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23 March 2008
Gordon to “rectify” Pétrus
I'd heard the rumours that all was not well between Gordon Ramsay and his protege and head-chef of Pétrus, Marcus Wareing, but I was surprised at how public Ramsay has gone.
In a full-page article in the Business section of today's Sunday Times he mentions that one of the things that made 2007 his annus horibilus were the “inconsistencies” at Pétrus. But don't worry, he's planning to “recitfy” them.
Oh right, those inconsistencies must include winning a second Michelin star.
Wareing's contract is up with Gordon Ramsay Holdings sometime later this year and from what I've heard Wareing is gagging to leave. Not bloody surprising. In my experience, he is a fantastic chef, with a proven track record. He doesn't need to put up with crap like this. I'd love to know a bit more about what actually caused the bad blood. Can it simply be Ramsay's concern at being overshadowed? Or is filthy lucre involved?
What with Bjorn van der Horst, former head chef of La Noisette leaving the GRH fold last week, it seems that Ramsay is shedding good chefs as quickly as he's acquiring gastropubs.
Posted by Silverbrow in UK, London | Permalink
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If Marcus Wareing wants to jump ship good luck to him, because having Gordon Ramsay always in your ear must get a bit boring after a long perod of time, as for the reason why they have allegedly fallen out it is probably jelousy because Gordons food is still stuck in the 1990's and Marcus's Wareing food is much more exiting to eat IMO
Posted by: Paul | 24 Mar 2008 05:48:31
Paul, I think you're probably right. Anthony
Posted by: Silverbrow | 24 Mar 2008 17:05:13
You've seen them, but in case not, there's an interesting look at restaurant criticism on Word of Mouth (http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/food/2008/03/levy_critics.html) as well as Jay Rayner's take on why La Noisette folded in its present incarnation.(http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/food/2008/03/location_location_location.html).
Posted by: Douglas | 26 Mar 2008 09:20:37
Apologies, I meant to write 'you've probably seen them'...
Posted by: Douglas | 26 Mar 2008 09:22:04
I did see them, but thanks for including the links here Douglas.
Posted by: Silverbrow | 26 Mar 2008 19:01:56
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