This is a surprisingly good biography, written in the no nonsense style that you would expect, complete with expletives. He talks frankly about his shocking childhood-his mother used as a punchbag by his cheating alcoholic father, the poverty the family lived in, the frequent moves all over the country each time his dad lost a job, the family going hungry while his dad wasted all his money on his dead end singing career. It's pretty shocking to imagine families having to live like that. He goes o This is a surprisingly good biography, written in the no nonsense style that you would expect, complete with expletives. He talks frankly about his shocking childhood-his mother used as a punchbag by his cheating alcoholic father, the poverty the family lived in, the frequent moves all over the country each time his dad lost a job, the family going hungry while his dad wasted all his money on his dead end singing career. It's pretty shocking to imagine families having to live like that. He goes on to talk about getting his chance to join Rangers as a youngster, hoping to be good enough to get a chance in the first team, but injury preventing him from getting even close to that goal. From there, he goes towards a career in cooking. This part of the story is better known and was interesting to read from Ramsay's point of view. We know about his battles with mentor Marco Pierre White who is viewed here as a violent bully who assaulted his staff and tried to cheat Ramsay in their professional dealings. I'm not passing comment on this as I've yet to read Marco's book and his version of the events. Either way, it was a volatile relationship. It was also interesting to see the reliance that Ramsay had on his father-in-law in business matters, especially with the two of them at loggerheads in court recently. Again, I'm not going to comment on the court dealings as I don't know the full.
Meet the Author Gordon Ramsay has launched a string of internationally celebrated restaurants in London with ten Michelin stars between them, and has restaurants in Dubai, Tokyo, New York and Florida, with more planned. The author of numerous bestselling cookery books and two autobiographies, Humble Pie and Playing with Fire, Gordon is one of the biggest television personalities in the UK with his hit shows, Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, Hell's Kitchen and The F Word. He was awarded an OBE in 2006. Most Helpful Customer Reviews See all customer reviews >.
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