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[slyest romantic]

The one thing he does that I find really endearing, though, is the bouncing he does when he's excited. When he's not bouncing, he's dribbling an imaginary soccer ball between his feet.

Though I'm not able to catch this show on TV (alas, no BBCA for me in Canada), I've been able to see many of the eps from season two. The bouncing is very endearing, and I will add, his competitiveness in the recipe challenge makes me laugh, too. "Who won? Who won??" He really is a 12-year old boy at heart! And take him out of the kitchen and we get a chance to see a very different side of him. He has a wonderfully dry sense of humour and is surprisingly charming.

I enjoy this show because it's a little bit of everything. While I like his rantings from "Hell's Kitchen", this seems to be a more complete show. We've got the cooking in the restaurant, but we've also got the recipe challenge, him going to someone's house and showing them how to cook a meal, the turkeys (in season 2 it is the pigs, Ima Pilgrim), and usually one other segment, whether it be him giving Cliff Richard a wine-tasting test (season 2), or Janet Street-Porter doing a segment about finding healthier food alternatives, etc. It just seems -dare I say it?- more filling.

[smefferd]

No Gordon, you do not name your food! Still love him, no matter what show. Yay!

[Ima Pilgrim]

We've got the cooking in the restaurant, but we've also got the recipe challenge, him going to someone's house and showing them how to cook a meal, the turkeys (in season 2 it is the pigs, Ima Pilgrim), and usually one other segment, whether it be him giving Cliff Richard a wine-tasting test (season 2), or Janet Street-Porter doing a segment about finding healthier food alternatives, etc. It just seems -dare I say it?- more filling.

That's exactly why I found it so appealing, him actually showing how to cook instead of just watching him barge around the kitchen and curse is such a delight. And that rack of lamb, hold me back, that looked amazing, and way easier than you'd think. His was a little to raw for me though, I like barely pink, not bloody.

[soylentgreenis]

I have seen the episode where they cook Nigella and co and the kids seem to really take it in their stride. I didn't grow up in the country, but I imagine if you've been raised to think of them as food as well as naming them, it's not that same as having it sprung on you

Ramsay must be in Australia at the moment. I went to the gym this morning and when I got in the car I didn't really pay attention to the radio until the announcer went "and thank you very much Gordon Ramsay" at which point I cursed my timing in a manner that would impress the chef himself. I guess without the swearing and shouting I can't spot his voice.

BTW, is the swearing is bleeped out on the BBCA broadcast of The F Word? It wasn't here, nor was Hell's Kitchens and I can't imagine how either are remotely comprehensible without the F word.

[wyndham]

Yup, they bleep out the "F" word on BBCAmerica but those of us who love Gordon just figure out every 5th word to tell what's going on.

[slyest romantic]

And that rack of lamb, hold me back, that looked amazing, and way easier than you'd think.

This is the other thing that impresses me about the show- the simplicity in the dishes. Yes, perhaps the recipe is zipped past us a wee bit too fast, but even just watching him make it, you get the feeling of, "Hey, I could actually DO that." And as someone whose signature dish is... well... does rice count?... I find that very appealing as well. In fact, I've actually been inspired to start learning some of his recipes; it's quite fulfilling to see the end product and say, "Wow, why haven't I been doing this all along??"

These were posted over in the "Hell's Kitchen" thread, but I thought I'd bring 'em over here as well. These are on the DVD that comes with the book, "Gordon Ramsay Makes it Easy".

Scrambled Eggs (Several things I like about this clip- first, he has a FOOSEBALL table in his kitchen!! Second, you can tell how good his palate is, because he can smell the toast burning and the person behind the camera didn't. Sense of smell works with sense of taste.)

Stuffed Saddle of Lamb ("Sexy", and he grabs his ass.)

Antipasta-
Stuffed Corugette
Marinated Mushrooms
Balsamic Beetroot

Salt Baked Pineapple

Crispy Salmon w/Crushed Potatoes

Broccoli Soup (Easiest soup on the planet, and good tip about the knife and cheese.)

[FormerlyAmish]

LOVE this series, but would be happy to not see Martine McCutcheon on there ever again. What a bint.

[kauaigirl]

Since I am a vegetarian (I know, I know, below every foodies notice!) I'm not quite sure why I find Ramsay so charming, since I've seen him berate, scream, pout, swear, and treat some people like crap! I couldn't eat virtually 90% of his food because of the meat factor. I laugh everytime he does that slow strip tease with his shirt coming on or off (in this show as well as virtually every "Nightmare" episode) but watch it avidly nonetheless! I too love watching him bounce on his feet - it IS adorable. When he picked up that french woman on "Nightmares" and ran with her into the sea I just loved that as well!

He is so very charming and disarming at times and seems such a decent chap underneath all that bluster that I get sucked in!

I'm afraid however, that he will lose me on the episode where they "dispatch" of the family pets, er....holiday dinners.....I understand what he is doing in teaching his children that their dinners come from something other than the supermarket, but I keep hoping that one of them at least will go "nope, not eating Jamie this year or ever again Dad, sorry, I'm off meat!"
On the other hand, if everyone had a pet turkey in their yard, named it, took care of it -- then when time came to kill it -- methinks we would have a lot less turkey dinners thru the holidays -- or is it just wishful thinking on my part? Just my opinion!

Nonetheless, his shows are fab and I'll always watch them - he is good TV!

[slyest romantic]

LOVE this series, but would be happy to not see Martine McCutcheon on there ever again. What a bint.

I did like the bit where he was behind her, showing her how to sharpen a knife, and he quips, "This is a bit like '9 1/2 Weeks'!"

I laugh everytime he does that slow strip tease with his shirt coming on or off

I hear ya! I giggle like a fiend every time I see that opening montage. I mean, honestly, what does that have to do with cooking? Nothing. It was like the original opening of "Hell's Kitchen" (US) when they showed him zipping around in his fancy car and at glamourous galas et al. It sets him up to be a self-centered pretentious prat. And perhaps he is. But I don't think so, because like you say, kauaigirl, there genuinely seems to be a decent chap underneath it all. Would love to learn from him, not sure I'd want to work for him. But I'd love to sit down and have a pint with him.

[Bunky]

Since I am a vegetarian (I know, I know, below every foodies notice!) I'm not quite sure why I find Ramsay so charming, since I've seen him berate, scream, pout, swear, and treat some people like crap! I couldn't eat virtually 90% of his food because of the meat factor.

Me too! Watching him cook almost makes me want to eat meat....almost.

I have to admit, I love the opening credits when he takes his shirt off. For some reason, I find him ungodly sexy!

Did anyone watch last night? I really liked his bits with Joan Collins. I thought it was hilarious when he asked her if she thought he needed botox. Hee.

Also, the pumpkin risotto he made looked heavenly.

[GothicGirltx]

Count me as a Ramsay fan.

I was not immediatly drawn into The F-Word, but as the first ep progressed I found myself hooked.

Not as good as Kitchen Nightmares, but close!

[Stardancer2001]

I want that apple pudding recipe! I keep commiting the cardinal sin of watching the show hungry.


(Star, going to the supermarket.......)

[writeyouletters]

I thought Ramsay's mum was adorable with her Scottish accent and her sly teasing; I found his interaction with her to be the best part of the show. Agreed on the risotto as well, and I had just made a risotto with spaghetti squash the other night because I couldn't find pumpkin or butternut squash!

I'm in a similar boat with the "no meat" (I eat fish) but I bought GR Makes It Easy because there was some veg recipes in there I couldn't resist. I figured I could make the veggie sides and substitute for the meat in some of the cases. We'll see how it goes...

[catnip]

Just a few random unrelated thoughts...

I also loved the bit with Gordon's mum. She should be on every week, or have her own show, or something.

I recognized all but one of the turkey names -- who was Gary named after?

I was kind of surprised by the eating-out-of-the-trash segment. I think they illustrated their point about waste, but I can't get over the fact that they chose to eat sushi from the trash. I'm sure it was perfectly good when it was thrown away, but who knows how long it had been sitting in an unrefrigerated dumpster?

[beezer]

I assumed Gary Rhodes, but it's just my assumption. His mother was too cute, I enjoyed the snarking back and forth and I really liked her asking if he needed help. Yes, you're a world-renowned chef, head of a restaurant empire, and yet, your mother still thinks you might need some assistance cutting up the apples cause that's just the way it goes.

The sushi may have been cold to the touch. I saw a piece in some newsmag-type show here about that type of dumpster diving and most people who did it in that show had a route, and knew when stores and restaurants threw stuff out. I mean I know what time the Starbucks on the corner closes, and I don't know what they do with their leftover salads and stuff, but it doesn't seem hard to 'shop' for recently tossed goods. It sorta squicks me out too, but... my local market does in-house baking and has a big fresh bread and pastry section. Two hours before closing, they put the baked goods out in big boxes and bags in an aisle for half price and people buy them up. A small bakery a couple of blocks away puts up a sign in the window every night before closing that says everything is half price. I've bought half-price fresh bread from the market. Which is really only lacking a quick trip out the door from what Coran was doing.

I don't remember him mentioning anything like City Harvest, which I do believe they have in London, and would help repurpose all that waste.

This post has been edited by beezer: Oct 31, 2006 @ 8:25 am.