I have a story to tell about the times I cooked for Chef Gordon Ramsay.
Last year, I was competing in a fierce cooking competition in which Chef Ramsay was the judge. He was stern as he gave the instructions. Then came the moment we’d been waiting for: What were we to prepare?
A fish dish! Woot! My specialty!
The preparation time was all ticked away before I even knew it, but I was certain I would win!
I pulled the yummy fish out of the oven, and to my horror, it was fish sticks! Yes, frozen, disgusting fish sticks! You know, like these:
Then, I had a flashback of opening the freezer door, getting a box of frozen fish sticks out, arranging them carefully on the baking tray, and shoving them in the oven.
I looked at the clock, but time was up! Ooooooh, what had I done?
Chef Ramsay started with tasting other dishes, which mostly got compliments. When he saw my dish, you should have seen his face. He wouldn’t even try my fish sticks.
No, instead he yelled,
I’d never been so embarrassed.
The next time I cooked for him… yes, there was one other time-
-Uh, right. What he said.
This time, we were to make whatever dish was our specialty. I reached deep in my soul for this one and decided to make deviled eggs.
Something went wrong, though, and it could’ve been when I added chocolate to the yolk mixture. My deviled eggs filling was brown!
This time, he came straight to me.
And that, my friends, was the end of my culinary dreams. 😭
As an afterthought, I wrote Chef Ramsay an apology for what he thought were my horrible mistakes. But it didn’t go so well.
After thinking about it, I was greatly offended by his response, so I wrote a scathing letter to him, tearing him up one side and down the other.
Sadly, there was no response. It was when I didn’t hear back from him I realized I must’ve won the argument. And that’s when I figured out that I’m not a cook at all.
I’m a writer!
This is actually a compilation of two different dreams (nightmares?) I had on two separate occasions. I might rethink watching any more episodes of Hell’s Kitchen! 😂😂
I bid you all a happy Monday, and hope you have a great week, too!
Deviled Eggs photo by thesonsgrace from Pixabay
Featured Image by Robyn Wright from Pixabay
Good story Kymber. Just being anywhere near ranty Gordon Ramsay would be a nightmare for me. I do not even like to watch his ads. He is so over the top, but that is why they pay him the big bucks. Happy Wednesday. Allan
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Kymber, you are so clever, soooo funny, I loved every letter of this story, well done! Bless you. Peter
LOL Thank you so much, Peter. I aim to entertain! haha 😀 Bless you, too.
Goodness you have exciting dreams lol. You know who wouldn’t frown on your fich sticks? The Doctor (Doctor Who). As long as their was custard to accompany the fish sticks. The deviled eggs though… Even if you made Mousse eggs, idk if I’d want to taste that. And I really really LOVE mousse. Actually….I’d probably try it >,<
Haha I love the part you sent him a scathing letter. I think it’s great when you can stand up for yourself in your dreams, and, although I’ve never seen Hells Kitchen, I get the idea that Gordon is a bit of a …. hot-head, and can be seen as a bully. SO I think this says a lot about you and the steel backbone you have!
Thank you for sharing your dreams 😀
LOL Thank you, Ninja. You know, if I was actually in his presence, I’d cave so fast. haha
My dreams are exciting, it’s true, but also terrifying. lol And then, I often have those moments when I first wake up where I have to take a moment to realize, yeah, okay, that didn’t really happen. LOL
Mousse eggs? I’m thinking I probably couldn’t try that no matter how good the mousse is. 😀
Haha I would probably also cave. Or hit him with a skillet. Hehe.
Haha yeah mousse eggs def do not sound appetizing. Some combos are simply not meant to be, and mousse eggs sound like an abomination.
LOL Yeah, most definitely an abomination. No wonder Gordon was so put out. haha
😂 you committee food blasphemy and he had to rebuke you in the name of the Holy Hamburger.
LMAO!! 😂😂
TOOOOO funny!
😂😂😂😂
That angry act is all for the show, isn’t it?
I would hope so. I mean, he’s managed to have a long-lasting marriage and what appears to be good relationships with his children. Plus, from all of the accounts I’ve read, he’s very polite and kind with fans, too.
Lol, that guy would give anyone nightmares!
hahaha Right? I was mortified! LOL
Is it bad that this made me laugh? Did this really happen?!
It was supposed to be funny, so I’m glad you laughed. 🤣 It didn’t really happen, they were nightmares I had after watching Hell’s Kitchen. lol I was so mortified!
That was great! Lol…
LOL I’m glad you liked it. 🤣🤣
So funny, lol. Glad you realized your true passion was writing after all 🤣 I can’t imagine how embarrassed you must have felt in those dreams.
Hahaha! I’m going to need therapy after those dreams! 🤣 I was so mortified. LOL
Sadly, a lot of viewers seem to like arrogance, belittling and yelling.
It scared me into nightmares! lol
HA!! What a dream lol.
More like a nightmare! lol 😱
Too funny! Quite a realistic dream! I would wonder what your mind is working out there!
I wonder that, too! lol It was rather horrifying; kind of like the time I dreamt (a few nights before my wedding) that all the bridesmaids showed up in puke yellowish/green dresses. 😱😱
lol horrifying indeed!
I spent a week watching Hell’s Kitchen while visiting my kids. Gordon Ramsey is an angry man! If I hadn’t watched him tear those wanna-be cooks apart, I wouldn’t haven’t known what the h*** you were talking about!
I had a taxi driver once tell me his idea for a new cooking show that’s never been done before. The Angry Chef! I didn’t tell him about Gordon. Why crush his dreams?
Oh, how funny! LOLOL It was kind of you to let him continue believing it hasn’t been done already. LOL
Who would think that would work? And yet, it does. 20 seasons is it?
Yes, 20 seasons. 😀
He’s very good with teaching children who aspire to be chefs; there is a tender side to him. But Hell’s Kitchen terrifies me and I’m not even a contestant. lol You saw the nightmares it gave me. haha