Hell's Kitchen

Hell'S Kitchen
Hell'S Kitchen

Hell's Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares - Gordon Ramsay's Unique Perspective on Cooking
By Henrik V Blunck - Ezinearticles


The winners of Hell's Kitchen can vouch for Gordon Ramsay having made them better chefs. We have now seen several seasons of this wonderful series. These television programs are always worth watching. Just as in the series Kitchen Nightmares, he shows wannabe-chefs that it takes hard work to become a real chef.

Three outstanding qualities stand out as key elements in success when you watch Hell's Kitchen:

* Becoming a chef takes blood, sweat and tears
* Becoming a good chef requires cleanliness
* Becoming a successful chef requires you taste your food

Here are some of the most valuable lessons from watching Gordon Ramsay, and I think any wannabe-chef can learn much from listening very carefully to his sound advice.

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Blood, Sweat and Tears

Winning a quarter of a million dollars in salary and a head chef position in any restaurant requires motivation, ambition and a passion for food. Passion is shown by being willing to spend blood, sweat and tears striving to reach your ambition.

You could never become successful by sleeping. You need to learn the ropes, and Gordon Ramsay is excellent when it comes to seeing potential. He brings out the best in people - though he also scolds the people who don't have the talent for running a kitchen. Some have criticized Gordon for his swearing, but I think it's mostly because they don't see the kind of love Gordon has for the raw materials he brings to his students in Hell's Kitchen.

People often misunderstand Gordon. He has experienced failure, but he learned from it. That lesson is something he tries to drive home to people. Some only see the swearing, but swearing is much less painful than failing. When people lose their homes after putting in their investments into a failing business is much more painful.

Once you really understand that perspective in things, you begin to see his programs in a whole new light.

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Value of Cleanliness

The focus on cleanliness is mostly seen in Kitchen Nightmares, where Gordon visits places that truly have neglected cleanliness for months - and sometimes even years. But it is also evidenced in the way teams are faced with having to clean up both kitchens when they lose challenges in Hell's Kitchen. The lesson behind this is also something Gordon has instructed in his "real life" kitchens where they always clean down fridges twice a day - minimum.

Cleanliness is important when you want to do real a la carte food. Raw materials must be treated with respect in a clean environment. Customers deserve that kind of respect for things they put in their mouths, and Gordon introduces a whole new quality of kitchen-etiquette with his programs.

If only private couples would also take kitchen cleanliness just a bit as seriously many stomach aches could be saved...

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Taste Your Food Always

Another important lesson, to avoid bland food, is to taste your food always. It is absolutely critical that your last dish is as good as the first one if you want to run a successful business. Such a principle of proper seasoning and simple menus with warm food landing on people's plates are alpha and omega when it comes to serving good food.

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In Conclusion

As you can read, I am quite a fan of Gordon Ramsay. I won't hide that fact. He has lifted kitchen programs from the levels of boring mediocrity into striving for excellence. We should never excuse striving for high quality in all that we do. That should be just as important for a writer as anyone who wants to call him- or herself a real chef. A chef knows how to cook, and will ensure it is done level best both early and late during service.

Hell'S Kitchen

Hell'S Kitchen

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