Humble Pie

Gordon Ramsay

Apr 2010 · Sold by HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

Everyone thinks they know the real Gordon Ramsay: rude, loud, driven, stubborn. But this is his real story...

In this fast-paced, bite-sized edition of his bestselling autobiography Ramsay tells the real story of how he became the world’s most famous and infamous chef: his difficult childhood, his brother’s heroin addiction, his failed first career as a footballer, his fanatical pursuit of gastronomic perfection and his TV persona – all the things that have made him the celebrated culinary talent and media powerhouse that he is today. Gordon talks frankly about:

• his tough childhood: his father’s alcoholism and violence and the effects on his relationships with his mother and siblings
• his first career as a footballer: how the whole family moved to Scotland when he was signed by Glasgow Rangers at the age of fifteen, and how he coped when his career was over due to injury just three years later
• his brother’s heroin addiction.
• Gordon’s early career: learning his trade in Paris and London; how his career developed from there: his time in Paris under Albert Roux and his seven Michelin-starred restaurants.
• kitchen life: Gordon spills the beans about life behind the kitchen door, and how a restaurant kitchen is run in Anthony Bourdain-style.
• and how he copes with the impact of fame on himself and his family: his television career, the rapacious tabloids, and his own drive for success.

Ratings and reviews

After watching 'Kitchen Nightmares' I was inspired by his dedication to his craft and wanted to know a bit more about where he came from. This little book is a very quick read and doesn't go terribly deep, but it was authentic and interesting. I'd recommend it to anyone who's a fan of Ramsay's shows or restaurants.

This is an abridged work by Gordon Ramsay I only found this out by reading the entire thing and then looking at "Roasting in Hell's Kitchen" by him. "Humble Pie ” has 71 pages whereas RiHK has 290. The chapters have the same titles and most of the same content, save for the extra info in RiHK. In conclusion, definitely buy RiHK if you want Gordon's full story, I know I will because the shorter version left me wanting more.

I love hell's kitchen and love Gordon, as a fellow scot I have to say that we Glaswegians are not as bad as he makes us out to be, I would like to think that as times are harder for the country as a whole, maybe he could try to help out his ain folk by doing summit for this great city n her people. U won't find anywhere as friendly as Glasgow . I am proud of my city n my ain folk. Good luck to Gordon n his family.

About the author

Gordon Ramsay's radical career change at 17 years old led him to London and to huge success as chef, restaurant-empire-builder and celebrity. Gordon has published nine bestselling recipe books and has starred in the hugely successful television series': the Bafta award-winning Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, Hell's Kitchen and The F Word. In 2006 he was appointed OBE and saw the launch of his New York restaurant.