Gordon Ramsay

Some Lesser Known Facts About Gordon Ramsay

• Gordon Ramsay’s education at North Oxfordshire Technical College and School of Art, Banbury was sponsored by the Rotarians from Rotary International.

• During the mid-1980s, Ramsay started working as a commis chef at Worxton House Hotel.

• After working at Worxton House Hotel he went on to work in several restaurants in London and later worked with the British chef named Marco Pierre White at Harveys, Wandsworth, London.

  

• He left Marco Pierre White’s hotel to study French cuisine under Albert Roux at Le Gavroche in London’s Mayfair.

• After working in London’s Mayfair he went on to work with the Michelin-starred chef’s Guy Savoy and Joel Robuchon in Paris.

• He worked in France for three years before getting a job as a personal chef in Bermuda on a private yacht.

• He learned to cook Italian cuisine while travelling as a chef.

• Ramsay returned to London in 1933 and worked with Pierre Koffmann at La Tante Clarie, Chelsea.

  

• After working with Chef Pierre Koffmann, he returned to work with Marco Pierre White at his restaurant Roosemore later renamed as Aubergine.

• Ramsay was offered a 10% stake in the hotel business at Roosemore.

• Ramsay left the position at Roosemore and opened his restaurant named Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in 1998.

• The Good Food Guide listed Ramsay’s restaurant as the second-best restaurant in the UK.

  

• Ramsay is the Director of the company Gordon Ramsay Holdings Limited (1997).

• His restaurants, gastropubs, media and consultancy are held under the company Gordon Ramsay Holdings Limited.

• Some of the Restaurants of Gordon Ramsay are known as Bread Street Kitchen & Bar, Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill, Gordon Ramsay Steak, and Gordon Ramsay Hell’s Kitchen.

• His restaurants are available in countries such as the USA, Dubai, France, and Singapore.

• Ramsay launched his brand of California wines in 2021.

  

• Some of Gordon Ramsay’s written books are Gordon Ramsay’s Passion for Seafood (1999), Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Heaven (2004), Gordon Ramsay Easy All Year Round (2006), and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay: A Story of Excellence (2023).

• Some of Ramsay’s appearances on television were in shows like Hell’s Kitchen (British) (2004) on ITV, Hell’s Kitchen (American) (2005-present) on Fox, The F Word (British) (2005-2010) on Channel 4, and Hotel Hell (American) (2012-2016) on Fox.
  

• Ramsay’s voice was used in the game Hell’s Kitchen: The Game (2008) for the AI character of himself.
  

• Some games in which Gordon has lent his voice are Gordon Ramsay Dash (2016) and Gordon Ramsay: Chef Blast (2021).

• Some of the films in which he appeared are Burnt (2015) and Smurfs: The Last Village (2017).
  

• Media reporters have often criticized Ramsay as being highly competitive, short-tempered and a perfectionist. In an interview, he stated,
  

  You know, I have a rough side. I have a smooth side. But underlining all that is an honest side. I have an earnest desire to get things absolutely right.”

• He often uses strong language in his TV shows.

• He is influenced by his mentors Chef Marco Pierre White, Guy Savoy and his father-in-law Chris Hutcheson.

• Ramsay used to hate vegan food and only preferred non-veg food but in 2006 his perception changed when he got to know about the intensive pig farming practices in the second series of The F Word (2005-2010). Later he introduced vegan food options at his restaurants. He stated in an interview that,
  

  After all these years, I can finally admit, that I actually love vegan food.”

• In 2005, Gordon Ramsay helped the Scottish Spina Bifida Association (also known as Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland) raise funds for the Family Support Centre and Head Office in Glasglow, in 2006 he raised funds for the association to run a support centre, and in 2007, he organized the St Andrew’s Day Gala Dinner for them at Stirling Castle, Scotland.
  

• Ramsay and Indian chef Madhur Jaffrey teamed up to raise 100,000 pounds for the charity group known as Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) in its Spice Up Your Life event in 2005.

• Gordon Ramsay and his wife Tana Ramsay were the first couple in 2005 to become ambassadors of the charity group Women’s Aid and supported the charity group by running the Flora Families marathon.

  

• In 2006, 2010, 2012, and 2014, he played with the team named Rest of the World for UNICEF Soccer Aid and won the match only in 2010.

  

• Gordon Ramsay and Tana Ramsay became the ambassadors for Cornwall Air Ambulance in 2020.

  

• Ramsay has earned a black belt in karate.

• He takes care of his mental and physical health by participating in Ironman events, marathons, and triathlons. To keep himself fit during the COVID-19 pandemic, he used to do cycling.

  

• Gordon is an avid animal lover and owns five dogs, a cat, and a tortoise. He has an English Bulldog named Tomato, a French bulldog named Truffle, a cocker spaniel named Bruno, and two maltipoos named Carlos and Peanuts. He had a bulldog named Rumpole who passed away in 2019. His cat is of the ragdoll breed and is named Rumpy.

  

• He was appointed as the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for the hospitality industry in 2006.

• Ramsay became the most influential person in the UK hospitality industry in the annual Caterersearch 100 list published by Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine in 2006.

• In 2008, Ramsay’s former protege Marcus Wareign who runs the restaurant Petrus broke Ramsay’s eight-year-old record for being on Harden’s list.

• In 2008, Ramsay met with an accident while filming on Iceland’s Westman Island. ^[12]The Mirror

  

• Ramsay’s shoes are size 15.

• In 2012, Ramsay was on the Forbes Highest Earning Chef’s list.

• Ramsay was inducted into the Culinary Hall of Fame in 2013.

• He speaks French fluently.

• Ramsay opened a culinary school known as The Gordon Ramsay Academy in Woking, Surrey, UK in 2021.

  

• Ramsay’s dream was to become a footballer in his childhood. He played with the Under 14 team of Warwickshire. Later, he joined the Rangers team but discontinued football because of an injury during the testimonial game for the Rangers.

• Gordon Ramsay appeared in two YouTube videos of MrBeast known as “I Built Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory” and “I Didn’t Eat Food For 30 Days” in 2022.
• The International Hospitality Institute recognised Ramsay among the 100 Most Powerful People in Global Hospitality in 2022.

• He drinks alcohol occasionally. ^[13]mashed

  

• As of 2023, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay has received 17 Michelin Stars.