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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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“What's frustrating more than anything is when chefs start to cut corners and believe that they are incognito in the way they send out appetizers, entrees, and they know it's not 100 percent, but they think the customers can't spot it.”

Thinking Knows Way Believe Cutting Percent Corners Customers Spots Chef Frustrating Appetizers Entrees

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“The essence of Reality TV is all about drama. So, I think bringing pressure is healthy whether it's a professional chef or a domestic chef. Because the only way ever to really identify the true purpose of how good they are is submerging them under pressure. So I say it's no different than a live football game because it's about the intensity.”

Thinking Way Different Reality Purpose Games Football Tvs Healthy Drama Essence Pressure Intensity Chef Reality Tv Football Game Under Pressure True Purpose

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“I've always said that I think females make the best chefs anywhere in the world.”

Thinking World Said Female Chef

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“I think pressure's healthy, and very few can handle it.”

Thinking Healthy Pressure Handle

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“We outsmarted ourselves and raised the bar even higher, I think.”

Thinking Higher Raised Bars

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“If you think customers are impatient in New York, wait to you see how impatient they are here in L.A.”

Ifs Thinking Waiting New York Customers Impatient

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“A lot of people think that I am only in town when I'm doing the publicity circuit, but I actually come [Bread Street] regularly. I just don't publicise it.”

People Thinking Streets Towns Bread Publicity Circuits

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“I think when we opened in 2001, it was holy ground. There was nothing here. Back then, being on the Dubai Creek was an amazing position, and I would come one or two times a year, max. Now it's so different. The travel dilemma has disappeared and it is so easy to get to Dubai. What is it, seven hours from London? It's pretty easy.”

Thinking Years Two Different Easy Hours Position Holy Seven London Dilemma Max Easy To Get Creeks Dubai Holy Ground

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“There's nothing new. I think that's the weird thing for me. Over the last couple of months, the keep-fit shows, and then at the end of it you get to lose weight and one of you is going to win a million dollars - that's not real. In many ways, even 10 years ago that wouldn't have worked.”

Thinking Way Years Real Ends Shows Lasts Winning Loses Millions Months Couple Fit Years Ago Weight Dollars Million Dollars Lose Weight Weird Things Nothing New

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“You see new shows coming out with the same format, slightly high end, a little bit more glossy. You think, "S - . It's just the same s - but different day."”

Thinking Littles Different Ends Shows Bits Little Bit Coming Out Format Different Day

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“I think reality TV now needs a big kick up the a - to get creative and be meaningful, I think. Otherwise, people are becoming famous for having no talent, based on pure exposure. That's the grating part.”

People Thinking Needs Bigs Reality Creative Talent Tvs Becoming Pure Meaningful Kicks Exposure Reality Tv Wise People Becoming Famous

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“The kids now, on "Junior," we educate the parents and it's quite a fascinating turnaround. You can just see the parents thinking, "S - , 10 years ago I was eating so bad, and now I'm seeing it through the eyes of my kids at 9, 10 years of age." There is an upside to that side of reality TV. It's not all negative.”

Thinking Years Reality Eye Kids Age Parent Sides Seeing Tvs Eating Negative Years Ago Fascinating Educate Juniors Through The Eyes Reality Tv Turnaround

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“Having four kids of my own, fifth one on the way... I think with "Junior," what's happened over the last three years is this program's been implemented across schools.”

Thinking Way Years Kids School Lasts Three My Own Four Happened Program Three Years Fifth Juniors

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“Why can't it be a curriculum? Why can't it be a life skill that they learn just to look after themselves in terms of a healthy way of eating? I think we need to shake up that whole curriculum and give them a little bit more of a lifestyle early on, before they leave school at 18.”

Thinking Way Needs Giving Looks Littles Whole School Bits Term Healthy Skills Eating Little Bit Lifestyle Shakes Curriculum Life Skills

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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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“I think, to Chelsea's [Handler] point, I still need directing because sometimes I go a little bit off beat in a way that it's like, rein it in. I welcome that kind of support.”

Thinking Way Needs Kind Littles Stills Sometimes Bits Support Little Bit Beats Welcome Reins Chelsea

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“If you want to think about cooking, and it's a high-five, laid back motion, then flip burgers and dress Caesar salad, don't try to pitch in the premier league of restaurant. Build up to it, by all means.”

Ifs Thinking Want Trying Mean Five Dresses Cooking League Restaurants Flip Salad Burgers Laid Back Premier League Caesar Salad

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“I think every chef, not just in America, but across the world, has a double-edged sword - two jackets, one that's driven, a self-confessed perfectionist, thoroughbred, hate incompetence and switch off the stove, take off the jacket and become a family man.”

Thinking Men World Two Self America Hate Driven Chef Jackets Incompetence Perfectionist Stoves Family Man Thoroughbreds

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“I don't think it's a good advert for any restaurant, a fat chef, and secondly, who wants to eat a dessert when the chef's a fat pig.”

Thinking Want Fats Restaurants Pigs Chef Dessert Adverts

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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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“I still love football, though, and I think cooking is like football. It's not a job, it's a passion. When you become good at it, it's a dream job and financially you need never to worry. Ever.”

Thinking Needs Stills Dream Jobs Passion Worry Football Cooking Dream Job

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“I'd like to think I'm a great teacher.”

Thinking Teacher Great Teacher

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“My wife, a schoolteacher, very disciplined. If you think I'm tough, trust me, and wait till you see when the children are on the naughty step. It's hilarious. So we decided that I'm going to work like a donkey and provide amazing support for the family.”

Ifs Thinking Children Waiting Steps Support Wife Tough Decided My Wife Going To Work Trust Me Naughty Donkey

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Born: November 8, 1966
Known for: Chef
Quotes: 181

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