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If you missed Gordon Ramsay on NBCs The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, here is there link (sorry, it appears to only work in the US – I’m sure the savvy internet surfer can find alternative sources!)
www.theplonkerclub.com

Welcome to another Gordon Ramsay News Round-up for February 26

Very slow news day, so I’ve added a few blogs into the mix!

More Economic Crisis and the Gordon Ramsay Empire

Ramsay confirms pub sale – Morning Advertiser – UK
By Jo Bruce Gordon Ramsay has confirmed his Enterprise leased Devonshire pub in Chiswick, London, is up for sale. The celeb chef had previously denied that …
This is a very strange one, as there is now no record of this story on the site – did it get pulled?

Here is the blog summary for the day

Gordon Ramsay’s Ricotta Cheesecake with Orange: Low Fat Recipe …
Oranges, cinnamon and ricotta are combined in this delicious, low fat cheesecake. It comes from Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay’s new recipe book: Healthy Appetite.
delilahpaints (and writes, ad nauseum): conan vs. gordon in 9 rounds – By delilah
Dr. Crog and I have some odd discussions, but our most recent debate was a spirited conversation about who would win in a fight between late night talk show host Conan O’Brien and reality TV chef Gordon Ramsay. So here we go. …

i’m a cookoo/cuckoo: Oh little Gordon….you. – By carolyn
If you are a fan of Hell’s Kitchen or F Word (on the BBC channel) with Gordon Ramsay, this will crack you up…the “bad” words are kinda bleeped out…but thought I would warn you they are there. Apparently, this little boy “little …

Food for thought about TV chefs – Mail Online – Paul Revoir’s … – By ANM Blog
We had the youngest ever Michelin-starred chef Aiden Byrne deciding he wanted to be up there with Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver as his newly-hired agent took him through his paces on how to exploit his TV appearances. …

Slow news day – is no Gordon Ramsay news good news??

David Driscoll
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A few more Gordon Ramsay interviews from his junket promting Gordon Ramsay’s Healthy Appetite. Gordon Ramsay must have been really impressed with the restaurant in Whistler and how they sourced eveything locally – I think he has mentioned it on every interview!

Gordon Ramsay on Cityline (Canada)
Gordon Ramsay on Greens and Healthy Eating as well as Hell’s Kitchen and paying out on another host with too much bodyfat (in his opinion!)
http://www.cityline.ca/video/?bcpid=3215207001&bclid=4589259001&bctid=13312664001

Gordon Ramsay on Rachael Ray
This teaser is called audience Taste test 10 audience members presenting their signature dishes (and spat the bad ones into a bucket) and he doesn’t hold back on these women!
http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/gordon-ramsays-audience-taste-test

A Short backstage clip where Gordon Ramsay reveals his Favourite Meal, Worst Job and Craziest Restaurant Moment (involving women’s underwear as a side dish!)
http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/backstage-gordon-ramsay

Hopefully the actual segment from the show will be posted shortly!

David Driscoll
The Plonker Club
The Unofficial Gordon Ramsay Fansite
www.theplonkerclub.com

As Part of Gordon Ramsay’s Canadian Tour, promoting his ??latest?? book Gordon Ramsay’s Healthy Appetite he performed numerous radio and television interviews – here are video and audio links to all the ones that I could source on the web.

Gordon Ramsay on CBC Radio Q – http://www.cbc.ca/q/pastepisodes.html. The Podcast is directly available at http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/qpodcast_20090211_11936.mp3 - with Gordon Ramsay’s interview starting 17mins 50 secs in until about 43 minutes. Very insightful interview – into Gordon Ramsay’s inspiration for the Heathy Appetite book and a few other interesting questions a little out of the ordinary, especially where Gordon says that he hasn’t peaked yet – great job!

Gordon Ramsay on Canada AM Video – http://watch.ctv.ca/news/canada-am/am-kitchen/#clip137945 and Gordon Ramsay’s Cod and Tomato Chowder Recipe

Gordon Ramsay on Virgin Radio 999 go to http://www.virginradio999.com/shows/775288 and scroll down to show clips for the video (has one part of the audio missing – a replay of earlier comments). Hopefully this is a direct link to the video -
http://www.virginradio999.com/player/player?mediapath=&type=flv&fi=files%2Fsrimedia%2FGORDON_RAMSAY_on_VIRGIN_RADIO.flv&nid=873594&

Gordon Ramsay on EZ Rock
http://www.ezrock.com/player/player?mediapath=&type=flv&fi=files%2Fsrimedia%2FGordon_Ramsay_on_EZ_Mornings.flv&nid=872597&

I’ll post more as they come to hand!

David Driscoll
The Plonker Club
The Unofficial Gordon Ramsay Fansite
www.theplonkerclub.com

All Gordon Ramsay – All the time – News for Feb 10

Hopefully the links are sorted, so click on the article’s title to get the full story!

Lets kick it off with the Gordon Ramsay’s Healthy Appetite Tour of Canada and the US.

Gordon Ramsay Hitting Up Toronto – andPOP – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
(andPOP) – Hell’s favorite chef, Gordon Ramsay, is set to make a pit stop in Toronto next weekend. According to E! News, the celebrity chef- known for his …
Quote – According to E! News, the celebrity chef- known for his popular programs of Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, and the F-word- will be doing a publicity circuit in support of his latest book ‘Healthy Appetite’.

Gordon Ramsay titillates Toronto – Toronto Life – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
If Gordon Ramsay is in Toronto, who is making culinary train wrecks cry on reality television? The famed British restaurateur—known as much for his Michelin …
Top Quote – Ramsay’s previous interviews with Toronto’s own George Stroumboulopoulos cooked up much amusement—it turns out that Ramsay’s loose-tongued manner is not an act. He talks straight (and sometimes dirty) on his own eating habits, troubled boyhood and celebrity status. Perhaps this time, he will let loose on being cast as a Christian role model.

Here’s a heads up for people who buy Foodie magazines and may get sucked into this one because the name Gordon Ramsay appears on the cover!
The Food Magazine- Well Fed Network – USA
The story teasers on the front read like a who’s who of the culinary world: Mario Batali, Gordon Ramsay, Ina Garten, Nigella Lawson. … After reading through the whole issue, most of the recipes are reprints from coobooks. Gordon Ramsay’s “Healthy Appetite,” Nigella Lawson’s “Nigella Express: Good Food Fast,” and Ina Garten’s “Back to Basics.” There’s very little original recipe development in this publication. I don’t mean that as a criticism, necessarily; if you were considering one of these books for your collection, this magazine would give you access to a couple of recipes you could try for yourself, and then make your decision.

This is a bit of a nothing article – more just a survey, but the links another have a good rundown of previous Hell’s Kitchen episodes featuring our favourite Chef Gordon Ramsay!
Have You Ever Shucked a Scallop? - YumSugar.com – San Francisco,CA,USA
On last Thursday’s episode of Hell’s Kitchen, Gordon Ramsay showed the chefs how to shuck scallops. I found the brief lesson to be incredibly informative, …

A detailed article about the impact of the financial crisis on top chefs like Gordon Ramsay and lesser locations too!
Munch crunch: Britain’s restaurant crisis
Independent – London,England,UK
Martin Hickman and Tim Walker report on a simmering kitchen nightmare GORDON RAMSAY: The chef’s global restaurant chain has a reported overdraft of £10.5m. …
Top Quote – Last month alone, more than 100 British restaurants went out of business. But it’s not just the Michelin brigade who are in hot water. Martin Hickman and Tim Walker report on a simmering kitchen nightmare

Interesting commentary from a new Gordon Ramsay Employee on the New Season of Hell’s Kitchen – last years winner Christina
Hell’s Kitchen’ Insider: “Chef Ramsay Loves a Fighter” – BuddyTV – Seattle,WA,USA
For those living in LA, it is restaurant week, and we have been busier than ever at The Gordon Ramsay. I was once asked, “Why would you want to work fifteen …
Top Quote – I cannot tell you how many sizzle reels there are of me falling from last season. In one clip, we were racing against the boys to complete a dinner service. I was bringing the last dessert order to the pass, and felt myself going down. I looked at the two items in my hand, a souffle and a creme brulee, and decided to save the souffle, as it took 20 minutes just to bake. The floor is treacherous. It is not like a real kitchen. It is more like industrial linoleum, where any water or food scrap is a potential hazard. You learn this as you advance in Hell’s Kitchen, and try to work around it. It just angers me that such a stupid accident took out one of this season’s strongest competitors so far.

This is Getting F$%king Old and F%@king Boring
Ramsay under investigation after breaking record for swearing – Britain News – London,London,UK
London, Feb 9 : British chef Gordon Ramsay has come under the scrutiny of the broadcasting watchdog Ofcom, after he broke the world record for swearing on …

David Driscoll
The Plonker Club
The Unofficial Gordon Ramsay Fansite
www.theplonkerclub.com