Customer Reviews
In Pursuit of Perfection - By: LindyLouMac, 21 Jun 2008 
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 entirely necessary as alll it reallly shows is lack of vocabulary. This makes me feel that maybe nowadays he continues to use it for effect in print & on the smalll screen.
He is obviously very passionate about his restaurants & the meals they produce. He admits that the UK is still a long way behind the rest of Europe in terms of decent places to eat outside the big cities, a depressing but true fact. He hopes that things will improve slowly & that he has a part to play in improving the future eating habits of the British.
An enlightening read if you are interested in learning about how Gordon Ramsey came to be the man he is today, a successful chef & businessman.
A very much straight to the point story - By: edzshed, 18 Jun 2008 
This book was bought as a Fathers Day gift, it was a complete surprise & not a book I would have bought for myself. Wow what a surprise, many aspects of Gordon Ramsey's life reallly have been quite harrowing, but his drive & motivation is what reallly did it for me. The amount of training he put himself through starting again & again from the bottom & working his way up, if anyone deserves to be where they are today then he does. A good read.
what a refreshing change! - By: Jasmine Grant, 11 Jun 2008 This is a brilliant book! Ramsay writes from the heart! His genuineness makes a refreshing change. How wonderful for an englishman to show his feelings. If you think that you're not interested in the life of a celebrity chef then think again! I don't think it would have mattered what profession ramsey went into he was driven & still is. He's been bullied by his father, marco pierre White & others who are named in the book, but his drive & sheer hard work have got him through.He's also sarcastic & witty & says exactly what he thinks of people, & why not i say?! To hell with political correctness, he's written an honest account about his life & his feelings good or bad. There are some sad bits in the book about his feelings towards his father & his brothers drug addiction, so you do see a sensitive side too. He's an extremely emotional guy & it clearly manifests itself in his loose tongue, but underneath he's a reallly human, caring guy. A wonderful book that inspires.
Loved it! - By: Snapdragon, 10 Jun 2008 Wow! I'm not usuallly a fast reader, but once I started this book I reallly couldn't put it down & ended up reading it alll in one day. I've always admired Gordon Ramsay, his obvious commitment & dedication, but I think I can now appreciate how hard he has worked in order to get where he is.
`Humble Pie' goes into some detail about his childhood & relationship with his Father; his short career in footballl; his relationship with his brother, who is a heroin addict; his early days as a commi in France & in Marco Pierre White's kitchen & how he has developed his current restaurants & nurtured the careers of other young chefs.
This was a great book & (if it was written by a ghost writer) it reallly captures his distinctive voice, i.e. expect swearing. I can't recommend this highly enough & the bits of the book where Marco Pierre White appears, a bit like a pantomime villain are especiallly good.
Review. Done. Enjoy
What a corker of a book! - By: K. L. Lees, 24 Apr 2008 What a brilliant book, I was sad when it came to an end, I just wanted to keep on reading. I reallly liked Gordon Ramsey before I read the book, now I love him. He is a man with passion & standards, yes he has a firey way of putting this across but it gets the job done & I say full respect to him & the things he has achieved. He could have let his childhood experiences ruin his life but he didn't used it as his driving force & you have to respect him for that. A must read for anyone & a big good on you Gordon.........
