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Gordon Ramsay Head Chef on Hell's Kitchen 
Scottish by birth, Gordon Ramsay was raised in England after his parents moved south to Stratford-Upon-Avon. His first career break came while playing football for Oxford United, where he was spotted by a Glasgow Rangers scout in an F.A. youth club match. After completing trials he was signed by the Scottish champions at the age of 15. Three years later he had given up professional football and gone back to college to complete a course in hotel management.Ramsay moved to London, where he joined Marco Pierre White in the early days of Harvey's in Wandsworth. After a couple of years Ramsay moved to Le Gavroche to work alongside chef Albert Roux. This was followed by three years of working in France in the kitchens of Guy Savoy and Joel Robuchon. Here he was able to enhance his expertise in classic French cooking. In October 1993, Ramsay became chef of the newly opened Aubergine, where he won many accolades, including two Michelin stars within three years of opening. Ramsay's first book, "Passion for Flavour," was published by Conran Octopus in October 1996. His second book, "Passion for Seafood," was published in May 1999. "A Chef for all Seasons" was published by Quadrille in September 2000, followed by "Just Desserts" in September 2001 and "Secrets" in 2003. In 1998 at the age of 31, Ramsay set up his first wholly owned restaurant, Gordon Ramsay, on the former site of La Tante Claire in Chelsea. A year later he opened Petrus with his protege Marcus Wareing as Chef Patron, in St. James's. Within seven months it had won a Michelin star. In October 2001 Ramsay opened Gordon Ramsay in Claridge's, which gained a Michelin star in 2003. In June 2000 Ramsay won the Chef of the Year award at the Cateys. His restaurant Gordon Ramsay was voted the Top Restaurant in UK with a score of 28 in the 2001 London Zagat Survey, and was also named as the best Fine Dining Restaurant in the 2001 Harden's Guide. These ratings continued in 2002 and 2003. On January 19, 2001, the restaurant Gordon Ramsay gained its third Michelin star in the Great Britain & Ireland Red Guide. In October 2002, Gordon Ramsay Holdings Limited took over the entire food and beverage operation at The Connaught Hotel, a member of the Savoy Group. In January 2004, MENU at The Connaught won its first Michelin star. During 2003, for the second year running, Gordon Ramsay at Royal Hospital Road was named among the five best restaurants in the world by a poll run by Restaurant Magazine. Also in 2003, Gordon Ramsay Holdings opened The Savoy Grill, which achieved its first Michelin star. This was followed by the opening of Boxwood Cafe at The Berkeley alongside the new Michelin star Petrus, which had moved from St. James's. Finally, Banquette launched at The Savoy in December 2003. In May 2004, Ramsay headed the series "Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares," a series of four one-hour programs where Ramsay attempted to rescue restaurants around Britain in need of immediate assistance. The series was launched simultaneously with Ramsay's recipe book "Gordon Ramsay Kitchen Heaven," published by the Penguin Group. This was followed by ITV's "Hell's Kitchen," where Ramsay was given two weeks to train celebrities into Michelin-star chefs.   PRIME PICKS COPS Tonight at 8:30 PM Officers in Texas chase down a man after a bar fight breaks out; officers in Florida investigate a disturbance call at a roller rink  |
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