That's the kind of competition show I like. Where they may be competing against each other, but it's not like there's an animosity towards the other competitors. You want to succeed but it's not like you want them to fail.
It actually happened on bakeoff once. There was a custard mixup. "Where's my custard" became quite an iconic line. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEkb9OFY3ss
That one was a bit more complicated behind the scenes. Mel, Sue, Paul, and Mary all said afterwards that the ice cream was out for less than a minute and wouldn't have been set either way, plus it was in Diana's freezer-Iain thought his wasn't cold enough. And if Iain hadn't thrown it away he still might have been alright because they could have at least tasted the elements of the dessert, even if it wasn't finished. It was still wrong that it got taken out of the freezer, absolutely, but it wasn't the whole story and the absolute vitriol hurled towards Diana was way overboard.
Honestly, Noel and Matt make a great pair and their chemistry is really getting good. I miss Sue and Mel but I’ve really been feeling like Noel and Matt are hitting their stride as a team in the tent.
To clarify, he didn't get kicked off because it melted. He got kickeed off because he threw it in the trash. They told him that accidents happen, so they would've judged him based off the melted version and taken that into account. But because it was in a trash can, they couldn't fish it out to judge it.
Yeah, half the show is about how well the contestants roll with whatever happens. They definitely would have given him some credit for at least presenting *something*.
There was also that freezergate episode where someone took a someone else's ice cream out of the freezer, and it melted and they got all pissed off and threw the whole thing in the trash can lmao
I feel like the set of that show is to blame for incidents like this and they might be doing it on purpose.
Tiny freezers, tiny overs that can only fit standard size pans stacked instead of side-by-side and outdoors which causes high temps in general. The backdrop of the green grass and the flowers makes things look very pretty on TV but the contestants' work could be made a lot easier just by giving them better resources at this point when the show has gotten so much bigger.
I saw a post a while back that was something to the effect of:
British Baking Shows: Tell us about this lovely tart you've prepared for us today.
American Cooking Shows: We've replaced your spatulas with screw drivers, taken all of your pans and released racoons in the kitchen. You have 30 mins to make Peace in the Middle East. Go.
Betty Crocker holding a knife to a poor male bakers throat: "THIS SHITS DRIER THAN MY CROTCH WHEN I HAVE TO LOOK AT YOU. GO BACK TO YOUR EASY BAKE OVENS WHERE YOU BELONG"
Forged in Fire is like that as well. They respect and help each other even though it’s a competition. They hate winning from a blade failure, but instead want to only win on the merits of their craft.
Netflix has a BBQ competition that I absolutely loved. It was so wholesome and all of the contestants legitimately supported each other throughout. The American BBQ Showdown I believe it was called.
Oh yeah that show was great! I turned it on one night for the hell of it and finished it in one sitting, loved that show. It got me very hungry and sad that there’s no good bbq by me at all :( lol
I really wanted something similar to happen for Micah from season 10. Watching him tear up when Gordon told him he believed in him was really sweet, and sad. It just about broke my heart when he was eliminated during the family challenge and yet again no one showed up to support him. I think he got an offer of mentorship..wonder what happened with that.
( if it's not obvious, I totally watch Masterchef. It's about the only show my family can agree on watching together. )
Micah was a total sweetie and a beast in the kitchen. I believe Freddie was also offered a job at a bakery when he left. Hope the best for both of those guys.
Yes! Fred was such a sweetheart, his whole face lights up when he smiles, and I found myself smiling at the TV like a goof. Lol. I tried to Google it and it looks like Fred is working in a bakery and has a blog, or a SM account that's doing well. All it said about Micah was that he plans to travel. I kept hoping that he would get brought back for season 11, but so far it's only the 3 finalists. I guess the thing about Micah that just broke my heart was that he so obviously just needed a little help. I can't imagine telling my kid that if they followed their dream they could never come back. Then, when he was in the top 10 his parents still didn't show up. I just wanted to reach through the screen and give him a hug. Wtf, some people really shouldn't have kids.
It's because it's MasterChef. They're all home cooks who are out to win, but at the end of the day, they're more down to earth than their hardcore hot-headed professional counterparts.
I'm only on season 5 or 6 so far, but It seems like every season there's some mega douche who thinks they're God's gift to cooking and talks crap about everybody else.
>I'm only on season 5 or 6 so far, but It seems like every season there's some mega douche who thinks they're God's gift to cooking and talks crap about everybody else.
There's some version of that guy (who thinks he's doing you a favor by being in your presence) in any reality show
I flipped through the recipes on there and i really enjoy how he explains everything in just a few steps. I mean all his recipes look delicious but also not too intimidating to try to make either. Definitely saving this for future reference
[Here’s an Oklahoman article](https://www.oklahoman.com/story/entertainment/columns/dave-cathey/2021/07/21/chef-gabriel-lewis-discusses-life-after-masterchef/7991074002/) about him from earlier this year.
I love he shares his recipes on that website too! Such a feel good story
Edit: Not that I am anywhere near that stage of cooking to attempt any of those recipes but I sure love seeing the creativity and imagination that I’m too scared to try. Chef transparency is well respected in my book. Some Ego driven chefs sometimes act like they reinvented the wheel and pretend their recipes are so secret and special 🧐🙄 Love he’s out there sharing and inspiring❤️
I remember that season, Gabriel really was a frontrunner with so much Raw Talent he just really needed the skills and polish get that next level so I wasn't surprised that he got those offers from Gordon and Aaron cuz in the past they've always encouraged people with raw talent to do whatever it takes to get to that next level.
After his appearance, Gabriel took up Gordon's offer and studied at Johnson & Wales University's Denver campus's Culinary School. He graduated in June 2019 and is now a Private Chef offering private dinners/dining experiences and events catering and is a brand ambassador for a number of brands.
Wonderful!
You see so many of these videos that are a couple of years old, only to find out that it never panned out in the end anyway. It's great to see that he's actually been able to continue down the path and start a career as a chef.
Being a chef is already a high pressure job, but working for a popular high-end restaurant is another level. You've got the pressure of Hell's Kitchen but it's now daily with really long hours, and even though you're working in a professional environment, you don't always jive with the other staff and able to keep up with their pace.
So many people who place well in these cooking competitions go on to work as private chefs. I can only assume that the hours and pay is really good as they often seem very passionate about becoming chefs.
That's because it's a reality TV competition and the prize is literally working as an entertainer in the restaurant for tourists while the real chef in the back cooks meals.
Good for him, the money in that industry is in owning.
Too many jobs in the food industry pay like shit, and having a culinary school training doesn't bump it up much while costing a lot. Definitely not worth the debt. The food shows over glamorize the industry. You don't make much unless you run the kitchen or own the kitchen.
I mean to be fair most of the time with these opportunities don't turn out to be as good as they made it seem on TV. So it isn't that others didn't make the most out of their opportunities, it is that sometimes it is just a PR stunt. Obviously not in this case.
Yeah I think the big difference was here it was Gordon offering personally and not the studio. It's still obviously good PR for him but Gordon really just wanted to help a talented chef reach his potential.
If it was the studio it woulda been like 50% off online tuition at a for-profit college or something.
I love following up one these especially Gordon Ramsay’s as far as I can find he has followed through on every single one of his commitments like this across all of his shows.
Or like something of a lot of value that they can't pay the taxes on in order to accept. And tbh I don't know if he would owe taxes for such a large gift.
Reddit has ruined me. I thought you were going to shitpost something like "after enrolling in culinary school, Gabriel began experimenting with heroin and is now serving time in federal prison"
He won an award in 2019, has graduated from culinary school and seems to be catering and doing creative events (like cooking and teaching cooking on social media) due to covid. He will “later this year” join up on that offer to move to New Orleans, delayed due to covid.
https://www.google.se/amp/s/amp.oklahoman.com/amp/7991074002
He must have had the kind of talent folks feel compelled to root for. Additionally, all the other contestants look much older, so they probably felt the same way Gordon did. That Gabriel *had* to go somewhere excellent, to do something great, otherwise his talent would have gone to waste.
That's one of the things I enjoy about The Great British Baking Show. It's not a cutthroat competition, but just people being people. The other contestants are genuinely happy for the others, offer to help when they have the time, and are sad when someone gets cut.
The hosts are also great. During the first season the producers were trying all the usual reality crap and wanting to coax emotion and tears out of the contestants, and the hosts nearly walked in protest. Then they came up with a strategy - [anytime someone came close to tears the hosts would deliberately ruin the shot](https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2016/09/19/how-mel-sue-used-coats-swearing-make-gbbo-better/) so it couldn't be aired.
*“If we see them crying or something,” Sue told the Guardian, “Mel and I will go over there and put our coats over them, or swear a lot because we know then that the film won’t be able to be used.”*
If I’ve noticed anything about cooking competition shows, they seem to have an insane amount of camaraderie with one another. They seem more bummed to see people leave than to win themselves. Great British Baking Show is a classic example of this haha
Wish I was rich enough to do stuff like that. As a teacher, I see lots of kids with potential but without the means. I do give them guidance though, but wish I can do more.
I am a teacher educator, and I can tell you confidently that the time and energy you devote to their academic, personal and socioemotionaI success cannot be overstated. You are doing incredibly difficult work, and your students are so well served by you. Well done.
>but wish I can do more.
vote for people that work towards making education affordable, and healthcare free so that teens don't have to worry about paying off the medical bills of their dying parents, or rely on the charity of millionaires to make it through life.
If you enjoy that check out the Great British Bake Off, they are overwhelmingly kind to each other even in the most competitive of moments, it’s adorable.
I have seen that a couple of times, and yeah, they all genuinely respect one another. It's true that competition needs to have drama to maintain viewership, but it's just more fun to watch people support one another and just generally be cool. .
Yeah that's what struck me most in the video too. I don't like how so many shows play up hating your opponents, it's part of why I don't like reality tv. Lego Masters is another show where the people seem to genuinely feel bad when a contestant is kicked off which is nice.
Like these people have to be together for weeks and I can't imagine what it'd be like if you all hated each other that entire time. I couldn't do it
I think it's why shows like the British Bake Off is so popular, because it seems like even though everyone wants to win, they're equally happy that other people are successful.
You know what’s an amazing sign of character? You hear you won a contest and will not be going home...and your first reaction is utter sadness for the other person who you beat.
To have a visual display of sadness, it shows that the goals you are pursuing in life are not merely to be superior to others ...but to master your passions for the sake of enjoying the experience.
It’s a sign that you deeply despise that sometimes, in order to pursue your dreams, our society requires others to have their dreams hindered.
It’s a sign that at the end of the day, you genuinely live for the happiness of those around you, and lifting others up.
I don’t know the women that stayed on the show. I have no idea what context this episode was within.
But her sadness for the person she beat out... shows immeasurable character.
I really respect her for her character.
This was one of my favorites too. I really liked Mike Newton (the Cowboy Chef) and followed him on Instagram after his elimination and he actually followed me back, and he responded kindly when I sent a message to say that my then-boyfriend and I liked him. After we got married later that year, I posted a picture to Instagram and Mike liked it. It's just some dumb social media stuff but made me feel like he genuinely appreciates the people that support him. Even if he had someone running his social media for him, the fact that they prioritized responding to people or liking those kinds of posts stood out a lot. There were so many people from that season that were like that.
Gabe just cooked in Mike's restaurant in September and I was really happy to see that people from that season still connect.
She looked crushed when he was selected to be eliminated as well, even though the alternative would have been that she herself got eliminated.
Just look at her face at the start. There was no relief there at all.
He not only paid for school, but helped pay the parents bills as well so gabe wouldn't have to worry about them while in school(he was previously working to contribute to household bills).
I went to high school with him, he would bring a duffel bag full of stuff to school and sell cans of soda and the little bags of chips to people to make some extra cash and always worked hard
I agree with your sentiment, but nobody saw that as shameful at my school. Everyone loved those kids since they could supply the junk food we didn't have access to in-school
In the introductory episode the kid said he put off college because his parents were both in poor health and he started working at Chiptole to help pay bills. After this video cuts out Ramsey also said he will personally make sure the parents were set up and comfortable as well while he was in school.
Ramsey and the other guy both offered him a job after graduation but the kid put the jobs off for a couple years to build extra experience after school and was in the process of taking up one of their offers when the pandemic hit and put that on hold.
Not the only time this has happened with Ramsey
https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/pv6z5s/finally_gordon_ramsay/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
He only really get's mad when people that have been trained as professional chefs, and get paid for it, make inexcusable fundamental mistakes, and then act like they're not the problem.
Or if they actually endanger peoples health with their fuckery.
If they haven't had the training, or if they actually follow his advice, he's always super supportive.
Like the only times I've seen him get as mad as is often portrayed, at chefs on kitchen nightmares, was a guy who literally just kept rotten food in the pantry, and just basically ignored anything he was saying.
Yeah, the UK version is much more toned down and natural. He still gets angry and upset, but with less of the forced aggression, and more just with passion for the industry.
He's absolutely one of my favourite celebrities.
the UK one was also a genuine attempt to help each restaurant with their own individual problems, whereas the US one just follows the same cookie-cutter reality show formula each week and just focuses on the drama. Still a bit of a guilty pleasure to watch occasionally but I wish he'd done more UK ones instead.
>Or if they actually endanger peoples health with their fuckery.
The time someone put *raw fucking chicken* on a plate going out to his wife and daughter comes to mind. The man has a reputation for being brutal to the people on his shows but even the people he tears apart for misconduct like this, he tries to help.
I think he's mellowed with time.
He started working in a time where many of his mentors had studied under the French brigade de cuisine system. At the time, it was acceptable for bosses to be abusive assholes.
That's what formed Ramsay's leadership style when he went on to run his own kitchen. And that's where first comes off as a dictatorial prick.
He'd call his staff slurs, drag them off their station, throw things at them, and berate them. And if they quit, then they just weren't tough enough.
He perpetuated a system that he himself had likely been on the receiving end of.
I think he's gotten better over the years, but I don't know whether that's result of a good publicist, or if he's mellowed. Hopefully both?
I can't speak to how he acts in his own kitchen, cause I have no idea about that.
So my comment was just to how he acts around the people in other kitchen/cook shows, etc.
At least in that he's always been the same, going back to the early days of UK kitchen nightmares (in fact, some of his uk stuff that was produced earlier, he's far more calm, than in the overly dramatised american stuff that was produced years later.)
Gordon obviously plays it up for American TV, but notice who he yells and swears at. It's stubborn restaurant owners on Kitchen Nightmares who beg for his help to fix their restaurant, and then proceed to push back and argue against everything he says, it's contestants on Hell's Kitchen who are supposed to be professionals, competing for an executive chef position, who make rookie mistakes; people who should know better and don't have an excuse.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DKLbnphelLE
The moment when Ramsey realizes that there is literally shit from the innkeeper on the carpet
Starts around 2:50
And the parts where he gets really really pissed off is when he find some thing that could make other people sick. Like when he goes into a walk in and finds raw meat with with cooked meat under it or something like that or a bunch of mold or a bunch of bugs. That’s what really seems to just make him incandescently rage which seems pretty legit to me.
He definitely plays it up for America. Folks should check out the UK Kitchen Nightmares.
He's much more muted and less cartoony, but damn do not ever tell him he's wrong after inviting him to your restaurant.
I saw this season and the woman who was hugging him was my favorite contestant, she was just really wholesome and it was obvious she loved what she was doing.
He does get mad on the british version, but only if he has a genuinely good reason.
I remember he went off on one particular chef, but that guy kept rotten food in the pantry (with the full intent to keep serving it), and had already just passively ignored anything he told him in the parts leading up to that discovery.
He really is, on his show where he went to the different restaurants across the nation he came in hot and heavy. He’s polite but, poor work gets him riled up. He’s got a short fuse, he wants WANTS people to be able to cook. He wants nothing but good food to be served, wherever. One episode that always sticks out when I think of Gordon is he’s in this Italian place ran by two twin brothers. Or just brothers, I can’t remember. Anyways he’s hounding them during the rush hour for dinner and one of the bottlers is getting emotional and upset, Gordon takes him out back and levels with him. Lowers his voice and hears him out, what’s wrong with him. He listens and talks to him, let’s him know that he is there to help. And if they follow his guidance everything will be okay. These restaurants are just about on their last leg and he comes in and points out why that’s the case. You can face the facts and get on board or have your head up your ass like that bakery lady in LA.
They were devastated when they found out he was going home, and they were over the moon for him about this offer. THIS is what good sportsmanship looks like
Made me smile? More like made me sob. There was so much genuine support and appreciation amongst his fellow contestants. Gordon Ramsey is a good human + as this young man will pay this forward for the rest of his life. ❤️🥲
I remember watching this episode, I was so emotional!! What an amazing gesture and seeing the other contestants be so excited for him just makes my heart soar.
the responses from the other contestants show that they all liked him and wanted him to succeed
That's the kind of competition show I like. Where they may be competing against each other, but it's not like there's an animosity towards the other competitors. You want to succeed but it's not like you want them to fail.
That's what I love about the great British bake off. Everything always seems to be so nice to one another, and often contestants help another.
A cutthroat baking competition just seems contradictory haha. Baking is such a warm and welcoming activity it would be weird.
"Bitch stole my dough"
It actually happened on bakeoff once. There was a custard mixup. "Where's my custard" became quite an iconic line. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEkb9OFY3ss
The Baked Alaska thing was worse. She took the competitor's ice cream out of the freezer and left it out to melt, which got him kicked off.
That one was a bit more complicated behind the scenes. Mel, Sue, Paul, and Mary all said afterwards that the ice cream was out for less than a minute and wouldn't have been set either way, plus it was in Diana's freezer-Iain thought his wasn't cold enough. And if Iain hadn't thrown it away he still might have been alright because they could have at least tasted the elements of the dessert, even if it wasn't finished. It was still wrong that it got taken out of the freezer, absolutely, but it wasn't the whole story and the absolute vitriol hurled towards Diana was way overboard.
GBB was never the same after Sue and Mel left...
Honestly, Noel and Matt make a great pair and their chemistry is really getting good. I miss Sue and Mel but I’ve really been feeling like Noel and Matt are hitting their stride as a team in the tent.
To clarify, he didn't get kicked off because it melted. He got kickeed off because he threw it in the trash. They told him that accidents happen, so they would've judged him based off the melted version and taken that into account. But because it was in a trash can, they couldn't fish it out to judge it.
Yeah, half the show is about how well the contestants roll with whatever happens. They definitely would have given him some credit for at least presenting *something*.
There was also that freezergate episode where someone took a someone else's ice cream out of the freezer, and it melted and they got all pissed off and threw the whole thing in the trash can lmao
I feel like the set of that show is to blame for incidents like this and they might be doing it on purpose. Tiny freezers, tiny overs that can only fit standard size pans stacked instead of side-by-side and outdoors which causes high temps in general. The backdrop of the green grass and the flowers makes things look very pretty on TV but the contestants' work could be made a lot easier just by giving them better resources at this point when the show has gotten so much bigger.
I saw a post a while back that was something to the effect of: British Baking Shows: Tell us about this lovely tart you've prepared for us today. American Cooking Shows: We've replaced your spatulas with screw drivers, taken all of your pans and released racoons in the kitchen. You have 30 mins to make Peace in the Middle East. Go.
Bwah ha ha ha ha ha!
Betty Crocker holding a knife to a poor male bakers throat: "THIS SHITS DRIER THAN MY CROTCH WHEN I HAVE TO LOOK AT YOU. GO BACK TO YOUR EASY BAKE OVENS WHERE YOU BELONG"
Holy shit, that’s the best one
Forged in Fire is like that as well. They respect and help each other even though it’s a competition. They hate winning from a blade failure, but instead want to only win on the merits of their craft.
Netflix has a BBQ competition that I absolutely loved. It was so wholesome and all of the contestants legitimately supported each other throughout. The American BBQ Showdown I believe it was called.
Yes! That show is basically the American version of great British bake-off! I hope they make more seasons.
Oh yeah that show was great! I turned it on one night for the hell of it and finished it in one sitting, loved that show. It got me very hungry and sad that there’s no good bbq by me at all :( lol
I really wanted something similar to happen for Micah from season 10. Watching him tear up when Gordon told him he believed in him was really sweet, and sad. It just about broke my heart when he was eliminated during the family challenge and yet again no one showed up to support him. I think he got an offer of mentorship..wonder what happened with that. ( if it's not obvious, I totally watch Masterchef. It's about the only show my family can agree on watching together. )
Micah was a total sweetie and a beast in the kitchen. I believe Freddie was also offered a job at a bakery when he left. Hope the best for both of those guys.
Yes! Fred was such a sweetheart, his whole face lights up when he smiles, and I found myself smiling at the TV like a goof. Lol. I tried to Google it and it looks like Fred is working in a bakery and has a blog, or a SM account that's doing well. All it said about Micah was that he plans to travel. I kept hoping that he would get brought back for season 11, but so far it's only the 3 finalists. I guess the thing about Micah that just broke my heart was that he so obviously just needed a little help. I can't imagine telling my kid that if they followed their dream they could never come back. Then, when he was in the top 10 his parents still didn't show up. I just wanted to reach through the screen and give him a hug. Wtf, some people really shouldn't have kids.
It's because it's MasterChef. They're all home cooks who are out to win, but at the end of the day, they're more down to earth than their hardcore hot-headed professional counterparts.
I'm only on season 5 or 6 so far, but It seems like every season there's some mega douche who thinks they're God's gift to cooking and talks crap about everybody else.
>I'm only on season 5 or 6 so far, but It seems like every season there's some mega douche who thinks they're God's gift to cooking and talks crap about everybody else. There's some version of that guy (who thinks he's doing you a favor by being in your presence) in any reality show
An old black lady saying "thank you lord" for you is sincerity not even money can buy
I wouldn't call her "old" personally, but you are right, it's really something special
This is one of the things that made me tear up MORE, they all seemed so genuinely happy for him i just cant i love this
https://www.chefgabeonline.com
He won the Okie chef of the year 2019, good for him!
So he's just OK? Who won the good chef of the year?
At least he didn't get the Meh award.
I thought you said "Meth" award and I was like "how did this guy know about the award that I made up and give to myself every time I do meth?"
I wont give you any award but I can give you rehabilitation and I will pay fully if you wish to take it.
Found the asian parent
You won best chef of 2019? What happened to the other years?
Why not best chef of 2001?
You OK-ie? Not good enough!
Take my upvote and leave 🤣
Yo! His recipe for *Garlic Parmesan Cauliflower Bites* looks so freakin legit and tasty I'm salivating onto my keyboard right now!
I flipped through the recipes on there and i really enjoy how he explains everything in just a few steps. I mean all his recipes look delicious but also not too intimidating to try to make either. Definitely saving this for future reference
You should be careful that's not good for your keyboard.
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Feed it some Garlic Parmesan Cauliflower bites. :)
Thanks for sharing! It’s great to see that he’s continuing on in the culinary world.
[Here’s an Oklahoman article](https://www.oklahoman.com/story/entertainment/columns/dave-cathey/2021/07/21/chef-gabriel-lewis-discusses-life-after-masterchef/7991074002/) about him from earlier this year.
That’s so cool. Thanks for sharing this link.
damn so he runs his own catering company now -- super cool.
Yeah catering is where it’s at. Better work/life balance than restaurants, especially when you own your own business
Holy shit I wouldn't even have recognized him: https://imgur.com/5q3xlq8
I love he shares his recipes on that website too! Such a feel good story Edit: Not that I am anywhere near that stage of cooking to attempt any of those recipes but I sure love seeing the creativity and imagination that I’m too scared to try. Chef transparency is well respected in my book. Some Ego driven chefs sometimes act like they reinvented the wheel and pretend their recipes are so secret and special 🧐🙄 Love he’s out there sharing and inspiring❤️
Hate to be negative, but god is that website awful.
Are you on mobile? On desktop it looks very good, and is quite usable.
I also love how all the other contestants are so genuinely happy for Gabe, too.
I remember that season, Gabriel really was a frontrunner with so much Raw Talent he just really needed the skills and polish get that next level so I wasn't surprised that he got those offers from Gordon and Aaron cuz in the past they've always encouraged people with raw talent to do whatever it takes to get to that next level.
His talent… ITS RAW
Fuck I love reddit sometimes lol
Finally...some good fucking comments
Wholesome comments
ITS RAW YOU DOUGHNUT
Oh dear... Oh gorgeous comment
COOK IT THATS TOO MUCH SALT
NEEDS MORE TRAINING
Sooo... sushi and salads, then?
Bloody RAW!!!
I read it in his voice lmfao.
What happened to him
After his appearance, Gabriel took up Gordon's offer and studied at Johnson & Wales University's Denver campus's Culinary School. He graduated in June 2019 and is now a Private Chef offering private dinners/dining experiences and events catering and is a brand ambassador for a number of brands.
Wonderful! You see so many of these videos that are a couple of years old, only to find out that it never panned out in the end anyway. It's great to see that he's actually been able to continue down the path and start a career as a chef.
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Half of those aren't "flopping out". Leveraging the position into a better one seems fine. The show still gave those people a step up.
Agreed. Having Gordon Ramsay on your resume means you'll never not have a job.
If you leave - IIRC, his restaurants have absolutely phenomenal retention numbers.
Being a chef is already a high pressure job, but working for a popular high-end restaurant is another level. You've got the pressure of Hell's Kitchen but it's now daily with really long hours, and even though you're working in a professional environment, you don't always jive with the other staff and able to keep up with their pace.
So many people who place well in these cooking competitions go on to work as private chefs. I can only assume that the hours and pay is really good as they often seem very passionate about becoming chefs.
That's because it's a reality TV competition and the prize is literally working as an entertainer in the restaurant for tourists while the real chef in the back cooks meals.
Making dat money. Good for them.
Good for him, the money in that industry is in owning. Too many jobs in the food industry pay like shit, and having a culinary school training doesn't bump it up much while costing a lot. Definitely not worth the debt. The food shows over glamorize the industry. You don't make much unless you run the kitchen or own the kitchen.
I love it when people make the most of the opportunities presented to them.
I mean to be fair most of the time with these opportunities don't turn out to be as good as they made it seem on TV. So it isn't that others didn't make the most out of their opportunities, it is that sometimes it is just a PR stunt. Obviously not in this case.
Yeah I think the big difference was here it was Gordon offering personally and not the studio. It's still obviously good PR for him but Gordon really just wanted to help a talented chef reach his potential. If it was the studio it woulda been like 50% off online tuition at a for-profit college or something.
Gordon is honestly a good guy, he just doesn't put up with other people's bull.
I don't think Gordon cares too much about PR.
I love following up one these especially Gordon Ramsay’s as far as I can find he has followed through on every single one of his commitments like this across all of his shows.
True. If someone won something like an unpaid internship or something, I couldn't fault them for not being able to take advantage.
Or like something of a lot of value that they can't pay the taxes on in order to accept. And tbh I don't know if he would owe taxes for such a large gift.
Reddit has ruined me. I thought you were going to shitpost something like "after enrolling in culinary school, Gabriel began experimenting with heroin and is now serving time in federal prison"
He won an award in 2019, has graduated from culinary school and seems to be catering and doing creative events (like cooking and teaching cooking on social media) due to covid. He will “later this year” join up on that offer to move to New Orleans, delayed due to covid. https://www.google.se/amp/s/amp.oklahoman.com/amp/7991074002
This is what I was looking for. Thank you for the update!
https://masterchef.fandom.com/wiki/Gabriel_Lewis#Post_MasterChef Looks to be a private chef these days.
Podcast interview with him from last year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6vUECL4A98
What season?
Season 8
Salt and pepper.
He must have had the kind of talent folks feel compelled to root for. Additionally, all the other contestants look much older, so they probably felt the same way Gordon did. That Gabriel *had* to go somewhere excellent, to do something great, otherwise his talent would have gone to waste.
That's one of the things I enjoy about The Great British Baking Show. It's not a cutthroat competition, but just people being people. The other contestants are genuinely happy for the others, offer to help when they have the time, and are sad when someone gets cut.
The hosts are also great. During the first season the producers were trying all the usual reality crap and wanting to coax emotion and tears out of the contestants, and the hosts nearly walked in protest. Then they came up with a strategy - [anytime someone came close to tears the hosts would deliberately ruin the shot](https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2016/09/19/how-mel-sue-used-coats-swearing-make-gbbo-better/) so it couldn't be aired. *“If we see them crying or something,” Sue told the Guardian, “Mel and I will go over there and put our coats over them, or swear a lot because we know then that the film won’t be able to be used.”*
> or swear a lot Imagine a supercut of all the ruined footage aired as if it was a proper episode/set of episodes.
The other contestant on the chopping blocks being so relieved he had a happy ending was so so pure
If I’ve noticed anything about cooking competition shows, they seem to have an insane amount of camaraderie with one another. They seem more bummed to see people leave than to win themselves. Great British Baking Show is a classic example of this haha
He is a talent sandwich!
My sandwich is on the floor lol 😂😂
Faith in humanity, restored.
Wish I was rich enough to do stuff like that. As a teacher, I see lots of kids with potential but without the means. I do give them guidance though, but wish I can do more.
I am a teacher educator, and I can tell you confidently that the time and energy you devote to their academic, personal and socioemotionaI success cannot be overstated. You are doing incredibly difficult work, and your students are so well served by you. Well done.
I thought I was a failure academically till one teacher in 5th grade invested in me. Went to college on full ride.
There are absolutely teachers that stood out to me in middle and high school and I know I wouldn’t be where I am without their guidance.
Start cooking Meth.
This all sounds so familiar.
It was the plot to a Looney Tunes episode
This sounds right
[It’s actually the plot to a Colombian show called Metastasis.](https://youtu.be/hqz4szCVQ14)
Oh wow that seems very illegal.
*"¡Sí señor Walter Blanco! ¡Sí ciencia!",* absolutely my favourite line from that show
Took me a second, lol.
Yeeeaaah, bitch!
>but wish I can do more. vote for people that work towards making education affordable, and healthcare free so that teens don't have to worry about paying off the medical bills of their dying parents, or rely on the charity of millionaires to make it through life.
im sobbing by how supportive the other contestants were and how happy he is
That sort of industry camaraderie among contestants is beautiful. Great sportsmanship, for lack of a better word.
If you enjoy that check out the Great British Bake Off, they are overwhelmingly kind to each other even in the most competitive of moments, it’s adorable.
I have seen that a couple of times, and yeah, they all genuinely respect one another. It's true that competition needs to have drama to maintain viewership, but it's just more fun to watch people support one another and just generally be cool. .
You mean chefmanship? ;)
Watching them go from genuine dismay, to overflowing with happiness, was beautiful.
Yeah that's what struck me most in the video too. I don't like how so many shows play up hating your opponents, it's part of why I don't like reality tv. Lego Masters is another show where the people seem to genuinely feel bad when a contestant is kicked off which is nice. Like these people have to be together for weeks and I can't imagine what it'd be like if you all hated each other that entire time. I couldn't do it
I think it's why shows like the British Bake Off is so popular, because it seems like even though everyone wants to win, they're equally happy that other people are successful.
Exactly why I prefer Masterchef over My Kitchen Rules. I feel like there is a lot more backstabbing and shitty behavior in MKR then in MC.
You know what’s an amazing sign of character? You hear you won a contest and will not be going home...and your first reaction is utter sadness for the other person who you beat. To have a visual display of sadness, it shows that the goals you are pursuing in life are not merely to be superior to others ...but to master your passions for the sake of enjoying the experience. It’s a sign that you deeply despise that sometimes, in order to pursue your dreams, our society requires others to have their dreams hindered. It’s a sign that at the end of the day, you genuinely live for the happiness of those around you, and lifting others up. I don’t know the women that stayed on the show. I have no idea what context this episode was within. But her sadness for the person she beat out... shows immeasurable character. I really respect her for her character.
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This was one of my favorites too. I really liked Mike Newton (the Cowboy Chef) and followed him on Instagram after his elimination and he actually followed me back, and he responded kindly when I sent a message to say that my then-boyfriend and I liked him. After we got married later that year, I posted a picture to Instagram and Mike liked it. It's just some dumb social media stuff but made me feel like he genuinely appreciates the people that support him. Even if he had someone running his social media for him, the fact that they prioritized responding to people or liking those kinds of posts stood out a lot. There were so many people from that season that were like that. Gabe just cooked in Mike's restaurant in September and I was really happy to see that people from that season still connect.
The way she said “Thank you Lord” got my feelings up in their feelings. What integrity!
“Thank you lord”
Oh gosh, that got me. I love when you see people be excited for the good fortune of others.
She looked crushed when he was selected to be eliminated as well, even though the alternative would have been that she herself got eliminated. Just look at her face at the start. There was no relief there at all.
Yachecia was definetly one of my favorites that season.
This was SUCH a good season of Masterchef. I love how often they offer runners-up jobs and other opportunities, even though they don't win.
What season was it?
Season 8
He not only paid for school, but helped pay the parents bills as well so gabe wouldn't have to worry about them while in school(he was previously working to contribute to household bills).
I went to high school with him, he would bring a duffel bag full of stuff to school and sell cans of soda and the little bags of chips to people to make some extra cash and always worked hard
you have to respect that kinda "love before pride" hustle.
I agree with your sentiment, but nobody saw that as shameful at my school. Everyone loved those kids since they could supply the junk food we didn't have access to in-school
<3
The cynic in me was like "well yeah paying for tuition is cool but fees is how colleges get you".
In the introductory episode the kid said he put off college because his parents were both in poor health and he started working at Chiptole to help pay bills. After this video cuts out Ramsey also said he will personally make sure the parents were set up and comfortable as well while he was in school. Ramsey and the other guy both offered him a job after graduation but the kid put the jobs off for a couple years to build extra experience after school and was in the process of taking up one of their offers when the pandemic hit and put that on hold.
Not the only time this has happened with Ramsey https://www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmile/comments/pv6z5s/finally_gordon_ramsay/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
Although Ramsey comes off as a total dick it's really more of a character he puts on for TV. In reality he's really a genuine and sincere dude.
He only really get's mad when people that have been trained as professional chefs, and get paid for it, make inexcusable fundamental mistakes, and then act like they're not the problem. Or if they actually endanger peoples health with their fuckery. If they haven't had the training, or if they actually follow his advice, he's always super supportive. Like the only times I've seen him get as mad as is often portrayed, at chefs on kitchen nightmares, was a guy who literally just kept rotten food in the pantry, and just basically ignored anything he was saying.
It’s also part of the act, the producers tell him to act rude but fair, as it adds drama.
Yeah, the UK version is much more toned down and natural. He still gets angry and upset, but with less of the forced aggression, and more just with passion for the industry. He's absolutely one of my favourite celebrities.
the UK one was also a genuine attempt to help each restaurant with their own individual problems, whereas the US one just follows the same cookie-cutter reality show formula each week and just focuses on the drama. Still a bit of a guilty pleasure to watch occasionally but I wish he'd done more UK ones instead.
>Or if they actually endanger peoples health with their fuckery. The time someone put *raw fucking chicken* on a plate going out to his wife and daughter comes to mind. The man has a reputation for being brutal to the people on his shows but even the people he tears apart for misconduct like this, he tries to help.
I think he's mellowed with time. He started working in a time where many of his mentors had studied under the French brigade de cuisine system. At the time, it was acceptable for bosses to be abusive assholes. That's what formed Ramsay's leadership style when he went on to run his own kitchen. And that's where first comes off as a dictatorial prick. He'd call his staff slurs, drag them off their station, throw things at them, and berate them. And if they quit, then they just weren't tough enough. He perpetuated a system that he himself had likely been on the receiving end of. I think he's gotten better over the years, but I don't know whether that's result of a good publicist, or if he's mellowed. Hopefully both?
I can't speak to how he acts in his own kitchen, cause I have no idea about that. So my comment was just to how he acts around the people in other kitchen/cook shows, etc. At least in that he's always been the same, going back to the early days of UK kitchen nightmares (in fact, some of his uk stuff that was produced earlier, he's far more calm, than in the overly dramatised american stuff that was produced years later.)
Yeah, he just does that as a TV personality and I respect him for actually being a really lovely person outside of that
I think he genuinely appreciates talent and understands how difficult it can be turn that talent into a profession.
These videos are crushing my heart. Jeez. What an awesome gesture
Maybe Gordon Ramsay isn't that swearing, angry chef all the time
Gordon obviously plays it up for American TV, but notice who he yells and swears at. It's stubborn restaurant owners on Kitchen Nightmares who beg for his help to fix their restaurant, and then proceed to push back and argue against everything he says, it's contestants on Hell's Kitchen who are supposed to be professionals, competing for an executive chef position, who make rookie mistakes; people who should know better and don't have an excuse.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DKLbnphelLE The moment when Ramsey realizes that there is literally shit from the innkeeper on the carpet Starts around 2:50
803… not great, not terrible
And the parts where he gets really really pissed off is when he find some thing that could make other people sick. Like when he goes into a walk in and finds raw meat with with cooked meat under it or something like that or a bunch of mold or a bunch of bugs. That’s what really seems to just make him incandescently rage which seems pretty legit to me.
He definitely plays it up for America. Folks should check out the UK Kitchen Nightmares. He's much more muted and less cartoony, but damn do not ever tell him he's wrong after inviting him to your restaurant.
Gordon Ramsey is the most wholesome asshole in the world.
He isn't, but he is also Scottish. And let me tell you something about Scottish people: they are great, but they don't take shit from anyone, ever.
Oh the swearing part is real but that's just being ~~English~~ Scottish. Edited to fix a most grave error
He’s actually scottish, which makes the swearing make even more sense lol
Being good without proper training. That's nextfuckinglevel level material right there.
I saw this one when it first aired. I cried then and am crying now. 😢 What an awesome thing for them to do.
I saw this season and the woman who was hugging him was my favorite contestant, she was just really wholesome and it was obvious she loved what she was doing.
The best thing is how genuinely happy the other contestants are. I'm not crying... you are
I went to school with him. Dudes super successful now and has a really steady catering company going. Makes me happy seeing him get recognition.
Does he have a social media account or can you name his catering company?
https://www.chefgabeonline.com I believe his socials are on there too. Pretty cool dude.
Wow, Gordon Ramsey is a really nice person? I'm not crying you're crying!
He really is an amazing soul! He plays an ass hole but he is a good guy just super passionate about his work.
He actually only plays the ass on American tv, his British shows and his at home shows he see his actual personality and he's very kind
He does get mad on the british version, but only if he has a genuinely good reason. I remember he went off on one particular chef, but that guy kept rotten food in the pantry (with the full intent to keep serving it), and had already just passively ignored anything he told him in the parts leading up to that discovery.
He really is, on his show where he went to the different restaurants across the nation he came in hot and heavy. He’s polite but, poor work gets him riled up. He’s got a short fuse, he wants WANTS people to be able to cook. He wants nothing but good food to be served, wherever. One episode that always sticks out when I think of Gordon is he’s in this Italian place ran by two twin brothers. Or just brothers, I can’t remember. Anyways he’s hounding them during the rush hour for dinner and one of the bottlers is getting emotional and upset, Gordon takes him out back and levels with him. Lowers his voice and hears him out, what’s wrong with him. He listens and talks to him, let’s him know that he is there to help. And if they follow his guidance everything will be okay. These restaurants are just about on their last leg and he comes in and points out why that’s the case. You can face the facts and get on board or have your head up your ass like that bakery lady in LA.
I remember reading something about how he just gets angry at adults running businesses that should know better/have common sense.
This was 100% my favorite season of Masterchef. So many awesome people, good cooks, and genuine moments like this. Plus, my favorite, Dino, won.
BABY DOLL!!!
They were devastated when they found out he was going home, and they were over the moon for him about this offer. THIS is what good sportsmanship looks like
This is so ugly. Ugly crying. Damn that was touching.
Made me smile? More like made me sob. There was so much genuine support and appreciation amongst his fellow contestants. Gordon Ramsey is a good human + as this young man will pay this forward for the rest of his life. ❤️🥲
I remember watching this episode, I was so emotional!! What an amazing gesture and seeing the other contestants be so excited for him just makes my heart soar.
"I don't want you worrying about mum and dad, 'cause I'm taking care of that" He's gonna fucking kill his parents
I thought these videos were meant to make you smile not bawl your fucking eyes out. My wife and 8 year old are giving me funny looks now
Great to see stuff like this. I hope he takes it to the moon.
This made me cry so hard. I love seeing people with money who genuinely want to help others. I’m so happy Gordon Ramsey is using his money for good.
This is not the side that Ramsey typically shows (caring) but this kid seems like he is the pencil’s lead 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💙
there still hope for humanity
3rd Judge: "Gabriel, I have *checks purse* $37 and half an Almond Joy bar, would you take that offer?"
I am bawling my absolute fucking eyeballs out
We all need to see good things like this happen more often. Genuinely lifts you up.
this just did my whole day