Humble Pie.Special Edition.Only 1.99. (Quick Reads) by Gordon Ramsay
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Book Reviews of Humble Pie.Special Edition.Only 1.99. (Quick Reads)
Book Review: Humble Pie
Summary: 5 Stars
I really enjoyed this book by Ramsay. It is very readable and he comes across as supremely passionate about his cuisine and career. It is written in his own style and reads almost as he would say it. The details of his life, his upbringing, culinary education and family dynamics make for engrossing reading and this makes for an easy couple of days reading without any deeper pretensions. Well worth a go.
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Book Review: Awesome read
Summary: 5 Stars
As it says it's a "quick read" which meant I was done with it in one afternoon. But it was very interesting and told me some things that I didn't know about Gordon Ramsay from other books I have read. I highly recommend it for your Gordon Ramsay library.Book Review: Interesting insight into Gordon's childhood and growing up
Summary: 4 Stars
I enjoyed this book quite a bit, it was a quick read, with just a few pages that I skimmed over because they were sort of irrelevant (the listing out of soccer matches got boring quickly).
I definitely felt for Gordon when reading about his incredibly crappy childhood and adolescence. I giggled when I read about him shagging a restaurant owner's wife when he was 19.
He definitely has had an interesting life. I think this book puts a more human face on his persona.
He comes out as a likeable, driven, and ambitious professional. Just two small gripes - he's so gung-ho about not spoiling his children that he goes IMO overboard. As a parent myself, I don't think that kids who get more than 1 Christmas gift each will grow up spoiled. For some reason, Gordon seems to think that giving them 1 pound allowance and just 1 present each will ensure that they grow up selfless and appreciative.
Another thing that bugged me a bit was his insistance that in the restaurant kitchen, the staff is not allowed to laugh or wear their name embroidered on their chef's whites.
Gordon - no matter how serious you think your job is, it's just cooking. You're not curing cancer.
P.S. At first I thought "His wife must be a saint to put up with him" but then I realized that he's never home anyway! She probably lets him feel like the boss when he IS at home, and the remaining time, she just runs things the way she sees fit and he's none the wiser.
Book Review: Humble Pie
Summary: 4 Stars
I've never been a Gordon Ramsey fan - I've always thought he was playing a character on TV and he seemed a little too smug for me. I wouldn't have read this autobiography either except that it was recommended to me. As with all autobiographies, the essence of the man comes through - and he is a lot more likeable than I thought he would be. After finishing the book I'm less inclined to believe that he is "putting it on" for TV and I actually think that he doesn't really give a damm what other people think and that he is fanatically driven by what he does. I'm not sure he's someone that I would want to have a beer with - but I'm not the hater that I was either.Book Review: Just a bit too humble...
Summary: 2 Stars
I love Gordon Ramsey's shows, and was really hoping for some meaty info on his origins and motivations. This pamphlet - hard to really call it a book? - sort of skimmed along the surface and left me feeling only a little "full". I'm afraid I was disappointed...
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