As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
(if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.

On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:10:35 -0700 (PDT), Gary >
shouted from the highest rooftop:

>As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
>meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
>most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
>(if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.

Humble pie.


--

una cerveza mas por favor ...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
Wax-up and drop-in of Surfing's Golden Years: <http://www.surfwriter.net>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~

Gary > wrote:

> As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
> meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
> most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
> (if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.

I would like to see him serve Leg of Ingrid Newkirk.

You sure sound like his publicist? Don't epect qany serious
responses here. Gordon Ramsey is an asshole, and that's what he
he'll always be. Great Chef, my ass.

-sw

On Apr 14, 3:10*am, Gary > wrote:
> As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
> meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
> most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
> (if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.

Something the he is deathly allergic to, so that whatever the meal
was, it would be his last.

--Bryan
The album, "School of the Americas" is now available online.
Go to: http://www.thebonobos.com/
Click on the album cover to purchase. This is a fold out case with a
lyrics booklet for only $9.99. That's right folks, only $9.99.

On Apr 14, 4:10*am, Gary > wrote:
> As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
> meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
> most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
> (if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.

I would suggest an Ivory Soap Souffle to clean out his filthy mouth.

On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:33:53 +1200, bob wrote:

> On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:10:35 -0700 (PDT), Gary >
> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>
>>As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
>>meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
>>most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
>>(if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.
>
> Humble pie.

it's good, though!

your pal,
blake

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
.. .
> On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:33:53 +1200, bob wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:10:35 -0700 (PDT), Gary >
>> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>>
>>>As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
>>>meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
>>>most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
>>>(if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.
>>
>> Humble pie.
>
> it's good, though!


Utah Phillips???

M

>
> your pal,
> blake

"Gary" > wrote in message
...
> As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
> meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
> most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
> (if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.



Beef wellington, rare

Jill

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> Gary > wrote:
>
>> As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
>> meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
>> most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
>> (if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.
>
> I would like to see him serve Leg of Ingrid Newkirk.
>
> You sure sound like his publicist? Don't epect qany serious
> responses here. Gordon Ramsey is an asshole, and that's what he
> he'll always be. Great Chef, my ass.
>
> -sw


I don't see you owning a five star restaurant, nor do you have one or more
television shows. Oh wait, you have a show here all by yourself... it's
called "bitching"

Jill

On Apr 14, 10:24*am, "jmcquown" > wrote:

> I don't see you owning a five star restaurant, nor do you have one or more
> television shows. *Oh wait, you have a show here all by yourself... it's
> called "bitching"
>

And you named yours, what ?

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> "Gary" > wrote in message
> ...
>> As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
>> meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
>> most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
>> (if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.
>
>
>
> Beef wellington, rare
>
> Jill
Nice, don't forget the risotto, what is with him and his danm risotto??.
Bloody Hell!!

jmcquown wrote:

> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Gary > wrote:
> >
> >> As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
> >> meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
> >> most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
> >> (if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.
> >
> > I would like to see him serve Leg of Ingrid Newkirk.
> >
> > You sure sound like his publicist? Don't epect qany serious
> > responses here. Gordon Ramsey is an asshole, and that's what he
> > he'll always be. Great Chef, my ass.
> >
> > -sw
>
>
> I don't see you owning a five star restaurant, nor do you have one or more
> television shows. Oh wait, you have a show here all by yourself... it's
> called "bitching"


F


--
Best
Greg

"The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other
people's money."~~~~Margaret Thatcher

Gary wrote:

> As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
> meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
> most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
> (if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.


I would like him to fix me his favorite meal. I already know how to
make my own.

And then I would like him to sit down with me and two best friends, and
his own two best friends, and enjoy it with all of us and tell us all
about it.

Perhaps he's not such a heel in person. I'm sure he's an accomplished
chef, but I don't care for the cursing and in-your-face actions on his
show. Of course, it might all be part of "selling" his show and getting
it discussed in places like this newsgroup.

--
Nonny
If you think health care is expensive now,
wait until you see what it costs when it's free!

- P.J. O'Rourke

On Apr 14, 2:24*pm, Nonnymus > wrote:

> show. *Of course, it might all be part of "selling" his show and getting
> it discussed in places like this newsgroup.

What?! Next you'll be postulating that there are people associated
with the show actually encouraging that behavior.

Duwop wrote:
> On Apr 14, 2:24 pm, Nonnymus > wrote:
>
>> show. Of course, it might all be part of "selling" his show and getting
>> it discussed in places like this newsgroup.
>
> What?! Next you'll be postulating that there are people associated
> with the show actually encouraging that behavior.
>

Of course it's for "show." Like Nailshooter says, real men on a jobsite
don't talk that way. I worked construction since high school and have
covered the gamut of trade-type work situations. Very rarely have I
encountered that type of locker room trash talk. Likewise, I've had
more than a few visits to board rooms, legal conference rooms for
closings, business meetings and other so-called white collar and
professional encounters. There, that type of talk, actions and cursing
would get you a very quick and unsatisfactory visit from the boss.

Nope, it has to be something some producer has decided will make the
show stand out.

--
Nonny
If you think health care is expensive now,
wait until you see what it costs when it's free!

- P.J. O'Rourke

On Apr 14, 4:18*pm, "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
> > "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> . ..
> > > Gary > wrote:
>
> > >> As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
> > >> meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
> > >> most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
> > >> (if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.
>
> > > I would like to see him serve Leg of Ingrid Newkirk.
>
> > > You sure sound like his publicist? *Don't epect qany serious
> > > responses here. *Gordon Ramsey is an asshole, and that's what he
> > > he'll always be. *Great Chef, my ass.
>
> > > -sw
>
> > I don't see you owning a five star restaurant, nor do you have one or more
> > television shows. *Oh wait, you have a show here all by yourself... it's
> > called "bitching"
>
> F
>
> --
> Best
> Greg
>
> "The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other
> people's money."~~~~Margaret Thatcher

The trouble with capitalism is that it is the same as socialism.

On Apr 14, 4:10*am, Gary > wrote:
> As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
> meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
> most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
> (if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.

Excellent person. Tough. A pro-cook needs to be tough. Most of the
detractors here are soft goody two shoes.
I'm sure I'm a better cook than he is, but he is well rounded. An
excellent business person. I'm a better business person than he is,
but he could be a cook that is only slightly less than I.

"
> If you think health care is expensive now,
> wait until you see what it costs when it's free!
>
> - P.J. O'Rourke

He's an Idiot!! Why is it that the per capita cost of healthcare in all
other civilised countries is significantly less than in the US?

Sparkout wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
>>> meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
>>> most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
>>> (if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.
>>
>>
>> Beef wellington, rare
>>
>> Jill
> Nice, don't forget the risotto, what is with him and his danm risotto??.
> Bloody Hell!!

Just because he's Ramsey and it would **** him off forever, I want my
beef wellington well done. And **** the risotto! I want the lobster
spaghetti.

<whatever the hell that is>

blake murphy wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:33:53 +1200, bob wrote:
>
>
>>On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:10:35 -0700 (PDT), Gary >
>>shouted from the highest rooftop:
>>
>>
>>>As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
>>>meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
>>>most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
>>>(if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.
>>
>>Humble pie.
>
>
> it's good, though!
>
> your pal,
> blake

If i saw him in a kitchen i would leave. Even if its all an act for the
t.v. show and he's not really such an arrogant (insert anatomical
metaphor of choice here) then its even worse that he would "act' like
that on the t.v. shows.

He is just an example of why i don't watch network t.v.

Ok, star trek reruns on saturday night and the local PBS station.

I don't care for House, 24, Lost (not for lack of trying), *shudder*
americas next top model *gag*, ER, any of the hells kitchen derivatives
or Trump like humiliation shows.

"The Wall" (iirc) is just barely surrealistic enough to be vaguely
interesting, once or twice, same with any game show including "deal/no
deal".

In my area we get a Chinese language station that has a couple of
english subtitled dramas i have become quite fond of, commercial free,
and usually shown in blocks of 2 - 4 hours.

One about a young girl growing up in the royal palace of 1500's c.e.
Korea, she starts her training as a cook in the royal palace kitchens,
and the drama is called in English "Jewel in the Palace" and the other
is a dramatization of the "Tokugawa" era in Japan, roughly late 1500's -
late 1800's. From the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate to the
Meji Restoration. Both are very long and very well done.

Now im no saint, i watch t.v, but generally not "Network" or free, over
the air broadcast t.v. but i can remember rushing home to catch STTNG,
and forcing myself to learn how to program my VCR so i could record it
as a backup "just in case"

Even Sienfield and Roseanne, while i thought they were really superb
shows (only technically does "Frasier" barely makes the list), and i
quite often enjoy them in reruns when i chance across an episode, they
never grabbed me the way STTNG and its spin offs did, Babylon 5 was
close but then, when it threw over broadcast t.v. for cable, i felt like
a jilted lover, beside which they had written themselves into a hopeless
plot twist not unlike the original Battle Star Galactic.

Even with all the spare time i have i prefer a good book over 99% of
broadcast t.v. and probly 90% of cable. I mean, i did have cable at one
time, for several years, and just before i moved to an area it was not
available at, i remember thinking to my self '500 channels and there's
nothing on' while i flipped through channel after channel of stuff i
just could not appreciate.

Course one time i was just setting around flipping through channels and
found a Dr. Who broadcast, and entire 4 part episode was broadcast and
just as i was thinking "...wouldn't it be nice if they showed another
one?" ... they did! and another and another! and just when i thought it
could not get any better they showed the Dr. Who Movie! i had just
accidentally stumbled into an 8 - 10 hour Dr. Who marathon.

Now days i primarily use my t.v. set to watch DVD's on. Catch the
occasional news hour with Jim Leher or some Masterpiece Theater, BBC,
sort of thing, i really do miss a small dose of Benny Hill now and
again and my local PBS station occasionally airs a few episodes of
"Are you being served?" which never seem to grow old.

I only hope Gordan Ramsey is suitably chastised in old age when he looks
back on his behavior on either of his t.v. show. How he prostituted
himself to tabloid television, right up there with Maury Povich imo.

And in my convoluted reasoning, even if its all an act, both Ramsey and
those people he abuses, even if the abused are 'acting' then its still a
very poor use of the medium, to extol and exploit human suffering as a
means of generating advertising revenue sickens me.

I don't watch the classic dramas, i don't care for drama as a form of
entertainment, but the type of 'drama' Gordon Ramsey perpetuates is on a
par with Jerry Springer and his ilk, and i don't approve, it validates a
bad example.

Course if i had my way all the gladiatorial/combat sports would be if
not banned at the very least not televised. Especially the pugilistic
'sports'. I would extend the same courtesy to racing/fighting of large
animals and/or machines.

Not televising them would have an immediate effect on the outrageous
salaries the 'stars' of these shows are paid and the hugh sums spent on
their production & distribution.

Tabloid t.v. is a symptom of its times but also a product of the medium
desperate for ratings by which to set its own cash flow, and cable, too
expensive and monopolistic.

Im actually looking forward to June 12 from a sociological perspective,
a lot of people are suddenly going to go cold turkey ...

[cue soup nazi voice]

No! Gordon! Ramsey! For! You!

Or jerry springer or judge judy et al, the white trash shows should be
the first casualties of the digital divide.
And yes you can be English and white trash, just read the news group
uk.food+drink.misc and see for yourself
--
Joseph Littleshoes

jmcquown wrote:
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
>>> meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
>>> most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
>>> (if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.
>>
>> I would like to see him serve Leg of Ingrid Newkirk.
>>
>> You sure sound like his publicist? Don't epect qany serious
>> responses here. Gordon Ramsey is an asshole, and that's what he
>> he'll always be. Great Chef, my ass.
>>
>> -sw
>
>
> I don't see you owning a five star restaurant, nor do you have one or
> more television shows. Oh wait, you have a show here all by yourself...
> it's called "bitching"
>
> Jill

Is he competing with the McQuown Narcissistic Hour?

-dk

"Nonnymus" > wrote in message
>
> Of course it's for "show." Like Nailshooter says, real men on a jobsite
> don't talk that way. I worked construction since high school and have
> covered the gamut of trade-type work situations. Very rarely have I
> encountered that type of locker room trash talk.

Sadly, the "f" work is becoming very popular with young men and even women.
Seems as though the 16 to 30 year olds think nothing of using it in every
sentence. IMO, it just degrades the user, but they don't think anything of
it.

boulanger wrote:
> "
>> If you think health care is expensive now,
>> wait until you see what it costs when it's free!
>>
>> - P.J. O'Rourke
>
> He's an Idiot!! Why is it that the per capita cost of healthcare in all
> other civilised countries is significantly less than in the US?
>
>

fewer lawyers

--
Nonny
If you think health care is expensive now,
wait until you see what it costs when it's free!

- P.J. O'Rourke

Nonnymus wrote:
> Perhaps he's not such a heel in person. I'm sure he's an accomplished
> chef, but I don't care for the cursing and in-your-face actions on his
> show. Of course, it might all be part of "selling" his show and getting
> it discussed in places like this newsgroup.
>


If you can find it, watch 'The F Word' which is a BBC program. He still
uses the F-word (although in this case he says it means Food), and is a
much calmer individual. You'll like his approach to finding fresh, local
foods. Also if you can find the original British version of 'Kitchen
Nightmares', it's definitely worth watching. He goes into some
incredibly badly run places, and helps them get back on their feet, (or
not in a couple of cases where the problem was laziness, alcoholism or
unsanitary conditions).

But it's a long way from good Q.

MargW

On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:37:09 -0400, MargW >
wrote:

>Nonnymus wrote:
>> Perhaps he's not such a heel in person. I'm sure he's an accomplished
>> chef, but I don't care for the cursing and in-your-face actions on his
>> show. Of course, it might all be part of "selling" his show and getting
>> it discussed in places like this newsgroup.
>>
>
>
>If you can find it, watch 'The F Word' which is a BBC program. He still
>uses the F-word (although in this case he says it means Food), and is a
>much calmer individual. You'll like his approach to finding fresh, local
>foods. Also if you can find the original British version of 'Kitchen
>Nightmares', it's definitely worth watching. He goes into some
>incredibly badly run places, and helps them get back on their feet, (or
>not in a couple of cases where the problem was laziness, alcoholism or
>unsanitary conditions).
>
>But it's a long way from good Q.
>
>MargW

It *did* seem to me that he swore less on the English version. At
least, the word I remember him using most was '********', which isn't
particularly offensive in the States. I never watch "Hell's Kitchen",
though.

Desideria

On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:10:35 -0700 (PDT), Gary >
wrote:

>As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
>meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
>most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
>(if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.

I'd rather have Michael Chiarello cook for me.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:20:25 -0700 (PDT), "Bent Attorney Esq."
> wrote:

>On Apr 14, 4:10*am, Gary > wrote:
>> As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
>> meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
>> most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
>> (if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.
>
>Excellent person. Tough. A pro-cook needs to be tough. Most of the
>detractors here are soft goody two shoes.
>I'm sure I'm a better cook than he is, but he is well rounded. An
>excellent business person. I'm a better business person than he is,
>but he could be a cook that is only slightly less than I.

Looks like you're a little on the shy side. You need to work on that.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Obviously an emotive topic.

Back to the question.

I would have him cook a British meal of his choice in which _all_
ingredients were sourced within 10 miles of where I was eating. The
place would preferably be Stratford-upon-Avon. Beverage would be real
ale (brewed within 10 miles as well).

On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:04:38 -0700 (PDT), Duwop wrote:

> On Apr 14, 10:24*am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> I don't see you owning a five star restaurant, nor do you have one or more
>> television shows. *Oh wait, you have a show here all by yourself... it's
>> called "bitching"
>>
>
> And you named yours, what ?

'You Want Fries With That?'

your pal,
blake

On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:16:53 -0700 (PDT), Bent Attorney Esq. wrote:

> On Apr 14, 4:18*pm, "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> > Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> >> As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
>>> >> meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
>>> >> most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
>>> >> (if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.
>>
>>> > I would like to see him serve Leg of Ingrid Newkirk.
>>
>>> > You sure sound like his publicist? *Don't epect qany serious
>>> > responses here. *Gordon Ramsey is an asshole, and that's what he
>>> > he'll always be. *Great Chef, my ass.
>>
>>> > -sw
>>
>>> I don't see you owning a five star restaurant, nor do you have one or more
>>> television shows. *Oh wait, you have a show here all by yourself... it's
>>> called "bitching"
>>
>> F
>>
>> --
>> Best
>> Greg
>>
>> "The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other
>> people's money."~~~~Margaret Thatcher
>
> The trouble with capitalism is that it is the same as socialism.

capitalism is cannibalism. socialists just eat each other.

your pal,
blake

On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:42:39 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> "Nonnymus" > wrote in message
>>
>> Of course it's for "show." Like Nailshooter says, real men on a jobsite
>> don't talk that way. I worked construction since high school and have
>> covered the gamut of trade-type work situations. Very rarely have I
>> encountered that type of locker room trash talk.
>
> Sadly, the "f" work is becoming very popular with young men and even women.
> Seems as though the 16 to 30 year olds think nothing of using it in every
> sentence. IMO, it just degrades the user, but they don't think anything of
> it.

it also degrades the word itself through overuse. i find the word
'****ing' useful, usually for emphasis and sometimes for rhythm. but when
used too often, as, say, in 'pulp fiction,' it just becomes distracting.

your pal,
blake

On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:20:25 -0700 (PDT), Bent Attorney Esq. wrote:

> On Apr 14, 4:10*am, Gary > wrote:
>> As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
>> meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
>> most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
>> (if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.
>
> Excellent person. Tough. A pro-cook needs to be tough. Most of the
> detractors here are soft goody two shoes.
> I'm sure I'm a better cook than he is, but he is well rounded. An
> excellent business person. I'm a better business person than he is,
> but he could be a cook that is only slightly less than I.

but is he better in the sack?

your pal,
blake

On Apr 15, 12:29*pm, blake murphy > wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:20:25 -0700 (PDT), Bent Attorney Esq. wrote:
> > On Apr 14, 4:10*am, Gary > wrote:
> >> As people often forget what a brilliant chef he actually is, what
> >> meal/s (including any beverage/s you'd also choose) would you
> >> most like world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay to cook for you
> >> (if he had to) and please say why, for any separate meal named.
>
> > Excellent person. *Tough. *A pro-cook needs to be tough. *Most of the
> > detractors here are soft goody two shoes.
> > I'm sure I'm a better cook than he is, but he is well rounded. *An
> > excellent business person. *I'm a better business person than he is,
> > but he could be a cook that is only slightly less than I.
>
> but is he better in the sack?
>

Chef Ramsay? I ****ed him.

> your pal,
> blake

On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:35:08 -0700 (PDT), Tom
> wrote:

>I would have him cook a British meal of his choice in which _all_
>ingredients were sourced within 10 miles of where I was eating. The
>place would preferably be Stratford-upon-Avon. Beverage would be real
>ale (brewed within 10 miles as well).

Why did you pick Stratford-upon-Avon? Is he from that area - or are
you?


--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

> Why did you pick Stratford-upon-Avon? *Is he from that area - or are
> you?

Wikipedia told me he was from (or at least "grew up") the

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Ramsay

I would generally push any chef to prepare local food and if that
could be done where said chef spent his/her "formative years," all the
better. (Also, GR often pushes for local ingredients when he is trying
to fix broken restaurants, so I would attempt to bounce that back to
him.)

I am from Los Gatos (San Jose), California, but, after bouncing around
the world a bit, landed in London, UK.

On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:54:47 -0700 (PDT), Tom
> wrote:

>> Why did you pick Stratford-upon-Avon? *Is he from that area - or are
>> you?
>
>Wikipedia told me he was from (or at least "grew up") the
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Ramsay
>
Thanks.
>I would generally push any chef to prepare local food and if that
>could be done where said chef spent his/her "formative years," all the
>better. (Also, GR often pushes for local ingredients when he is trying
>to fix broken restaurants, so I would attempt to bounce that back to
>him.)
I think his general area should be the Cotswold's in that case.
Stratford-Upon-Avon is too limited.
>
>I am from Los Gatos (San Jose), California, but, after bouncing around
>the world a bit, landed in London, UK.

Are you posting from London now? Welcome to rec.food.cooking!

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I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:18:31 -0700, Joseph Littleshoes
> wrote:

>I only hope Gordan Ramsey is suitably chastised in old age when he looks
>back on his behavior on either of his t.v. show. How he prostituted
>himself to tabloid television, right up there with Maury Povich imo.
>
>And in my convoluted reasoning, even if its all an act, both Ramsey and
>those people he abuses, even if the abused are 'acting' then its still a
>very poor use of the medium, to extol and exploit human suffering as a
>means of generating advertising revenue sickens me.

I find his show boring and painful to watch. I've seen it maybe once
all the way through (trying to figure out what was so special) and
switched the channel after a few excruciating minutes a couple of
other times.

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I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

I would not want Gordon Ramsey cooking for my consumption. I would not eat
in a restaurant where he was working in any capacity.

His abusiveness and general obnoxious demeanor takes away any appetite I
might have.

JonquilJan

Learn something new every day
As long as you are learning, you are living
When you stop learning, you start dying

On Apr 19, 7:56Â*am, "JonquilJan" > wrote:
> I would not wantGordonRamseycooking for my consumption. Â*I would not eat
> in a restaurant where he was working in any capacity.
>
> His abusiveness and general obnoxious demeanor takes away any appetite I
> might have.
>
> JonquilJan
>
> Learn something new every day
> As long as you are learning, you are living
> When you stop learning, you start dying

€œSwearing is industry language. For as long as we're alive it's not
going to change. You've got to be boisterous to get results.€�
Gordon Ramsay

Melbourne, Australia (06-06-09)

I got to watch Chef Gordon Ramsey in action very recently and I was
very impressed by his actions that speak a lot louder than his words.
A lot of people attack Chef Ramsey because he does have a foul mouth
at times and they fail to see that for him its a part of the culture
and where hes from to speak in the fashion that he does. In my
meeting with him, I found him to be very down to earth and friendly
and even charming and passionate man that cares deeply for other
people and I came away with a deep admiration for the man that he is.

At a recent Food and Wine convention, after speaking with Mr. Ramsey,
I got to watch him work. There were hundreds of people lined up to
get an autograph and as I stood to the side and thought to myself, €œit
must be tiring to stand and greet hundreds of people€�, he worked
tirelessly.

One young lady in a wheelchair showed up late and was off to the side
of the cue and her eyes were lit up with excitement as she looked
fondly over at Chef Ramsey. The security told the young lady she had
to go and sit at the other side so she wasnt at the exit where people
left. The people in line continued to file past until just a few
moments before Chef Ramsey had to leave for his scheduled cooking
demonstration in the €œCelebrity Theatre€�. Unfortunately not everybody
in the line got a chance at this time to have their books signed and
Chef Ramsey started to leave and as he walked past the front of the
cue, a lady in the line roughly grabbed his arm and I heard Gordon
say, €œIm sorry but I have to go and speak to my most important fan.€�
And he pulled his arm away from her.

The young lady in the wheelchair turned to look behind her wondering
who this €œmost important fan€� was and while she was doing that, Chef
Ramsey walked up to her and crouched down next to her. It suddenly
dawned on her now that the Chef was speaking of her and a complete
look of wonder and awe swept her face as she looked directly into the
eyes of the infamous man whose books and television shows had brought
her so much enjoyment as he asked her, €œWhat is your name love?€�

For the next two minutes, Chef Ramsey spoke with, €œFelicity€� and all
eyes were on them as this transaction of communication took place
during which he signed her book and commented on her choice of books,
€œCooking for Friends€�. Felicity said that it was her favorite book
and I heard the Chef reply back that it was his also.

€œI hid myself in food. €œ
Gordon Ramsay

Some people who work in €œFood Service€� do so because they have a
passion for serving other people and Chef Gordon Ramsey displayed by
his actions in front of me that he understood what this means. For
the few moments that he shared with, €œFelicity€�, it would make a
lifetime of meaning to her that he took the time to make sure this
young lady knew just how important she was. I have no doubt that it
meant more to €œFelicity€� then it did all the other people in the cue,
you could tell just by looking into the beautiful smile that lit an
entire convention centre.

It occurred to me that Mr. Ramsey €œgets it€� and the fruits of his
labor are the evidence as he elevated the spirit of this young lady
simply by spending a moment of his time. In that sense more people
should be as down to earth and caring as Chef Ramsey. After he signed
her book, before they parted she told Chef Ramsey, €œIt was a pleasure
meeting you Chef.€� and he replied, €œNo, the pleasure was all mine.€�
The young lady in her wheelchair was beside herself and when the Chef
walked off, she thanked all the security staff for arranging the
meeting. She said, €œYou dont know just how much that meant to me.€�
But I could tell by the look in the staffers eyes that he did€¦

Its in the press that Gordon is arrogant and I can tell you by our
conversation and watching him at the Food and Wine Festival that the
things he said about other people were just jokes done to try and
entertain people and while I personally dont subscribe to his dry
British humor, I understood he was just trying to funny.

Anybody that has watched his shows knows that he has brought dozens
of people back from the brink of disaster and probably prevented
thousands of cases of food poisoning by raising awareness, standards
and in general, just plain common sense. Ive seen firsthand that he
has an honest desire to serve people by increasing self-confidence and
pride in everyday jobs and I could only wish that more Christians took
as much pride in making the world a better place as Chef Ramsey does.

He does get passionate and use explicit language when he sees people
with practices that place their unknowing customers in literal mortal
danger and had I eaten at some of the establishments hes shown on
television, Id consider suing those people€¦ but thank goodness the
Chef does care and is passionate, we need more people like him that do
care about the products being put out. The world would be a better
place if more people shared his compassionate nature.

To answer the question, I would be happy if he cooked any meal for me.

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