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marigold:
Another article with Tana Ramsay:
Tana Ramsay the soft-spoken chef
Tana Ramsay and I have one thing in common: We have both cooked for her husband. That would be Gordon Ramsay, the British celebrity chef.
I burned his toast. She giggles and admits she has done the same.
She has had much more opportunity, mind you. After all, while Gordon Ramsay is off filming his myriad television shows and maintaining his Michelin stars (12 and counting), Tana, 34, mans the stove at home. She even cooks Saturday dinner, the one meal that all four children and her husband try not to miss.
During the week, Ramsay will cook "one-pot" meals like those featured in her new cookbook, Home Made ($39.95 HarperCollins), such as Lemon Chicken Stew and a South African dish called Bobotie, which she describes as lighter version of shepherd's pie.
She also wears the pants, admitting she's the disciplinarian and Gordon, 42, is the good guy. When she phoned home yesterday morning, dad had allowed two of the kids to sleep in their bed, an obvious no-no.
When mummy is home, the rules for Megan, 10, twins Jack and Holly, 8, and Matilda, 6, are strict: No TV from Monday to Friday, homework done as soon as they are home from school, clothes and school supplies laid out the night before and no dessert – only fruit – on weekdays.
Table manners are paramount, and the soft-spoken Ramsay recites them they way only a mother who has said them out loud 100 times or more can: "No leaving the table while other people are eating; use utensils, not fingers; sit up straight," she says.
Speaking of manners, Gordon does not swear when he is home. The children have no idea their father's alter ego is a foul-mouthed bully who can reduce a chef trainee to tears, since they've never seen The F Word, or Hell's Kitchen or Kitchen Nightmares.
"When they're old enough, we'll deal with it then," she says matter-of-factly.
The former Montessori teacher taught herself to cook when her eldest daughter, Megan, started solid foods. The role of domestic cook has been parlayed into a new career, that of cookbook author and cooking-show host, despite her lack of formal training. Well, if you don't count the intrusions by her husband, who has had the temerity to ask if she should turn up the heat on one of the burners when she was making dinner.There's a friendly rivalry there, even though she admits to stealing some of his dishes, most recently a salmon en croute (in pastry) from Gordon's new British TV show, Cookalong Live. She relates how Gordon decided to make a Moroccan chicken of hers, blending some of the ingredients rather than leaving them chunky. The children preferred her version.
"He's got to be careful. The little critics at home are watching," she jokes.
Ramsay started working again when Tilly, their youngest, started school last year, but if her husband has any say in the matter, he would like to derail that plan with another baby.
"Never say never," Tana laughs, but adds that to have a baby now, when her youngest is 6, would be hard.
Besides, the Ramsays have always talked openly about their fertility problems, Gordon with his low sperm count and Tana with polycystic ovaries. Their first three children were conceived with the help of in vitro fertilization, though Tilly – "a real surprise" – was conceived naturally.
Ramsay has "a couple" of TV shows in development that revolve around "cooking and lifestyle," which she describes as "family management, the juggling act of work and home and having four children."
Link: http://www.thestar.com/article/539227
marigold:
HELL’S KITCHEN
Premiere: January 29, 2009
(Midseason: Thursdays, 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT)
World-renowned chef Gordon Ramsay is back for a fifth course of the sizzling unscripted series HELL’S KITCHEN. The show follows wannabe chefs as they slice and dice their way through each episode, vying for Ramsay’s attention in hopes of winning a life-changing culinary prize.
The intensity heats up each week as the ambitious hopefuls try to prove they have what it takes. Ramsay weeds out the bad apples, keeping only those who possess the right combination of ingredients to achieve success. Both his sharp tongue and the contestants’ inexperience are often a recipe for disaster in this pressure-cooker environment. Only one thing is certain: If the contestants can’t stand the heat, they’ll have to get out of HELL’S KITCHEN.
Season Four of HELL’S KITCHEN, in which Christina Machamer won the coveted title a senior chef position at Gordon Ramsay at The London West Hollywood, finished as the highest-rated season in the show’s history.
marigold:
Fox Press Release
Monday, Dec. 15, 2008
SIXTEEN ASPIRING CHEFS STEP UP TO THE PLATE ON THE SEASON PREMIERE OF “HELL’S KITCHEN”
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, ON FOX
Winner Receives a “Head Chef” Position at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, NJ
Thursday nights heat up this winter as a new batch of 16 aspiring chefs step through the doors of HELL’S KITCHEN to face world-renowned chef Gordon Ramsay as he serves up the fifth course of his fiery unscripted series, premiering Thursday, Jan. 29 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
The chefs have varying degrees of culinary experience, but all are incredibly passionate about food. Demanding absolute perfection, Ramsay puts the chefs through rigorous culinary challenges, testing to see who will boil under the intense pressure. Each week, Ramsay will send one chef home, and the rest are left to sauté their way toward the grand prize of a “Head Chef” position at the East Coast’s leading resort destination, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. Since opening in 2003, Borgata has raised the culinary bar in Atlantic City introducing world-class dining experiences to the market.
During the season premiere, the 16 chefs enter HELL’S KITCHEN and get to work right away by preparing and presenting their signature dishes to Chef Ramsay. Unlike past seasons, Ramsay is pleasantly surprised by some of the chef’s creations. After the taste test, they waste no time breaking up into teams and prepping for that night’s dinner service. When the doors of HELL’S KITCHEN open and the intensity heats up, tempers flare and emotions run high.
The 16 HELL’S KITCHEN chefs are:
The Red Team:
Andrea, 30, a line cook from Reading, PA
Carol, 30, a sous chef from Knoxville, TN
Coi, 22, a café cook from Austin, TX
Colleen, 41, a cooking school instructor from Papillion, NE
Ji, 33, a private caterer from Palisades Park, NJ
LA, 23, a line cook from Las Vegas, NV
Lacey, 24, a corporate buffet cook from Charlotte, NC
Paula, 28, an executive sous chef from Coconut Creek, FL
The Blue Team:
Ben, 26, an executive sous chef from Chicago, IL
Charlie, 24, a prep chef from Las Vegas, NV
Danny, 23, an executive chef from Edgewater, FL
Giovanni, 37, an executive chef from Destin, FL
J, 32, a food court chef from Clifton Park, NY
Robert, 29, a sous chef from Quogue, NY
Seth, 27, a private party chef from New York, NY
Wil, 27, a quality-control chef from Elgin, IL
HELL’S KITCHEN is produced by Granada America and A. Smith & Co. Arthur Smith and Kent Weed serve as executive producers.
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, a joint venture between Boyd Gaming and MGM MIRAGE, is a Las Vegas-style destination on the East Coast offering guests an unparalleled travel experience with world-class dining, entertainment, nightlife and gaming options. Since its opening in 2003, Borgata has changed the face of Atlantic City, igniting the city’s revival and continuing its evolution toward becoming a multi-dimensional travel destination.
TARAsia Fan:
Thanks for posting that, marigold! I'm really looking forward to talking Hell's Kitchen in January. :tup: :tup:
marigold:
--- Quote from: TARAsia Fan on December 15, 2008, 03:21:45 PM ---Thanks for posting that, marigold! I'm really looking forward to talking Hell's Kitchen in January. :tup: :tup:
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:cmas9 eeeek same here
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