Gordon James Ramsay ( /ˈræm.ziː/), OBE (born 8 November 1966) is a British chef, businessman, entrepreneur, television personality and restaurateur. He has been awarded 13 Michelin stars in total and currently holds 12. 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, Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, Gordon's Great Escape, Gordon Behind Bars and Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Cookery Course, along with the American versions of Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, MasterChef and Hotel Hell. Gordon Ramsay was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England from the age of 5. Ramsay is the second of four children; he has an older sister, Diane, a younger brother, Ronnie, and a younger sister, Yvonne. Ramsay's father Gordon (died 1997) was, at various times, a swimming pool manager, a welder, and a shopkeeper; his mother, Helen Cosgrove, and Yvonne have been nurses. 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. In 1976,
Gordon Ramsay faces a really expensive restaurant bill ... and we're not talking $300 for foie gras and sturgeon. We're talking about a $45k bill for stuff you can't even eat.Ramsay hired a… READ MORE >
"Hell's Kitchen" star Gordon Ramsay DISSED the Los Angeles Dodgers yesterday -- because after he threw out the first pitch -- he LEFT THE GAME -- so he could sit courtside to watch the Lakers. At… READ MORE >
Chef Gordon Ramsay is full of rubbish ... so say his garbagemen, who claim the "Hell's Kitchen" star refused to fork over more than $20,000 in trash-handling costs. Ramsay is being sued by the… READ MORE >
A TV chef who barely survived Gordon Ramsay's kitchen is once again lucky to be alive ... after he was involved in a nasty hit-and-run crash that left the cook seriously banged up.TMZ spoke with… READ MORE >
While walking on the beach with his wife in St. Tropez on Monday, "Hell's Kitchen" host Gordon Ramsay got distracted by the backside of some guy bathing in the water ... nude.The 43-year-old… READ MORE >
Gordon Ramsay ripped into one of his biggest TV chef rivals last night, hitting the "Naked Chef's" Jamie Oliver where it really hurts: His cooking.Outside Mr. Chow on Tuesday, the "Hell's Kitchen"… READ MORE >
Now this is just impressive: Last night outside Katsuya, famously hot-headed chef Gordon Ramsay managed to insult a female photog's "fat tummy" and Shaquille O'Neal ... in 20 seconds flat.... a… READ MORE >
Gordon Ramsay was served a hot helping of justice yesterday, at the hands of the funny hatted law enforcement that protect the streets of London. Scotland Yard tells us the expletive spewing chef… READ MORE >
Chef Gordon Ramsay could kick Bobby Flay's ass -- and we don't mean at Iron Chef.The Food Network star dropped some cooking tips for the recession -- chipotle PB&J! -- before unleashing this… READ MORE >
The self-confessed skank behind the Gordon Ramsay affair allegations got fired from her job as an infidelity spokesperson for -- get this -- allegedly opening her mouth too damn much! A website… READ MORE >
