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Gordon Ramsay
Running Restaurant Gordon Ramsay and presenting Hell's Kitchen.
Kitchen Nightmares · MasterChef
- Born
- 8 November 1966
- Birthplace
- Johnstone, Scotland
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Gordon Ramsay
A British chef and restaurateur whose career spans fine dining and television. His programmes are known for demanding kitchen standards and a confrontational presenting style.
Early life
Scotland to England
Born in Johnstone and raised in England, including Stratford-upon-Avon.
A change of direction
Football injuries curtailed his sporting ambitions; he studied hotel management.
Career
- 1980s–1990s
Kitchen training
Worked under leading chefs in London and France, including Marco Pierre White and Guy Savoy.
- 1993
Aubergine
Became head chef at the London restaurant, which earned two Michelin stars.
- 1998
His own restaurant
Opened Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea.
- 1999 onward
Television
Boiling Point introduced his kitchen to viewers; British and US series followed.
Selected work
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay
His Chelsea flagship; first awarded three Michelin stars in 2001.
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares
Visited struggling British restaurants.
Hell's Kitchen (US)
A competition centred on chefs working under pressure.
Humble Pie
A memoir of his upbringing and career.
Beyond work
Family
Married Tana Hutcheson in 1996; they have six children.
Children's charity
The Gordon and Tana Ramsay Foundation supports Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity.
Sources & photo credit
Biographical reference ↗Official biography ↗Michelin: London restaurants, 2026 ↗Gordon and Tana Ramsay Foundation ↗Photo: Dave Pullig. CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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