As a foodie, it is very difficult not to have come across Gordon Ramsay, the foul-mouthed, short tempered, and extremely talented master chef from the UK. He is perhaps the most significant British pop-cultural export of the past decade. I believe that he has singlehandedly revolutionized the cooking industry by elevating the public profiles of chefs to levels traditionally enjoyed by sports stars. Never before have chefs been spoken about so freely outside of culinary circles. Chef Ramsay was the first.

Ask random Canadians on the street if they have heard of revered Spanish Chef Ferran Adria and you will more than likely receive confused looks. Ask the same people if they have heard of Chef Ramsay and they will not only recognize the name, but they will more than likely have an opinion of him.

These opinions, positive or otherwise, may have come from watching either of Chef Ramsay's British shows that have been adopted by the American Food Network: the F-Word Kitchen or Kitchen Nightmares. If not, they come from watching him on Hell's Kitchen. There, he earned the disdain and reverence of millions of viewers for disparaging contestants on what amounts to a reality television show set in a professional kitchen.

In Canada, you'll also find his cook books in Chapter's. You'll find him on talk shows. You'll find him in the national news. And, you'll find him on billboards. The following is located in the Wellington Village (1351 Wellington Street West), above a parking lot.

Larger than life Ramsay

Most recently, Chef Ramsay made the international news for earning 2 Michelin stars for one of the newer members of his kitchen empire, a fine-dining eatery at the Trianon Palace hotel near the Palace of Versailles in France. Chef Ramsay is no stranger to the highly sought after Michelin star, but his latest pair come despite failing to impress the celebrated French food critic, François Simon, of Le Figaro (a French newspaper).

With so much media exposure, some fans even try their hand, attempting dishes that the classically trained chef makes to look effortless. The results often include a trip to the emergency room.

Mimicry being a form of praise, the restaurant recruiting firm, Caterer.com, hired child-actor, Felix Light to make three videos as ?Little Gordon", a pint-sized representation of Chef Ramsay, complete with a fiery temper and "bleeped" profanity.

Felix Light as Little Gordon
Source: Eat Me Daily blog

Here is the second of the three videos on youtube.com:


Surprised by how popular the videos have become, the firm created Little Gordon his own website.

Chef Ramsay was so impressed by the 9 year old's performance that he reportedly hired Light to terrorize contestants on the latest seasons of Hell's Kitchen and the F-Word.

I wonder if Light does any free-lancing. There are times that I wish I could spring a "Little Gordon" on some unsuspecting restaurateur as I wait for the chef to "hatch the chickens", "mill the wheat", or "catch the fish" for my starter.



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