If you’re a fan of British chef Gordon Ramsay, you’ll be a fan of his funny quotes and insults. Here’s a lineup of the best of them.
Gordon Ramsay is not exactly known for his mild disposition. His flair for colorful insults has become legendary on his cooking shows throughout the years, including Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, MasterChef and Next Level Chef. In honor of the famously foul-mouthed chef, we’ve rounded up 100 of the best Gordon Ramsay quotes and insults.
Ramsay is famous for his fiery temper and all the insults he lets loose on TV as he pushes cooks and restaurants to reach their full potential. He also has shared plenty of thoughtful tips over the years on success, ambition and committing to a strong work ethic.
He is a devoted dad to his six children, Megan, Holly, Jack, Matilda, Oscar and Jesse, whom he shares with his wife, school teacher Tana Ramsay. The couple married in December 1996. Over the years, Ramsay has shared various insights on parenting and maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
30 Best Gordon Ramsay Quotes and Insults
1. “My gran could do better! And she’s dead!”
2. “For what we are about to eat, may the Lord make us truly not vomit.”
3. “You’re getting your knickers in a twist! Calm down!”
4. “This lamb is so undercooked, it’s following Mary to school!”
5. “This pizza is so disgusting, if you take it to Italy you’ll get arrested.”
6. “There’s enough garlic in here to kill every vampire in Europe.”
7. “This is a really tough decision…’cause you’re both crap.”
8. After trying Hawaiian pizza: “This isn’t a pizza, this is a mistake. This is an Italian tragedy.”
9. “Why did the chicken cross the road? Because you didn’t f—ing cook it!”
10. “You put so much ginger in this, it’s a Weasley.”
11. “The problem with Yanks is they are wimps.”
12. “Don’t just stand there like a big f—ing muffin!
13. “If I can give you one strong piece of advice, when you go away for that romantic weekend, whatever you do, do not accept or take the upgrade to the honeymoon suite.”
14. “If I relaxed, if I took my foot off the gas, I would probably die.”
15. “I train my chefs completely different to anyone else. My young girls and guys, when they come to the kitchen, the first thing they get is a blindfold. They get blindfolded and they get sat down at the chef’s table… Unless they can identify what they’re tasting, they don’t get to cook it.”
16. “Stop taking things personally.”
17. “I’d like to think I’m a great teacher.”
18. “I wouldn’t trust you running a bath let alone a restaurant.”
19. “I am what I am. A fighter.”
20. “This fish is so raw, he’s still finding Nemo.”
21. “If you want to become a great chef, you have to work with great chefs. And that’s exactly what I did.”
22. “You added so much salt and pepper I can hear the dish singing ‘Push It.’”
23. “I don’t like looking back. I’m always constantly looking forward. I’m not the one to sort of sit and cry over spilt milk. I’m too busy looking for the next cow.”
24. “Initially, let your food do the talking. You’ll be surprised how far you go in a short period of time.”
25. “The minute you start compromising for the sake of massaging somebody’s ego, that’s it, game over.”
26. “Cooking is about passion, so it may look slightly temperamental in a way that it’s too assertive to the naked eye.”
27. “Chefs are nutters. They’re all self-obsessed, delicate, dainty, insecure little souls, and absolute psychopaths. Every last one of them.”
28. “I act on impulse and I go with my instincts.”
29. “I think pressure’s healthy, and very few can handle it.”
30. “You don’t come into cooking to get rich.”
