[Sca-cooks] BTW.....

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Feb 20, 2008, at 2:13 PM, Michael Gunter wrote:

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> I just made up that whole "Anthony Bourdain" thing.
>
> Gunthar

Funny, since I was going to respond that Gordon Ramsey is rather a  
pussycat. Most of what you see him doing on television is as nothing  
compared to the actual abuse some actual chefs heap on their employees  
in moments of stress. Usually I just watch him (on those rare  
occasions when I do; my son likes him) and repeat my mantra of, "What  
he's asking for is perfectly reasonable, and if you can't give your  
employer what he's asking for, maybe you need to work someplace else."

If you see him cooking alone, it's clear he loves the work, and it  
makes him happy, which makes him warm, polite, and considerate.

On the other hand, it helps to know he (as well as Mario Batali and a  
bunch of others) was apprenticed to Marco Pierre White, one of the  
greatest culinary impresario-demons, spouting an eternal Cordon Bleu  
Streak the whole while when working. And, like Ramsey, he's sweet as  
pie, as they say, when not working.

Jeez, I wonder if this what people think of me??? The SOB part, I  
mean...

Adamantius