Gordon James Ramsay, who was born on November 8, 1966 in Johnstone, Scotland, is one of three chefs in the United Kingdom whose restaurant is rated at three Michelin stars. Over the years, he has been awarded with a total of ten Michelin stars. Ramsay grew up modestly, moving around a lot due to his father, whom he did not have a good relationship with, and his whims. When Ramsay turned 16, he moved out of the house along with his sister and lived in a Council flat. He started out by playing football, as he was chosen to play under-14 football for Warwickshire when he was twelve. He was injured a number of times due to the sport, thus he was not signed by the Rangers Football Club. They suggested that he sign up with a club in the lower league, however, at this time he became interested in the culinary arts. Ramsay's professional football ended at his young age of nineteen, and he then focused more on culinary education. He was able to work as a commis chef at the Roxbury House Hotel and the Wickham Arms before moving to London where he worked in more restaurants before finally working for the temperamental Marco Pierre White at Harvey's. In 1993, Ramsay became head chef at La Tante Claire in Chelsea and five years later opened his own restaurant in Chelsea, Gordon Ramsay at Royal Hospital Road. Shortly thereafter he expanded his business rapidly.
Gordon Ramsay hosts Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, a culinary show on Channel 4 which features Ramsay himself visiting failing restaurants and making attempts to rescue them from closing their business. For a week, the celebrity chef will be troubleshooting the restaurant and help improve its processes. A few months later he will return to see if the restaurant has picked up anything from him and if it managed to survive without him.
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