false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178421655m/794616.jpg 794616 2 <p> Everyone thinks they know the real Gordon Ramsay: rude, loud, pathologically driven, stubborn as hell. </p> <p> Now, for the first time, the world's most famous&#8212;and infamous&#8212;chef tells the inside story of his life: his difficult childhood, his father's alcoholism and violence, his brother's heroin addiction, his short-circuited soccer career, and his fanatical pursuit of gastronomic perfection&#8212;everything that helped mold him into the culinary talent and media powerhouse that he is today. He also dishes the dirt on the rich and famous, and takes you behind the scenes of some of the great restaurants. </p> <p> Honest, outrageous, and intensely personal, <i>Roasting in Hell's Kitchen</i> will not only change your perception of Gordon Ramsay but that of the cutthroat world of haute cuisine as well. </p> 780595 2006 Roasting in Hell's Kitchen: Temper Tantrums, F Words, and the Pursuit of Perfection total:210|5:42|4:64|3:73|2:26|1:5| 210 742 321 60 3 9 false false Mon Nov 23 10:25:21 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 20:35:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 16:07:35 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 06:59:50 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Feb 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 19 20:12:59 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 03:29:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 09:38:58 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 16:25:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 20:51:57 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 14:56:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 07:57:58 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 22:21:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 16:07:35 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 16:28:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 26 12:32:35 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 14 07:15:36 -0800 2007
Now, as a matter of course. I checked out a biography written about him by someone else for comparison's sake. I found both stories remarkably similar, for the most part...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 10:28:17 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 10:30:15 -0700 2008 http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/5401...
Having read Hell’s Kitchen I now feel that I understand Gordon Ramsay’s personality a little better. His fanatical pursuit of perfection seems to be as a result of his difficult childhood. However I wonder if his constant use of the f word is entir...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 18:08:44 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 12:38:23 -0700 2009 Kitchen Confidential and got a more traditional memoir of family dysfunction, failures, and successes. I w...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 17:29:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 16:43:35 -0700 2009
Well Ramsay's chil...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Aug 03 14:35:39 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 01 19:54:58 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 14:35:39 -0700 2008
At times it's hard to keep up with the cast of characters...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 19:06:13 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 08:29:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 11:40:42 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 13:47:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 01 20:00:29 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 20:01:56 -0800 2008 1
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I enjoyed Ramsay's honesty - he doesn't have to admit to the terrible points in his childhood and his own struggles in such a straight and honest way. You can almost see him struggling over the page, especially when he ta...more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 07:03:15 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 07:30:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=794616