Biography
Celebrity chef and international restaurateur Gordon Ramsay was already a well-known culinary figure in the U. K. when American audiences got their first taste of him on the reality series, "Hell's Kitchen" (Fox, 2005- ). Ramsay was known for exacting standards, but TV audiences seemed to return week after week to witness his volatile temper and blue streaks of swearing that could harden a crème brulee. He was tough on his kitchen crews, but …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Made his voice acting debut on the animated series "SpongeBob SquarePants" (Nickelodeon) | |
2007 | Featured in the U.S. version of "Kitchen Nightmares" (Fox) | |
2006 | Published his autobiography Humble Pie; also released the cooking title Gordon Ramsay Easy All Year Round | |
2005 | Made his U.S. television debut on the American version of "Hell's Kitchen" (Fox) | |
2004 | Starred on the hit British reality programs "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares" (Channel 4) and "Hell's Kitchen" (ITV) | |
1999 | Featured on the British documentary series "Boiling Point" (Channel 4) | |
1998 | Opened his first restaurant, the three Michelin starred Gordon Ramsay at Royal Hospital Road in London | |
1996 | Published his first book Passion for Flavour | |
1993 | Returned to London and accepted an offer from former employer Marco White to become the head chef of his restaurant, Rossmore, which was later renamed Aubergine | |
1991 | Accepted a year-long job as a personal chef aboard a yacht in Bermuda | |
| Left Harvey's to study French cuisine under Albert Roux at his Michelin star restaurant Le Gavrouche in London | ||
| Moved to London and worked under influential chef Marco Pierre White at Harvey's | ||
| Played with the Oxford United Football Club; transferred to the Scottish team the Glasgow Rangers | ||
| Moved away from his parents' home in Johnstone, Scotland at the age of 16 | ||