Gordon Ramsay warns you should never order from one specific part of a restaurant menu
Topics: Gordon Ramsay, Food and Drink
Gerrard Kaonga
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Topics: Gordon Ramsay, Food and Drink
Gordon Ramsay has been yelling about food and restaurant standards on our screens for decades, well now he has some new advice for you.
Ramsay is no stranger to the kitchen - you know, with being an internationally renowned chef and all - so when he gives you advice on food, it is probably in your interest to lend an ear.
That is unless you’re fine at being cursed at.
While speaking on a podcast, he insisted there was a section of the menu you should never order from and his reasoning was pretty simple.
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Giving that Ramsay isn't just your average celebrity chef with a TV show, when it comes to serving the everyday public food, he knows what he's talking about, having actually made quite a success of it.
His restaurant group Gordon Ramsay is no stranger to awards or Michelin stars for that matter - considering he has 17 of them.
The 58-year-old is mostly known for his potty-mouthed outbursts on the likes of Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares, and he’s never shied away from telling us what he thinks.
On an episode of the High Performance podcast last year, host Jake Humphrey asked the chef: "How much did you think about your TV persona?"
To which Ramsay bluntly replied: "I didn't, I didn't give a s***."
He continued: "It wasn't a format for me, it wasn't about IP or format or success. Remember the first program it was 5.8 million viewers on Channel Four.
"So, then all the intrusion started. Then everyone wanted to know who you were, what was your background, what makes this guy tick?
"I'm like, 'I'm the same on or off.'"
In a previous interviews, Ramsay has shared what he's learned from his years in the restaurant industry and what not to order on the menu.
The restaurant owner spoke about his three golden rules for eating in a restaurant, telling diners they should be wary of any place which throws around 'suspicious boasts' about the quality of their food.
If you hear a restaurant say things like 'famous' or 'best in the country' without any further evidence to back them up, that sets the chef's alarm bells ringing and makes him wonder: "Who said that? Who named that?"
Ramsay's also revealed one thing you shouldn't pick off the menu when the waiter comes to take your order.
It turns out that the dish in question is anything off the specials board, especially if there's a lot of options on there.
He said: "Specials are there to disappear throughout the evening. When they list 10 specials that's not special."
Ramsay went on to share a trick for getting the best bottles of wine for a bargain price, saying you should ask for the 'bin end' list, which is comprised of bottles with scratched labels or vintages which haven't sold well.
He explained that you ask for a bottle of whatever is recommended for no more than $30, as that can get you an under-appreciated splash of wine to your table without costing too much.
Well, there you have it.