Humble Pie - Gordon Ramsay

As I am finally getting around to putting my feet up with a nice brew and a good book I decided to read my collection of books that I already had and this had been a christmas present from my other half which I was longing to read but wanted to be able to read as much of it in one go as possible. Published by Harper Collins the book was only released back on the 2nd October 2006, my hardback version contains 304 pages and I managed to get through the book in just under a week which wasn't too bad and I found I was grabbing every opportunity to read this book I hated putting it down. It is easy to read allowing you to pick up where you last left, always a ...  Read the complete review

Gordon Ramsey is one of my favourite celebrity chefs because he really does have a passion for his cooking and reading his autobiography has confirmed my feelings for him. The book comes across as being very frank and honest, something I do admire, and he does actually state that he can't abide liars in his kitchen. I don't really have any reasons to doubt what he says in this book and therefore read it with sympathy, empathy and admiration for what he has been through and achieved. He starts by telling us of his childhood and the continuous moving around they did as a family. This was down to his father's terrible lifestyle of drink, music and women. He got ...  Read the complete review

To read the early part of this book, it would be easy to think that Gordon Ramsay was a shrinking violet of sorts. He was by all accounts at the mercy of a violent father and it could be fair to say his confidence was knocked due to a lack of roots - the family were continually uprooted whilst Gordon's father pursued his dream of becoming a rock star. Being an autobiography, you should expect the usual autobiography stuff, births, deaths, marriages, success, failure, chasing a dream, family problems. There is much valuable insight into the mind of a junkie (Gordon's brother had problems) and how a family, but in particular, how Ramsay coped with ...  Read the complete review

'Humble Pie' is the autobiography of Gordon Ramsay which details the start of his life right up until just a couple of years ago and tells you about all the ups & downs he has endured as well as living with a violent, overbearing father and how he came to be a chef rather than a top football player. I am a huge fan of Gordon Ramsay and will watch pretty much anything as long as he is either being interviewed, hosting or just doing a short cookery piece. I adore his style of cooking although I don't like his harsh language quite so much but I think that this is part of his character now and one trait that most people have come to know him ...  Read the complete review

I bought Gordon Ramsay's autobiography just after Christmas and paid just under five pounds on Amazon.co.uk. This book has been constantly next to my bedside table until I finished it reading it last week. I love Gordon Ramsay's Television programmes, books, recipes and the whole persona, so when I seen it on Amazon at that price, there was just something tell me to buy at that price. The autobiography was first published in May 2007 and is 336 pages long, and is an engrossing read which I extremely enjoyed from the moment I started to the moment I finished. I wont spoil the book for people that have not read this book yet but Gordon talks about his brutish ...  Read the complete review