Internationally renowned, multi-Michelin starred chef Gordon Ramsay has opened a string of successful restaurants across the globe, from the UK and France to Singapore and Hong Kong, to the United States. Gordon has also become a star of the small screen both in the UK and internationally, with shows such as Kitchen Nightmares, Hell’s Kitchen, Hotel Hell and MasterChef US.

Gordon Ramsay, (born November 8, 1966, Johnstone, Scotland), Scottish chef and restaurateur known for his highly acclaimed restaurants and cookbooks but perhaps best known in the early 21st century for the profanity and fiery temper that he freely displayed on television cooking programs.

Beginning with Gordon Ramsay’s Passion for Flavour (1996), Ramsay published numerous best-selling cookbooks. He wrote the autobiographical volumes Humble Pie (2006) and Gordon Ramsay’s Playing with Fire (2007).Barbara A. Schreiber