The pressure on young chefs today is far greater than ever before in terms of social skills, marketing skills, cooking skills, personality and, more importantly, delivering on the plate. So you need to be strong. Physically fit. So my chefs get weighed every time they come into the kitchen. – Gordon Ramsay
Theres a bond among a kitchen staff, I think. You spend more time with your chef in the kitchen than you do with your own family. – Gordon Ramsay
When youre a chef, you graze. You never get a chance to sit down and eat. They dont actually sit down and eat before you cook. So when I finish work, the first thing Ill do, and especially when Im in New York, Ill go for a run. And Ill run 10 or 15k on my – and I run to gain my appetite. – Gordon Ramsay
I think every chef, not just in America, but across the world, has a double-edged sword – two jackets, one thats driven, a self-confessed perfectionist, thoroughbred, hate incompetence and switch off the stove, take off the jacket and become a family man. – Gordon Ramsay