F*c%n& 'ell: Gordon Ramsey faces tough times with his restuarant empire(online.wsj.com)
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F*c%n& 'ell: Gordon Ramsey faces tough times with his restuarant empire
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I saw that video a year or two ago, and it changed my life. You can also use mexican sour cream (more liquid than the usual sour cream) in lieu of creme al fresce.
Wow. I'm not sure what I'd call that, but it has too many ingredients to be "scrambled eggs". ;)
This one hits home with me. I always looked up to Gordon Ramsay, read all of his books and watched every single episode of his TV shows.
I left the world of software for a year and half to chase after a restaurant dream and spent tons and tons of money on legal, design, consulting, architects etc. just to have the economy crash by the end of last summer in the middle of additional capital raising.
Put things on hold and came back to where I really belong; the world of software. Now I'm working on exciting startup projects. I can't help but wonder what would have happened if I actually managed to open the place.
There is a reason for everything. Maybe this was meant to be...
I left the world of software for a year and half to chase after a restaurant dream and spent tons and tons of money on legal, design, consulting, architects etc. just to have the economy crash by the end of last summer in the middle of additional capital raising.
Put things on hold and came back to where I really belong; the world of software. Now I'm working on exciting startup projects. I can't help but wonder what would have happened if I actually managed to open the place.
There is a reason for everything. Maybe this was meant to be...
Interesting.
He seems to make most of his money from TV deals. His massive restaurant empire took in 35 million pounds pre-recession, but profits were only about 1.5 million pounds.
On a totally different note, I'm disappointed that Gordon Ramsay doesn't follow in the footsteps of Jamie Oliver and Wolfgang Puck by advocating better standards in the meat industry. I think he still serves foie-gras- goose liver that gets engorged to 10x its normal size due to force feeding.
He seems to make most of his money from TV deals. His massive restaurant empire took in 35 million pounds pre-recession, but profits were only about 1.5 million pounds.
On a totally different note, I'm disappointed that Gordon Ramsay doesn't follow in the footsteps of Jamie Oliver and Wolfgang Puck by advocating better standards in the meat industry. I think he still serves foie-gras- goose liver that gets engorged to 10x its normal size due to force feeding.
The restaurant industry, particularly at the high end, is incredibly reliant on having a good percentage of diners that will order the higher priced dishes and/or high-margin items such as alcohol/desert/coffee.
Unfortunately these are the first things sacrificed by diners who still wish to eat out but want to be more budget conscious.
Unfortunately these are the first things sacrificed by diners who still wish to eat out but want to be more budget conscious.
"Annual revenue growth in the roughly $1.5 billion global restaurant industry is expected...."
Is this how small the industry is or is it a typo?
Is this how small the industry is or is it a typo?
Perhaps it's just a narrow definition and the "global restaurant industry" only refers to the type of high-end restaurant companies that operate gourmet restaurants around the world.
That should be Ramsay, not Ramsey.
Too big, too fast.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxV9QLuEwZo