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Ern
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What I mean is: if anyone is prepared to work like a dog for 15 or so years then they could achieve what he has. It's just most people aren't prepared to put the effort in.

A true Chef is someone who has a natural ability to create dishes( Careme, Escoffier, Soyer etc) and is born in an enviroment where food is loved.

You'll notice that he sometimes refers to the 'Repertoire' this is a reference to 'Le Repertoire de la cuisine'which is a catalogue of all the classic dishes that have been created and the precise way to prepare them.

So what I'm saying in a nutshell is: if you have got a bible of all the ways food can be combined to produce great taste then you've just got to implement those instructions precisely and hay presto given enough effort and time you've got 3 stars.

But have you created any dishes of your own Gordon?

Maybe there should be a 4th Michelin star for true chefs?
 
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Kathy_
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I bet he can't do beans on toast. Ninja
 
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Pink Panda
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Originally posted by Ern:
So what I'm saying in a nutshell is: if you have got a bible of all the ways food can be combined to produce great taste then you've just got to implement those instructions precisely and hay presto given enough effort and time you've got 3 stars.

But have you created any dishes of your own Gordon?

Maybe there should be a 4th Michelin star for true chefs?


Fair enough i hear what you are saying but there are a list of requirements to get 3 Michelin Stars.. for example, consistency of service and more importantly the individuality of the head chef.
Since Gordon has got 3 starts he would have had to create his own dishes, otherwise they wouldn't count as being individual.
And you can't really say that the Michelin inspectors were wrong considering they don't hand out 3 stars very often!
 
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Hale
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so where is your resturant then?? And are you as succesfull as Gordon.
 
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Ulfar
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yeah right I know people(my mother) who couldn't boil an egg with instructions in plain English if she tried.

Cooking to the standards for a Michelin star requires ability not everyone can work really hard and become a talented chef just as not everyone can work really hard and become a world class pianist.


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Originally posted by Ern:
What I mean is: if anyone is prepared to work like a dog for 15 or so years then they could achieve what he has. It's just most people aren't prepared to put the effort in.

A true Chef is someone who has a natural ability to create dishes( Careme, Escoffier, Soyer etc) and is born in an enviroment where food is loved.

You'll notice that he sometimes refers to the 'Repertoire' this is a reference to 'Le Repertoire de la cuisine'which is a catalogue of all the classic dishes that have been created and the precise way to prepare them.

So what I'm saying in a nutshell is: if you have got a bible of all the ways food can be combined to produce great taste then you've just got to implement those instructions precisely and hay presto given enough effort and time you've got 3 stars.

But have you created any dishes of your own Gordon?

Maybe there should be a 4th Michelin star for true chefs?


IF IT WAS EASY TO GET A STAR I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU. IT IS, HOWEVER, EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT THAT IS WHY THEY ARE ONE THE HIGHEST CURRENCIES IN THE WORLD OF HAUTE CUISINE. I LOVE FOOD AND I LOVE TO COOK. I HAVE OVER THE YEARS BEEN BOUGHT OR HAVE PURCHASED, ALL THE THE BOOKS IMAGINABLE. I FREQUENTLY COOK FOR UPWARDS OF 6 TAKING CARE TO PRACTISE AND HAVE EXCELLENT INGREDIENTS FOR THE LAST TWENTY YEARS. THIS DOES NOT, I THINK, QUALIFY ME FOR A MICHELIN
 
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Michelin stars mean nothing to me. I would say they only matter to those who hold them up as validation for hard work, and good for them for achieving something.

I'll never be a chef but i'm a good cook who finds inspiration watching cooking shows and collecting food magazines and cook books. I prefer baking and have been baking since age 9. I think that for me, being a mom and now a grandmother, not to mention hosting countless dinner parties and baking cakes for special occasions at work has given me lots of experience in the kitchen and i think that experience is a great teacher.

I don't know much about Mr. Ramsay other than what I read on his website and on here. . but he sounds like a go getter and I say good for him for succeeding in the food biz!
 
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Diplodocus
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Originally posted by Ern:
What I mean is: if anyone is prepared to work like a dog for 15 or so years then they could achieve what he has. It's just most people aren't prepared to put the effort in.

A true Chef is someone who has a natural ability to create dishes( Careme, Escoffier, Soyer etc) and is born in an enviroment where food is loved.

You'll notice that he sometimes refers to the 'Repertoire' this is a reference to 'Le Repertoire de la cuisine'which is a catalogue of all the classic dishes that have been created and the precise way to prepare them.

So what I'm saying in a nutshell is: if you have got a bible of all the ways food can be combined to produce great taste then you've just got to implement those instructions precisely and hay presto given enough effort and time you've got 3 stars.

But have you created any dishes of your own Gordon?

Maybe there should be a 4th Michelin star for true chefs?


IF IT WAS EASY TO GET A STAR I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU. IT IS, HOWEVER, EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT THAT IS WHY THEY ARE ONE THE HIGHEST CURRENCIES IN THE WORLD OF HAUTE CUISINE. I LOVE FOOD AND I LOVE TO COOK. I HAVE OVER THE YEARS BEEN BOUGHT OR HAVE PURCHASED, ALL THE THE BOOKS IMAGINABLE. I FREQUENTLY COOK FOR UPWARDS OF 6 TAKING CARE TO PRACTISE AND HAVE EXCELLENT INGREDIENTS FOR THE LAST TWENTY YEARS. THIS DOES NOT, I THINK, QUALIFY ME FOR A MICHELIN


Hi I am new to this forum and like to cook and enjoy hells kitchen but zou zou I have been on other forums over the years and writing in CAPS is shouting!!!! Please take the caps lock off!
 
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Diplodocus
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Thank you!
 
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