It's only a matter of time before Gordon Ramsay starts referring to himself in the third person. I caught a few episodes of that woeful 'Hell's Kitchen' and all I could think of was, is he embaressed? I don't know if it's because the Americans have got their hands on him or he's just been told he's god for so long he believes it, but it was truly cringe-making seeing a chef of his calibre bought so low. I'm sure he's getting paid mega-bucks, but F**k me Gordon, how could you??
I would never have believed if I hadn't seen it myself, but GR has become a pompous twat of the highest order. Last night, on the final episode of Hell's Kitchen he announced with much gravitas to the winner Michael Wray that if he wanted he could forgo his prize of his own restaurant and come to work in 'one of the world's best restaurants, under me'. Wray (who I thought was very odd, (but my appreciation has soared now) apparently declined both prize options and instead opened his own speciality knife company!
I met Ramsay more than a decade ago one night at his then only restaurant Aubergine. I was dining with a friend who was an aquaintance-he and Gordon they both cooked on boats in the South of France and after service he came and had a drink with us. Even then he was fond of the F word, but he was charming and funny and needless to say, his food had blown me away.
After being subjected to back- to -back Ramsay, with that other show where he went around fixing people's restaurants, (which was mildly entertaining for about two episodes) then Hell's Kitchen, apparently another one 'The F word' is about to start. I just can't watch. It would feel akin to slowing down to peer at a car-wreck.
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