune in to watch that

 

[soulful dog]

Apart from his culinary & business skills. Does he have any redeeming features at all?

 

[accountantpete]

Apart from his culinary & business skills. Does he have any redeeming features at all?

Didn't he once play for Glasgow Rangers Reserve reserve team.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

...the multi millionair marathon runner? Nope cant think of any either...

If I was a multi-millionaire I'd take the Hummer rather than run 26 miles.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

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He had a hair transplant
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On his head?

 

[steve52]

he would be an unknow a---ho-- if people didnt tolerate bad manners and reused to watch his shows! or eat in his resteraunts, shame on us

 

[Paulus]

Didn't he once play for Glasgow Rangers Reserve reserve team.

That was the story, but, He turned out as a trialist, and got turned down.

 

[DiddlyDodds]

Ramsey is a beautiful island in Pembrokeshire which is a haven for rare and interesting birds.

Ramsey is in the isle of Man ,, isnt Cav from near there

 

[ASC1951]

Hmm - 2 people have killed themselves after appearances on his shows!

Well, the man in that link had huge debts and killed himself three years later. I don't see how that is Gordon Ramsey's fault.

Ramsay's shows are 'reality TV' i.e. not real at all. I've never met the bloke, but I have eaten at Prashad's, which featured on one of his recent shows- http://www.prashad.c..._finalists.html
Mrs P said all the shouting and abuse were just for the cameras and whenever they weren't rolling he was helpful, knowledgeable and very supportive.

 

[ColinJ]

Well, the man in that link had huge debts and killed himself three years later. I don't see how that is Gordon Ramsey's fault.

Hmm - okay, there might not be a direct link but taking people who are already extremely stressed and screaming abuse at them in public isn't exactly going to improve their mental health!

I still have flashbacks of being treated like that well over 20 years ago.

 

[derrick]

Thought he was an arse first time i saw him, all them frying pans can't beleive nobody hit him with one.

 

[monnet]

Now I know the source might be equally divisive, but Jamie Oliver said in last week's Times that he never responds to Ramsay is because it's not worth it. He added that no one says anything about him because everyone who knows know his wife and kids are lovely people and they can't understand why she stays with him.

WHen he was a trainee at Marco Pierre White's, MPW made Ramsay cry.

Personally I think you have to be some kind of macho bully to be a chef. And a bit of an peanut to boot. I think Ramsay probably takes it all a bit too far though.

 

[Intelligenthamster]

Would they transmit a programme if the chef-owner nodded, smiled, agreed with Ramsay and didn't answer back?

A few years ago the Beeb ran two or three series called "Beyond Boundaries", major trekking expeditions by people with disabilities. I watched all of them and it was noticeable from the start of series 2 that people had been picked who were quite selfish with massive egos and were not going to be team players- first time around they had gelled very well, but with the odd argument as could really be expected.

A few of the big egos made things very unpleasant and did not help the expeditions much, but I'll bet the ratings went up....

 

[buddha]

About a month ago, my sister went to a conference/talk where one of his ex-chef's was speaking (Angela Hartnett I think). Apparently, she has similar views of Ramsey as the OP.