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Gordon Ramsay is a celebrated British chef and restaurateur, born on November 8, 1966. He has opened numerous restaurants and earned numerous Michelin stars. Ramsay is also recognized for his television appearances, including 'Hell's Kitchen' and 'MasterChef'.

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“My mum doesn't enjoy sometimes listening to me tell staff off, and I say to my mum, it's a kitchen, not a hair-dressing salon.”

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“I spend more time in the kitchen than I have in the dining room, for obvious reasons, however, I just want to sit and indulge.”

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“My childhood favourite is mum's shepherd's pie, Yorkshire pudding and roasted potatoes. I remember coming home from school and going to the kitchen to help her. It's because of her that I discovered my love for cooking.”

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“If you become a chef because you're obsessed by becoming a celebrity, getting my ass kicked and working my nuts off the way I did in France and getting pushed around those kitchens wasn't about becoming famous.”

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“It goes back to the early days in the kitchen where you would be tasting dishes all night long, so the last thing I want to do in the morning is eat. Chefs generally tend to be grazers.”

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“Bread Street Kitchen is a big operation, a unique beast, and it needs bedding in.”

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“Stop taking things personally. Throughout the time with "Kitchen Nightmares" and "Hotel Hell," when they work, you don't get any praise. When they fail, you get blamed. You're f - ed either way, but it doesn't stop me doing them, I think.”

Thinking Way Hell Failing Praise Kitchen Hotel Nightmare

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“Being on a soccer pitch is not the same as being in a kitchen when things are going wrong.”

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“There's a bond among a kitchen staff, I think. You spend more time with your chef in the kitchen than you do with your own family.”

Thinking Kitchen More Time Staff Chef

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“The pressure on young chefs today is far greater than ever before in terms of social skills, marketing skills, cooking skills, personality and, more importantly, delivering on the plate. So you need to be strong. Physically fit. So my chefs get weighed every time they come into the kitchen.”

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“Kitchens are hard environments and they form incredibly strong characters.”

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“We are about creating a new wave of talent. We are the Manchester United of kitchens now. Am I playing full-time in the kitchen? I am a player-coach.”

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“I train my chefs completely different to anyone else. My young girls and guys, when they come to the kitchen, the first thing they get is a blindfold. They get blindfolded and they get sat down at the chef's table... Unless they can identify what they're tasting, they don't get to cook it.”

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Born: November 8, 1966
Known for: Chef
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