Gordon Ramsay
In what became ‘water cooler’ television, ‘Ramsey’s Hell’s Kitchen’ saw the volatile chef give a variety of micro-celebrities a memorable tongue-lashing, notably former Conservative MP Edwina Curry and Coronation Street actress Amanda Barrie, who was actually moved to hit him after provocation. Ramsey branded the celebrity chefs a ‘bunch of whingers’ and complained to the press that most of the stars ‘hadn’t done a day’s work in their lives’
Gordon also enjoyed huge success in America with the television show Hell's Kitchen USA. The American public loved him and in 2006, he took the Ramsay empire to America where he opened Gordon Ramsay at the London in New York.
The same year saw him gain further recognition with an OBE "for services to the hospitality industry" as well as receive the Catey award for 'Independent Restaurateur of the Year'. The latter was an addition to his 1995 Catey gong for 'Newcomer of the Year' and 2000's 'Chef of the Year', which made him only the third person to have won three Catey awards.
Ramsay's success has been achieved through Gordon Ramsay Holdings Limited, a company run in partnership with his father-in-law Chris Hutcheson, which takes care of all his restaurants, media and consultancy work. However, the chef, who is majority shareholder in the firm, fired his partner in 2010, sparking a public row that threatened to tear the family apart.
Unhappy with his dismissal over alleged misuse of company funds, Chris and Greta Hutcheson severed their ties with Ramsay and wife Tana, prompting the chef to write an open letter asking his mother in-law to rescind the decision for the sake of the family. The row came at a time when Ramsay's restaurants were facing pressure as a result of the global financial downturn.
Gordon lives with his wife Tana and children in South London. He regularly jogs home from work late at night after a long shift in his central London restaurants.
Gordon also enjoyed huge success in America with the television show Hell's Kitchen USA. The American public loved him and in 2006, he took the Ramsay empire to America where he opened Gordon Ramsay at the London in New York.
The same year saw him gain further recognition with an OBE "for services to the hospitality industry" as well as receive the Catey award for 'Independent Restaurateur of the Year'. The latter was an addition to his 1995 Catey gong for 'Newcomer of the Year' and 2000's 'Chef of the Year', which made him only the third person to have won three Catey awards.
Ramsay's success has been achieved through Gordon Ramsay Holdings Limited, a company run in partnership with his father-in-law Chris Hutcheson, which takes care of all his restaurants, media and consultancy work. However, the chef, who is majority shareholder in the firm, fired his partner in 2010, sparking a public row that threatened to tear the family apart.
Unhappy with his dismissal over alleged misuse of company funds, Chris and Greta Hutcheson severed their ties with Ramsay and wife Tana, prompting the chef to write an open letter asking his mother in-law to rescind the decision for the sake of the family. The row came at a time when Ramsay's restaurants were facing pressure as a result of the global financial downturn.
Gordon lives with his wife Tana and children in South London. He regularly jogs home from work late at night after a long shift in his central London restaurants.