The chef, in Hong Kong to prepare dinners for the members-only Amateur Gourmet group, talks to Vanessa Yung about being an old rookie, his London restaurant and why he loves offal.
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- Oct 3, 2013
- Updated: 9:52am
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The British chef, whose first Hong Kong venture opens next month, tells Vicki Williams that celebrity is not something he is comfortable with.
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It's nearly 10 minutes into the interview but famously potty-mouthed British chef Gordon Ramsay is disappointingly expletive-free. The tape could go out on any radio station in the world without...
'If we're shooting, my day will start in Los Angeles. I stagger out of bed at about 8.30am; I'm not a morning person at all. I live in a nice complex. It has a beautiful pool and I go straight...
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