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Gordon Ramsay's Playing with Fire: Raw, Rare to Well Done£14.49 Free DeliveryRRP: £18.99 | You save: £4.50 (23%) In stock | Usually dispatched within 24 hours |
Not a sausage. That is what Gordon Ramsay had when he started out as a chef, working 16-hour days, 6 days a week. When he was struggling to get his first restaurant in the black, he didn't think he'd be famous for a TV show about how to run profitable eateries, or that he'd be head of a business empire. But he is and he did. Here's how. "In the beginning there was nothing. I was penniless, broke, fucking nothing. I was slaving my guts out, working day and night, and had a baby on the way. There had to be a better way. I decided to do something about it. Still, it would take years before there was any significant change. Before, as they say, I had a pot to piss in. This is the story of how that change took place." From his restaurant in Glasgow going belly-up to taking three thousand calls a day for reservations, Gordon has faced both tremendous highs and lows that would shatter a lesser man. A perennial object of speculation and fascination, constantly in the media, Gordon Ramsay is a major figure of our times.How has he become a world famous chef and businessman, while juggling a multitude of other commitments including books, television programmes, product endorsements, public speaking -- not to mention a young family? Learn the secrets behind Gordon Ramsay's phenomenal success -- the truth behind the headlines.
HarperCollins Publishers (United Kingdom) | |
2007 | |
9780007259892 | |
Hardback - 304 Pages |

Average rating (3 reviews)
Insight into the detailed running of "gordon ramsy holdings"
DjBarney | 17/03/2008 | See all DjBarney's reviews (3) »
Gordon ramsy has over the past years become a name on everyones lips, be it because of his tendincys to use the "F" word alot or mearly because of his cooking skills, watever the reason you can either love him or hate him.
I found this book very informative and highly detailed, it traces the start of gordons restaurant empire to the present and includes all the highs and lows of these ventures. What i found from this book is the dedication gordon shows in running his empire, his insights into running a restaurant are amazing and after i finished this book i actually felt i could open my own restaurant and make it successful !
I highly hope this next restaurant i go to the owner has read this book, if they have i can guarantee the service would be first class !
excellent
katielou85 | 17/11/2007 | See all katielou85's reviews (1) »
an excelent book by an excellent chef have got humble pie and love it so thought i would give this one a try , well worth the money
Playing with Fire
ClarryW | 10/11/2007 | See all ClarryW's reviews (7) »
An excellent book which gives an eye opening account of how Gordon Ramsay started with an idea and expanded it into a very successful business. The book focuses on the courage and determination by all those involved and how they overcame roadblocks in their way. I was really interested to see how much personal attention was given to even the smallest details of the business. A book definitely worth reading!
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