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Summary: Read and then return to his cookbooks
Comment: This book was a present: purchased because I like autobiographies and cooking programmes. Whilst this book is not the greatest literacy piece ever written, it is an easy book to read which maintains the same energy & pace exhibited by Mr Ramsay himself. The story outlines his life and experience, peppered with his views on the people around him and the restaurant industry. This book won't earn Ramsay a literary award to run alongside his Michelin stars (which won't bother him) but it is worth the read and is readable - unlike some many other celebrity autobiographies.
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Summary: Bloody phenomenal
Comment: As soon as i picked this book up and turnt that first page i was hooked, i couldn't put it down i was up until around 4 in the morning until i had read cover to cover. It is so well worded and put together it grabs hold of you and drags you in, its like you are there, you share his feelings. Some parts made me cry so much i had to stop reading until i got myself together. I definately recommend this read. I can't wait to get playing with fire.
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Summary: A great read
Comment: Gordon Ramsay Humble Pie is a great piece of reading to really enjoy. Gordon Ramsay comes across as an outspoken, loud mouthed and rude individual on television. The book reveals a different side to the chef.
As readers, we learn a great deal about Ramsay's life. It is quite emotional and interesting read. Do you want to know about what inspired Ramsay to become a world leading chef with a CV boosting remarkable achievements on the culinary front? He is hugely knowlegeable about the resturant trade. What route did he take to become one of Britain's most profilic chef? What was his childhood like? What were the up's and down he experienced in life? As you read the details, you will be drawn deeper into the chef's life. As a reader, you will start to appreciate and understand the hardships he experienced to become a hugely successful chef today and a popular TV personality. The books will reveal a full picture of Gordon Ramsay, as you never discovered before.
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Summary: In Pursuit of Perfection
Comment: Having read Hell's Kitchen I now feel that I understand Gordon Ramsay's personality a little better. His fanatical pursuit of perfection seems to be as a result of his difficult childhood. However I wonder if his constant use of the f word is entirely necessary as all it really shows is lack of vocabulary. This makes me feel that maybe nowadays he continues to use it for effect in print and on the small screen.
He is obviously very passionate about his restaurants and the meals they produce. He admits that the UK is still a long way behind the rest of Europe in terms of decent places to eat outside the big cities, a depressing but true fact. He hopes that things will improve slowly and that he has a part to play in improving the future eating habits of the British.
An enlightening read if you are interested in learning about how Gordon Ramsey came to be the man he is today, a successful chef and businessman.
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Summary: A very much straight to the point story
Comment: This book was bought as a Fathers Day gift, it was a complete surprise and not a book I would have bought for myself. Wow what a surprise, many aspects of Gordon Ramsey's life really have been quite harrowing, but his drive and motivation is what really did it for me. The amount of training he put himself through starting again and again from the bottom and working his way up, if anyone deserves to be where they are today then he does. A good read.
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