Ramsay Then Moved To London Where He Worked In A Series Of
Ramsay is known for presenting TV programmes about competitive cookery and food, such as the British series Hell’s Kitchen, The F Word, Ramsay’s Best Restaurant, and Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, along with the American versions of Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, and MasterChef. Ramsay has described his early life as “hopelessly itinerant”, as his family moved constantly due to the aspirations and failures of his father, who was violent. He seriously injured his knee, smashing the cartilage during training. in series 4, episode 12 of The F Word (originally aired on 29 July 2008), Ramsay visited his old stomping ground at Ibrox, the home playing field of his favourite childhood team, Rangers, and exclaimed, “Home, Sweet Home” and said, “My dream came true when I was spotted in the mid-80s and I joined the youth team here in Ibrox.” He related that one of his fondest memories is playing alongside one of Scotland’s football legends, Ally McCoist, who said about Ramsay, “I remember him well and the one thing that never ever will change is that he’s a competitive so-and-so and wants to do and be the best that he can.” Ramsay recalled that, “the pain of being released on the back of an injury” was only assuaged many years later, “after receiving third Michelin Star”, and concluded that, “without the upset at Ibrox, I would not be the chef I am today.” By this time, Ramsay’s interest in cooking had already begun, and rather than be known as “the football player with the gammy knee”, at age 19, Ramsay paid more serious attention to his culinary education. Ramsay then moved to London, where he worked in a series of restaurants until being inspired to work for the temperamental Marco Pierre White at Harveys. in May 2008 Ramsay opened his first US west coast restaurant, in Los Angeles, California. in May 2008 it was confirmed that Ramsay’s protégé of 15 years, Marcus Wareing was going solo having opened and operated Pétrus at The Berkeley Hotel on behalf of Gordon Ramsay Holdings since 2003. Shortly after, Ramsay released a letter to the press describing how he had unraveled the “manipulative” Hutcheson’s “complex life” after having him followed by a private detective.
