June Second is the release date for Gordon Ramsay’s latest cookbook – Gordon Ramsay Chef’s Secrets, which at this stage is only available in the UK (Amazon in the US still has it listed as unavailable).

Gordon Ramsay Chef’s Secrets

Here is the official product description from the UK amazon page.

Gordon Ramsay Chef’s Secrets Review

We now have some more information on the new Gordon Ramsay television show, courtesy of a representative from Optomen Television. Gordon Ramsay’s new television show is called Ramsay’s Best Restaurants and at this stage the only information that they are giving away is the entry page on the Channel 4 website that we alluded to last month and the twitter address for the new show – which is RamsaysBestRest (click for the link).

The criteria for nominating your favourite restaurant in the UK is only that the restaurant be independently owned and preferably one without awards such as Michelin stars or AA Rosettes. The judging criteria for nominess is based on quality food, quality of service, passion and pride of owners plus their ability to go above and beyond for their patrons. Restaurants should have at least two chefs, no criminal record (or charges pending) and obviously be available and agree to terms and conditions of shooting schedule (which to date hasn’t been named).

The nomination form can be found at this address http://www.fword.tv/nominate.aspx

There is a take part letter than you may want your nominated restaurant to complete – which can be found here http://www.channel4.com/food/on-tv/GR%27s%20BR%20Take%20Part%20Letter%2007%2001%2010%20v2.pdf

The categories for the restaurants are:

*British

*French

*Italian

*Indian

*Asian

*Rest of Europe

*Fine Dining

*Open

Check out the twitter feed, we’ll bring you more as it is released!

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The lengths that some people will go to when trying to impress people or appear to trump a celebrity. We all know that Gordon Ramsay is anal when it comes to food quality (that’s how you get three Michelin stars in one location, not mention multiple others!), so here some moron thinks that he can take advantage of the Gordon Ramsay some of us know and love from television, and question the food quality from one of his own restaurants.

I thought I’d seen it all when a female reporter from Channel Seven in Australia chased Gordon into his hotel and tried to instigate something by asking dumb questions (I’m a woman – have you got anything to say to me Gordon? in response to the circus surrounding Tracy Grimshaw). Well this one takes the cake.

Some idiot sits next to an alleged food critic who orders a well-done steak (crap detector goes wild). The alleged food critic is amazingly surpised to find that the meat is tough and rubbery. The claim is that this scene takes place in Gordon Ramsay’s Maze restaurant in London. Then the idiot presenter shows Gordon Ramsay a photo of the steak, in Australia, months later and asks for a comment, thinking he has the great chef cornered.

Gordon politely tells the guy he is a tool and explains why people don’t order well-done meat if they want to actually taste the cut they have ordered.

Well done Gordon – you kept your temper – which is precisely what this knob hoped you wouldn’t do. Amazing reporting moron – you’re a special for A Current Affair or Today Tonight – trashy, set-up reporting, pity it backfired!

Here’s the clip if you could be bothered – I won’t even link to it, then they don’t get the credit – you’ll have to copy and paste yourself.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,,25744851-2,00.html

Chief Plonker

The Plonker Club

The Unofficial Gordon Ramsay Fansite

www.theplonkerclub.com

The French Michelin guide will be released in a few weeks and already we know that Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant Le Trianon in Versailles now has two stars, even more amazing is that it has only been open for less than a year.

I can’t work out from the story if the restaurant had one already (obviously not if they are announced annually) since their running total of stars for Gordon Ramsay is 12 – I do some digging around, as I thought Gordon Ramsay already had 12 worldwide??

Instead of me regurgitating the story, go stright to the source More Michelin Stars for Gordon Ramsay

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

I came across the link via the Guardian newspaper in the UK and quickly perused the list to see if anything from the Gordon Ramsay Holding’s empire han scored.

The only one I recognised by name was Murano, a Gordon Ramsay Restaurant run by his protege (sorry, came work out how to put the funny things over the both e’s) Angela Harnett.

I’m not sure if this elevates Gordon Ramsay in the ‘who has the most Michelin stars’ stakes, but another one can’t hurt!

David Driscoll
Chief Plonker at The Plonker Club
The Unofficial Gordon Ramsay Fansite

www.theplonkerclub.com