Monday, October 31, 2011

Cooking Like Ramsay

A little over a year ago I decided to watching some Kitchen Nightmares on Hulu and I immediately was hooked. In case you're not familiar with this show, this reality series TV show, has world renowned chef Gordon Ramsay go around to failing restaurants around the United States, and help them save their business. He assesses the problems and then implements changes in these restaurants. May sound kind of boring at first but it was probably the most entertaining show I've ever seen. Why? Well, aside from Ramsay being an amazing chef, he also has a "no bull$#!%" attitude when it comes to running a business. He's not afraid to tell it like it is and boy do some of these restaurant owners and chefs need to be told. I believe the best way to describe this show is "common sense, isn't so common". Anyways, this show started my obsession of all thing Gordon Ramsay. From there I moved on to his other shows like Hell's Kitchen and also Master Chef.

After watching how amazing Chef Ramsay is, I was dying to know how he was so special. One thing Gordon Ramsay always stresses is that cooking is something anyone can do. All you need is some basic knowledge on basic principles and it shouldn't stop you from producing good food. I soon found some clips on YouTube on some basic tips of preparing food. These tips have made a world of difference in my food life, for example chopping an onion. Something very simple but can be nightmare if not done efficiently. I'd recommend everyone to just watch some of these videos. They will definitely make cooking easier and more enjoyable.