Comments on: Gordon Ramsay takes on those lazy, non-seasonal chefs

By: Iris

Iris — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:25:18 +0000

I do have a penchant for comments that make some sort of sense, but which are too outrageous to ever come to fruition :-) And hear hear! to Sophie’s point about vegetarian restaurants!

By: nicole

nicole — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:32:35 +0000

I enjoyed reading this!

By: Sophie

Sophie — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:51:09 +0000

Paul, how could you? Raspberries in January! :-) You’re right though, this is the biggest stumbling block I have with eating seasonally in England. There’s basically no fruit all winter until, well, rhubarb…
I know what you mean Kate! He’s a bit of a love/hate personality
p.s if anybody is intrigued to know, as Maninas rightly pointed out, Gordon didn’t write (any of?) his Healthy Appetite book, it was actually written by Mark Sargeant and Emily Quah. Which is not to say that it’s no good – the recipes I looked at sounded great

By: kate

kate — Mon, 19 May 2008 21:48:46 +0000

There are times when i like him , and then there are time i think he’s a jerk …haha but i think i’ll get the new book. It does sound promising.

By: Paul G

Paul G — Thu, 15 May 2008 16:58:50 +0000

He’s definitely got a point about eating seasonal food (says Paul having had English asparagus 3 times since Sunday…), and I do try to follow the seasons to an extent, but I think the modern palate would soon get bored of eating only root veg all through winter (okay I’m exaggerating), and sometimes I *want* raspberries in January, dammit!

By: Sophie

Sophie — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:28:47 +0000

Thanks for the comments – I was intrigued to know what everyone else thought! It does all smack of soundbite rather but at least it’s in a good cause…
Maninas – no I didn’t spot that he hadn’t actually written the book! Now I’m intrigued to know who did – will have to take a look when I next see a copy!

By: zoe / puku

zoe / puku — Wed, 14 May 2008 02:26:00 +0000

hmm.. really, it is just producing some ‘food for thought’, I’m sure the fining restaurants is, as others have suggested, a way of getting extra attention, which comes in the end to the basic idea.. trying to keep the theme ingredients as locally and seasonally produced as possible. Which I think is an important idea!
I do like Ramsey (well, the “Ramsey” as presented, I’ve never met the man).. even when he’s crucifying chefs/managers/owners on Kitchen Nightmares (I find hell’s kitchen unbearable) he seems really passionate and engaged with them and making their business better, and he doesn’t insist they apply his own business/food model, he works with them to find something that works within their ethos, and does seem to genuinely care. obviously a man passionate about food!
thanks for bringing it to attention Sophie!

By: Maninas

Maninas — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:33:03 +0000

i admire gordon, but he is running the risk of getting way too much.
i agree with you – he really should have thought this one through before uttering a sound!
btw, did you notice that someone else is listed as the author of the book, ie. it says written by X (didn’t catch the name).

By: Trig

Trig — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:01:41 +0000

I’m afraid the answer lies in “1055 comments”. The man is publicity mad. Incidentally, I’ve read a few of those comments and several of them ask which part of the UK the bananas, mangoes and guavas on his restaurant menus come from and whether they are in season. I suspect a closer examination of his menus would reveal some even more terrible truths. Or maybe I’m just a cynic.

By: Deb

Deb — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:19:32 +0000

Good for Gordon! I like him, even though his “Hell’s Kitchen” shows are a bit much. But I have one of his cookbooks and look forward to this one! Fining restaurants may be a bit much also, but he is getting a good idea across!
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