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Scottish by birth, Gordon was brought up in England after his parents moved south to Stratford-upon-Avon. His first career break came whilst playing football for Oxford United where he was spotted by a Glasgow Rangers scout in a F.A. youth club match. After completing trials he was signed by the Scottish champions at the age of 15. Three years later he had given up professional football and gone back to college to complete an HND course in hotel management.

Gordon moved to London where he joined Marco Pierre White in the early days of Harvey's in Wandsworth. After a couple of years Gordon moved to Le Gavroche to work alongside Albert Roux. This was followed by three years of working in France in the kitchens of Guy Savoy and Joël Robuchon. Here he was able to enhance his expertise in classic French cooking.

In October 1993, Gordon became chef of the newly opened Aubergine where he won many accolades including two Michelin stars within three years of opening.

Gordon's first book, Passion for Flavour, published by Conran Octopus, was published in October 1996. His second book, Passion for Seafood, was published in May 1999. A Chef for all Seasons was published by Quadrille in September 2000 followed by Just Desserts in September 2001 and Secrets in 2003, Gordon Ramsay Makes it Easy in 2005, Gordon Ramsay's Sunday Lunch in 2006 and Gordon Ramsay's Fast in 2007.

May 2004 saw Gordon Ramsay star in the Channel 4 series Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, a series of four one-hour programmes, later to be awarded a BAFTA and an International Emmy. The programme was launched simultaneously with Gordon's recipe book Gordon Ramsay Kitchen Heaven published by the Penguin Group. Shortly after this, Gordon was given two weeks to direct a group of celebrities towards Michelin standard cooking in the ITV series Hell's Kitchen.

2005 confirmed Gordon as one of the UK's major television stars. A second series of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares was followed by the very successful US version of Hell's Kitchen for Fox TV. November brought the debut of Channel 4's The F-Word, a high-octane food show with cooking, topical VT's, food campaigns and celebrity guests. All the action was set against the backdrop of a full working kitchen and over the course of the show Gordon and his brigade prepared a three-course menu for diners. The F-Word is now in its third series and is one of Channel 4's highest rating shows.

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