TheGordon Ramsaydocuseries has arrived on Netflix, and there's a lot to unpack. A six-part series,Being Gordon Ramsay, follows the celebrity chef as he takes on the ambitious challenge of opening five restaurants all under one roof at London's 22 Bishopsgate.
In the process, we're getting an eye-opening look at the man behind the madness. The internet seems split on whether or not it's inspiring, exhausting, or an overextended commercial for the Ramsay brand.
Being Gordon Ramsay is streaming now on Netflix
Most of us know Gordon from shows like MasterChef and Hell's Kitchen, where he's usually screaming until his face turns red. Being Gordon Ramsay gives us a slightly different perspective on the world-renowned chef.
For his 22 Bishopsgate project, he invested a whopping £20m intodeveloping five unique culinary concepts. Of course, he's got that kind of cash to burn, but the stakes are still real.
Throughout the six episodes, the doc spends time on Ramsay's family life. There's an opening scene that shows him having pancakes with his wife of 30 years,Tana Ramsay, and the youngest of his six kids. The series tries to make it known that he's a hands-on dad when he's not opening restaurants and starring in a dozen different reality shows.
Later, Gordon reflects onhis humble upbringing. He and his siblings didn't grow up with money, and their father was an alcoholic. His brother, Ronnie Ramsay,struggles with a heroin addiction, a topic that brought tears to the chef's eyes.
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"I have a brother who's a heroin addict. We shared a bunk bed. He's 15 months younger than me, and he's been an addict for the last four decades," Gordon revealed. "I've gone to hell and back with him, and so I have a guilt complex. That could have been me. It could have been switched."
Despite the headline-grabbing, heartfelt moments in the doc, not everyone is buying what Gordon is selling. For example, a scathing review fromThe Guardianwrote off the show as "fluffy nonsense with occasional nuggets of insight." In their eyes, the whole thing was a "six-hour advert for the Ramsay brand."
Meanwhile,The Telegraphhad a softer opinion on the documentary, praising it for feeling "less fake" than the Netflix docuseries about the Beckhams that recently dropped. Their biggest qualm with Gordon boiled down to his excessive use of the F-word. It is a lot.
Ultimately, it seems like people have a love/hate relationship with the documentary, which seems pretty on brand for Gordon. Thecontroversial, hot-headed chefis impossible to ignore, difficult to root for, and still mildly entertaining.
Being Gordon Ramsayis streaming on Netflix.
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