€œSwearing is industry language. For as long as we're alive it's not
going to change. You've got to be boisterous to get results.€�
Gordon Ramsay

Melbourne, Australia (06-06-09)

I got to watch Chef Gordon Ramsey in action very recently and I was
very impressed by his actions that speak a lot louder than his words.
A lot of people attack Chef Ramsey because he does have a foul mouth
at times and they fail to see that for him its a part of the culture
and where hes from to speak in the fashion that he does. In my
meeting with him, I found him to be very down to earth and friendly
and even charming and passionate man that cares deeply for other
people and I came away with a deep admiration for the man that he is.

At a recent Food and Wine convention, after speaking with Mr. Ramsey,
I got to watch him work. There were hundreds of people lined up to
get an autograph and as I stood to the side and thought to myself, €œit
must be tiring to stand and greet hundreds of people€�, he worked
tirelessly.

One young lady in a wheelchair showed up late and was off to the side
of the cue and her eyes were lit up with excitement as she looked
fondly over at Chef Ramsey. The security told the young lady she had
to go and sit at the other side so she wasnt at the exit where people
left. The people in line continued to file past until just a few
moments before Chef Ramsey had to leave for his scheduled cooking
demonstration in the €œCelebrity Theatre€�. Unfortunately not everybody
in the line got a chance at this time to have their books signed and
Chef Ramsey started to leave and as he walked past the front of the
cue, a lady in the line roughly grabbed his arm and I heard Gordon
say, €œIm sorry but I have to go and speak to my most important fan.€�
And he pulled his arm away from her.

The young lady in the wheelchair turned to look behind her wondering
who this €œmost important fan€� was and while she was doing that, Chef
Ramsey walked up to her and crouched down next to her. It suddenly
dawned on her now that the Chef was speaking of her and a complete
look of wonder and awe swept her face as she looked directly into the
eyes of the infamous man whose books and television shows had brought
her so much enjoyment as he asked her, €œWhat is your name love?€�

For the next two minutes, Chef Ramsey spoke with, €œFelicity€� and all
eyes were on them as this transaction of communication took place
during which he signed her book and commented on her choice of books,
€œCooking for Friends€�. Felicity said that it was her favorite book
and I heard the Chef reply back that it was his also.

€œI hid myself in food. €œ
Gordon Ramsay

Some people who work in €œFood Service€� do so because they have a
passion for serving other people and Chef Gordon Ramsey displayed by
his actions in front of me that he understood what this means. For
the few moments that he shared with, €œFelicity€�, it would make a
lifetime of meaning to her that he took the time to make sure this
young lady knew just how important she was. I have no doubt that it
meant more to €œFelicity€� then it did all the other people in the cue,
you could tell just by looking into the beautiful smile that lit an
entire convention centre.

It occurred to me that Mr. Ramsey €œgets it€� and the fruits of his
labor are the evidence as he elevated the spirit of this young lady
simply by spending a moment of his time. In that sense more people
should be as down to earth and caring as Chef Ramsey. After he signed
her book, before they parted she told Chef Ramsey, €œIt was a pleasure
meeting you Chef.€� and he replied, €œNo, the pleasure was all mine.€�
The young lady in her wheelchair was beside herself and when the Chef
walked off, she thanked all the security staff for arranging the
meeting. She said, €œYou dont know just how much that meant to me.€�
But I could tell by the look in the staffers eyes that he did€¦

Its in the press that Gordon is arrogant and I can tell you by our
conversation and watching him at the Food and Wine Festival that the
things he said about other people were just jokes done to try and
entertain people and while I personally dont subscribe to his dry
British humor, I understood he was just trying to funny.

Anybody that has watched his shows knows that he has brought dozens
of people back from the brink of disaster and probably prevented
thousands of cases of food poisoning by raising awareness, standards
and in general, just plain common sense. Ive seen firsthand that he
has an honest desire to serve people by increasing self-confidence and
pride in everyday jobs and I could only wish that more Christians took
as much pride in making the world a better place as Chef Ramsey does.

He does get passionate and use explicit language when he sees people
with practices that place their unknowing customers in literal mortal
danger and had I eaten at some of the establishments hes shown on
television, Id consider suing those people€¦ but thank goodness the
Chef does care and is passionate, we need more people like him that do
care about the products being put out. The world would be a better
place if more people shared his compassionate nature.

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