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Gordon Ramsay is one of the most renowned TV chefs and restauranteurs in the world. With an impressive 16 Michelin stars to his name, he sure is flying high in the world of fine dining.
But while one aspect of his fame definitely derives from his undeniable passion for food and the service industry in general, there's no denying that his "angry perfectionist" persona is hugely responsible for his international stardom.
To point out the obvious, he's not exactly the most diplomatic of people. His various TV shows - including the infamous Hell's Kitchen - center around the successful chef reviewing food made by others. And by reviewing, I mean absolutely slating it with his very colorful language.
Well, it looks like Ramsay has now been given a taste of his own medicine. In fact, the famous chef was slated on Twitter for the way he cooks steak.
On Wednesday, he posted a clip featuring a côte de boeuf which had been prepared by chefs at one of his restaurants.
Take a look at the clip in question here:
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Ramsay posted the video to Twitter with the caption: "Just look at that côte de boeuf at Gordon Ramsay Bar and Grill.... cooked to perfection!!"
But the reaction that the piece of meat got was far from positive, with some of the commenters claiming it was "raw".
Remember this classic Gordon Ramsay insult:
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One Twitter user even said they would be concerned that it would start "mooing" at them.
"Afraid of hear [sic] it mooing as soon as I bite it," they wrote.
"Where is the dislike button?" wrote another. A third simply commented: "RAW!"
But not everyone was so critical of the piece of steak.
"Best way to eat it," wrote one Twitter user.
"Beautiful gordy," added a different commenter.
"Not raw that's exactly how it should be cooked," a third asserted.
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If there's one person out there who we all know doesn't mince his words, it's Gordon Ramsay.
The TV chef has become famous for his foul-mouthed rants, and if you manage to incur his legendary wrath then you might well end up on a YouTube compilation of his greatest hits.
For instance, this week a video Ramsay has posted has gone viral on social media, after he responded to a vegan activist who tried to discourage him from his carnivorous lifestyle choices with a musical routine.
According to Insider, it all began when vegan TikTok user named That Vegan Teacher (aka Miss Kadie) shared a song which she wrote and performed specifically for Ramsay, urging him to give up meat-eating.
Take a look at the hilarious video below:In the video in question, the Canadian vegan sings: "Eating animals is wrong, Gordon Ramsay. Hurting animals is wrong, Gordon Ramsay.
"Share this song, and if you call me a donut that's fine, as long as you're vegan from now on."
The original video now boasts over 4.5 million views as of the time of writing, and as a result, it was inevitable that Ramsay himself would respond.
In a video posted to his own TikTok account, and to his official Instagram account as well, Ramsay can be seen watching Miss Kadie's video and listening to the song while chewing a piece of lettuce, before scoffing down a juicy beefburger with relish as the song nears its end and calling the woman a "vegan donut."
He captioned his post: "It's an honor a song was written about me...and now back to my beef burger. [sic]"
A number of other social media users have since reacted to Ramsay's response.
For instance, one Instagram user wrote: "Vegan donut ... you're noo much."
Another commenter wrote: "OMG! I'm done! Please share the burger! Add 6 patties please. [sic]"
Another person chimed in: "I'm a vegan and I still think Gordon did the right thing here [...] eat that burger Chef."
Finally, someone else added: "You want an atomic pepper Mr Manolino??? [sic]"
Gordon Ramsay may boast seven Michelin stars, but his latest recipe has left fans very unimpressed.
The world-renowned chef and restauranteur is usually the one dishing out the insults, but his latest Instagram post has resulted in him being on the receiving end of some very harsh critiques.
Taking to the social media platform earlier this week, the 54-year-old chef unveiled his latest burger recipe to his 12.2 million followers.
Dubbed the "Onion Tatin Burger", Ramsay captioned the video: "Looking for the perfect #Burger recipe for the long weekend? Apple Butter Basted and a bun to wow... this recipe is it."
However, this extravagant burger certainly isn't one you'd expect to find at your standard family barbecue. With apple butter, melted camembert, and a puff pastry bun, this meal is certainly a twist on a beloved classic.
In fact, it proved to be perhaps a little too adventurous for many of Ramsay's followers, who slammed recipe - with some branding it "c**p".
"Burger looks crap to be honest," one unimpressed viewer wrote, with a second adding: "That does not look good at all."
Others criticized the sheer size of the meaty sandwich, with some taking aim at the meat-to-bun ratio.
One Instagram user quipped: "Is that a delicious way to dislocate your jaw?"
Another chimed in: "Is it me, or is that waaayyy to much meat proportionally [sic]".
"I've seen you [laugh] at restaurants because of extreme large burgers that is impossible to give a bite and now you make this [monstrosity], pretty unfair," another typed.
Perhaps the biggest insult came when one social media user wrote: "That’s not a burger that’s a pie."
But this certainly isn't the first time Ramsay's faced criticism on social media, as last year the chef unveiled his $27 breakfast at his Savoy Grill restaurant.
Sharing a picture of the breakfast, he captioned it: "The most amazing Full English.... can’t wait for you to try it from 21st September at Savoy Grill!"
Critics slammed Ramsay's breakfast claiming that it was too small for the price and that it was even missing components of a typical English breakfast.
Reacting to the breakfast, one Twitter user wrote: "Wow £19 for that breakfast...also where's the Beans..."
Another added: "Can't wait for you to try it!!!!! Are the sides £5 each or is that for all of them???? Who is mug enough to pay a fiver for one sausage??? Get a grip GR."
A third said: "£19. If you want black pudding, it'll cost you an extra fiver. File under 'rip off'."
Sharing a picture of a much more substantial looking fry-up, a fourth Twitter user wrote: "Nothing full about that and probably extortionately priced. Try some honest local cafes instead son."
I guess if Gordon's going to dish it out, he's got to be able to take it.
It's no secret that Gordon Ramsay knows his way around the kitchen - usually, because shouting his way through. While he's infamous for his temper on TV shows like Masterchef, Kitchen Nightmares and Hell's Kitchen, in person, he's just as delightful as we always suspected.
If you follow him on Twitter, however, you're sure to disagree (if you don't, you are well and truly missing out on some good laughs). The chef, known for his harsh criticisms has been subtly roasting home cooks and their amateur creations for many months now, gathering quite a following in the process.
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This is one of many savage examples. @glennjroe asks: "Hey @GordonRamsay what do you think of my pasta dish I made for my Fiancé and myself tonight?!" and Ramsay replied: "I’m amazed she said yes!" Why has Ramsay decided to expand his platform outside of the small screen?
“Honestly, I had enough of people tagging me in shots of their food pictures that they thought were amazing, when they were terrible,” he told PopSugar. “I’ve always given out a lot of tough love on TV, so I figured the Twitterverse was prepared for it.”
For those looking for Ramsay’s insults to come to a halt (though Twitter won't be the same if they do), the F Word host has a solution: “Now, if everyone could just cook properly I wouldn’t have a problem,” he queries.
During the same interview with PopSugar, Ramsay also had a few choice words for the Unicorn food trend seemingly taking over the world (and your local Starbucks). “Unicorns are meant for children’s tales, not food,” he said. “Period.”
He had similar thoughts on the hot topic of whether pineapple belongs on pizza: “You don’t put f—ing pineapple on pizza,” and he's very much anti any food of the aviation kind.
When it comes to travel, Ramsay has a leg up on the rest of us, being able to eat at his own restaurant. Plane Food in London's Heathrow Airport is in Terminal Five and it's an absolute marvel. If he's not flying out of that particular part of the airport, he tries to keep it light without skipping on flavors, with a delicious pre-flight snack at an Italian bar.
"A nice selection of Italian meats, a little glass of red wines, some sliced apples or pears with some parmesan cheese, I’m like a pig in s***," Ramsay says. When it comes to take-off, however: "There’s no f***ing way I eat on planes."
Ramsay says: "I worked for airlines for ten years, so I know where this food’s been and where it goes, and how long it took before it got on board." The same applies to business and first class, so it might be a good idea to start eating before you get on the plane. Or, bring a cheeseburger or fried chicken onboard. I'm sure no one will mind that much on a long-haul flight.
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And, somehow, as if just saying the word "vegan" on Twitter isn't enough to summon flocks of plant-based dieters from all over the world, Ramsay's tweet attracted hundreds of complaints almost instantaneously. "Funny how you always have vegetables with your meat though. If it was so tasty you could eat meat on its own without sauces, chips or veg etc.," said user @Turkletondon, who makes a good point about the value of food groups other than meat. Another tweeter, @Jhordn_, pointed out that being vegan isn't just about abstaining from meat-eating, it's also about caring for the environment, and for the well-being of animals that are eventually led to slaughter. "The problem is that there are so many serious issues caused by animal agriculture that it’s more than just a personal choice," he said. "Some vegans talk about these issues loudly because they want to spread the message since it solves most of these issues." And then PETA themselves got involved - and they took the joke surprisingly well. However, they did seem ever so slightly over-optimistic about Ramsay's stance on meat-eating. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/peta/status/959503142940377088]] But they hit back with their own pun on one of his show's names, "Hell's Kitchen". [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/peta/status/959503204261097473]] And helpfully recommended a Michelin starred vegan restaurant that would hopefully cater to his refined pallet. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/peta/status/959503313757589504]] But, of course, not all the comments were from people trying to convert Ramsay to their animal-friendly ways. Some came out to support the chef - and indeed all omnivores - by saying that meat-eating is a valid choice. "I like vegans that accept ppl for what they are and don’t shove their lifestyle choices down other ppls necks. I respect your choice to be vegan. Now respect my choice to be an omnivore . Thnx . His comment is perfectly valid if you think about it," said user, @lilmissdiffrent. Other people, meanwhile, just went ahead and made their own jokes on the subject. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/ReeceRFCMUFC200/status/959435241248165888]] Despite all the anti-vegan comments, however, the person who kicked off the whole debate seemed pretty thrilled just to have Ramsay engage with their tweet. [[twitterwidget||https://twitter.com/savebrincess/status/959376120549326848]] All in all, veganism is actually a very respectable and seemingly worthwhile cause for people to pursue - but that doesn't mean that everyone should be forced to convert. Plant-based dieters are well within their rights to tweet their vegan lasagne at famous chefs until the cows come home, but omnivores are equally entitled to opt for the meaty dishes.I don't know about you guys, but I certainly can never get enough of Gordon Ramsay.Whether we're talking Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, Hell's Kitchen, or many of the social media posts depicting him being unnecessarily mean to amateur chefs on Twitter: I'm here for it, and I live for it.
That being said, I can understand if some of you aren't quite as indoctrinated into the church of Ramsay, and need more variety in your daily dose of culinary cursing. Ramsay hears you too, and to be fair, he's doing his best to mix things up; we've got some new flavours of Ramsay to look forward to over the coming months.
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First, there's 24 Hours To Hell & Back, where Ramsay will attempt to go through the rigours of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares over the course of a day, which will make for some compelling television if the stress doesn't kill him first. But it's the show that's just been announced that's got people talking, and not in a good way.
Just a couple of months after the tragic passing of the celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, Gordon Ramsay has announced a new show that looks as if it might be the spiritual successor to Bourdain's show Parts Unknown, but of course, it's got its own hook that makes it decidedly Gordon Ramsay-esque.
Here's the idea behind Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted. Well, first of all, Gordon Ramsay isn't about to go hunting for treasure like the Playstation game of the same name; instead, he'll be travelling to locations in all four corners of the globe, trying out different cuisines.
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But instead of yelling at chefs all around the world for their perceived cooking iniquities (how well does "you f***ing idiot sandwich" translate to Nepalese, anyway?), Gordon Ramsay is set to take them on at their own game, hoping to beat foreign chefs at creating their own local dishes. Said in more market speak-y tones from Uncharted's producers:
"Each episode of Uncharted will include three key ingredients: unlocking a culture's culinary secrets through exploration and adventure with local food heroes, no matter where they may lead him. Tracking down high-octane traditions, pastimes and customs that are specific to the region in hopes of discovering the undiscovered.
And, finally, testing Ramsay against the locals, pitting his own interpretations of regional dishes against the tried-and-true classics."
So, to recap: Gordon Ramsay is going to fly to other countries, taste a few of the local dishes, and then try to upstage chefs (who've probably been cooking the dishes for years) after looking at a plate of street food for maybe fifteen minutes. There's no way this can go wrong, right? Twitter was pretty offended at the idea. Take it away, Eddie Huang!
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Huang isn't the only person who thinks this is a terrible idea. Many people online are upset at the premise behind Uncharted, and - this being the internet, after all - a lot more people have jokes. Like these ones:
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That last tweet reminds me: did nobody pitching this show remember when Gordon Ramsay tried to make that pad thai, and ended up getting completely roasted by a Thai chef? Here's a glorious reminder:
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Yeah, this is a terrible idea. While an official air date is not yet known, production is due to begin this fall, so we can probably expect Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted at some point in 2019. I can't wait.