Bring On The Rage!
Numerous quotes, countless dishes, and enough f-bombs to fill up the United States. Even years on, Gordon Ramsay is still going strong; making aspiring chefs crumble in fear while providing non-stop entertainment for audiences worldwide. With the likes of Hell’s Kitchen already in its eighteenth season, it’s fair to say that Chef Ramsay has dropped quite a few legendary put-downs in his time. So much so, that even three lists in and we’ve only scratched the surface!
#5: You French Pig
“Kitchen Nightmares†(2007-14)
Stupid is as stupid does. However, it takes a very specific kind of arrogance when your business is failing and you can’t seem to cook a darn thing right, and then to argue with someone who is telling you how to how to do it better. Michel, the owner and head chef of the Secret Garden restaurant, tries to deflect well-founded criticism by pointing the finger at Gordon Ramsay, and then refuses to adopt Gordon’s new menu. Finally, Gordon reaches a breaking point, takes off his chef’s jacket, and lets loose on the French menace.
#4: Burned Duck
“Hell’s Kitchen†(2005-)
Cooking is complicated, no doubt about it, and some people make mistakes. But if you need to be taught that lighting a duck on fire and continuing to cook the burned food in the same pan is wrong, then maybe you ought to reconsider your career choices. When Gordon Ramsay witnesses such a bizarre occurrence in his kitchen, we find ourselves in one of those magical “Hell’s Kitchen†moments where Chef Ramsay might have actually lost his mind. Alongside voice cracking moments like “look!â€, and “non-stick!â€, this is one for the ages.
#3: Who’s the A-Hole Now?
“Kitchen Nightmares†(2007-14)
If Gordon Ramsay tells you your food is garbage, it’s because your food is garbage. But for some reason, this lying chef became defensive and got in Chef Ramsay’s face about it. That’s enough to make an entry on our list, but this story is just getting started. When Gordon takes an in depth look at the kitchen, it’s not bad… it’s a disaster, and it’s enough to make him vomit. After all that, this chef still has the balls to call Chef Ramsay an ***hole. Ramsay may not have come to embarrass the lying chef, but that doesn’t stop him from spelling out the man’s incompetence in plain English.
#2: Pretend Chef
“Kitchen Nightmares†(2007-14)
No matter how bad the last chef on this list was, at least he didn’t own the place. The owner of the Mill Street Bistro is condescending to his customers, abusive to his staff, and has somehow deluded himself into thinking he can cook. This two-part “Kitchen Nightmares†episode has plenty of blow-ups, given that the arrogant chef doesn’t seem to know the difference between fresh and frozen food, or that you can’t put raw onions in French onion soup. Their biggest fight happened when Chef Ramsay confronted the owner about his disappointing lunch and had to spell it out for him. The delusional owner still didn’t get it though, and the episode was just heating up.
#1: Never Cooked a Mussel
“Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares†(2004-14)
It takes balls to go toe-to-toe with Ramsay when he’s fired up. Maybe it was the humiliation, or maybe this chef had just finally lost his mind. But when Gordon Ramsay calls him out for having never cooked a mussel, the whole kitchen goes up in flames. Yelling, imitations, insults, condescension, guttural noises… this fight has it all. What’s really amazing is that after the dust has settled, the person most confused seems to be Gordon Ramsay himself. Well, at least the two chefs are on the same page.
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