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7 Things I Learned from Chef Gordon Ramsay

September 21, 2007

Gordon Ramsay may not be able to speak with an American accent but he sure can turn up the heat in the kitchen. I’ve been watching him since the beginning of Hell’s Kitchen and have continued to stay tuned even now through the BBC’s marathon of Kitchen Nightmare’s re-runs and throughout all of it these are the most important things I’ve learned.

1. French food sucks. Although I have never actually eaten French food, Gordon wrinkles his nose in disgust every time he confronts a French chef. He doesn’t really say their food sucks but he does seem to like to refer to all French chefs as French bastards so I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume that French cuisine is terrible. No way am I going to eat French food. Ok, well I will if it’s French fries.

2. Bollocks should be a part of everyone’s vocabulary. Gordon says bollocks so often that I’ve come to love the way it sounds. I can’t wait to use it every chance I get. I look forward to standing in the aisle at the grocery store just so I can say bollocks loud enough for everyone to stare at me with a confused look on their face. It’s such fun; try it with me. Just shout, Bollocks!

3. Always say “Yes Chef!” with enough enthusiasm to turn the wallpaper into jello. The natural balance of the earth’s rotation in the universe highly…Read the rest