Gordon - sad excuse for a human being
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Missing_Feeling — 14 years ago(August 09, 2011 10:04 PM)
I think his attitude and stuff on Hell's Kitchen is probably something that was planned for ratings. People LOVE stuff like that. I remember when it first came out, people were like O_O WOAH DID HE JUST SAY THAT?!?! DID HE REALLY JUST DO THAT?!
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KartofflMuter — 14 years ago(August 24, 2011 10:50 AM)
Hell's Kitchen is my least favorite show. I'd swear too if I had to deal with Tommy and Elise. But have you seen Kitchen Nightmares, either the Brit or the U.S. versions? He is helpful and more than patient to some of the most idiotic and often rude restaurant owners you can imagine. Masterchef is in its 2nd year. He also has a Best Restaurant series. But my 2 favorites are The F Word and The Great Escape. He has humour,energy,guts, kindness,and just great overwhelming warmth and enthusiasm for others.What other show has horse's milk, caviar from Spain,pig's blood pancakes,a comparison of grocers in the U.K as far as health is concerned,and how to catch king crabs under the ice in Lapland? I absolutely adore these shows,and if your world wasn't so small,you might as well.
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uncrules30 — 14 years ago(September 01, 2011 09:13 PM)
If you work in a professional kitchen you will discover that Gordon Ramsay's behavior is not that unique among executive chefs. While others may not be that extreme but Chefs are known for their foul temper and very limited patience. Working in that kind of setting is sink or swim. You are either cut out for it or you are not.
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erfan18 — 14 years ago(September 02, 2011 01:54 PM)
OP is waaaaaaaaaaaaay of base here. I mean Gordon is a very smart intellegent business man. If he wasnt he woudlnt have a chain of very successful restaraunts either here or England.
Though I do have one gripe has anyone seen the UK version of Hell's Kitchen, he rarley yells and screams like he does in the US version. -
tedoskar96 — 14 years ago(September 13, 2011 06:52 AM)
You got it all wrong, it's a part of his style sort of to bullox people.
Also it seems like you are a bit jealous cause of him being sucessful.
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aDingoEttMyBaby — 14 years ago(September 28, 2011 12:40 AM)
Last I checked, he was swearing and screaming at real people in real life, except with a camera on them. So why hasn't he gotten his ass kicked, as you say?
Or maybe he has had his ass kicked (or attempted kicking) but he's still out there. I think that makes his a better man to stand by his high standards.
Peons are afraid of high standards. And maybe only peons would wait for the cameras to turn off before swinging? That's cowardly, right?
By the way one of his imdb quotes is about 9 times out of 10 it's the other guy who swings first, so I highly doubt your cliche "anonymous big boy" comments, and would bank on his being confident to hold his own if fists start flying.
After all, he was a professional UK footballer. Those guys are pretty bad ass when it comes to fighting. -
Kompressor_Fan — 10 years ago(February 04, 2016 08:59 AM)
You don't have to abuse people to get work of a high standard out of them. The best bosses inspire their employees, instead of abusing them. You may like his tirades on TV, but I bet you would not put up with this kind of treatment in real life in your place of employment.
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SALTER-pt — 14 years ago(October 05, 2011 06:47 PM)
Gordon cut his teeth at Harvey's under the notoriously volatile MPW, and clearly picked up the SAS habits that he claimed to despise. He has some nerve to talk depreciatively of Marco when, in fact, he conducted himself exactly the same way in getting to the top at Royal Hospital Road; although at the end of the day it's a hostility borne out of jealousy, and the fact that he never reached the heights of creativity and artistry of his mentor. He is an outstanding hypocrite, though.
The differece between the two is Marco grew up. Gordon never has, and probably never will. He's a very good cook and a savvy businessman. He worked hard for his success and I don't begrudge him it. But he's a lousy human being.
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ArizonaKnightWolf — 14 years ago(February 15, 2012 06:06 PM)
Tappler, you have obvisouly never worked in a busy resturant kitchen. It can be very chaotic and tempers can flare really easy. A good chef has to take charge and get things done right, and quickly. Ramsey comes across as an arrogant bastard because, well, most chefs are when they are running a kitchen. Most of the time, they have to be. A kitchen needs to be like a well oiled machine, and more often than not it isn't. Ramsey yells to make people listen to him, because HE KNOWS WHAT HE DOING AND HE IS IN CHARGE!!
Intellect and Romance Triumph Over Brute Force and Cynicism
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tappler24 — 13 years ago(October 03, 2012 09:51 PM)
Maybe things would get done correctly if he kept his mouth shut so people could think for themselves instead of making endless mistakes. Nobody is going to be able to perform correctly in a stressful environment. People like Gordon make things harder than what it really is. I wouldn't last ten minutes with this guy I would tell him to do it himself if he expects perfection. Nobody wants to listen to a grump especially at a job that they have to be at everyday.