Gordon Ramsay has another show as well in the UK, Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, where he goes into a struggling restaurant and tries to help them turn their business around. He has a great deal of business acumen, and actually has quite a gentle nature, he seems to adapt his approach according to the personalities he is dealing with. I have learnt a lot by watching his show. I don't really like He ll's Kitchen, I think the concept is a bit tiresome, and I hate all the swearing, but I think he does that because it is his trademark.
He writes a mean cookbook, and his dessert recipes are to die for, I own a couple of his books. His explanations of complex techniques are so good, that you never feel intimidated by the lengthy methods, as he explained everything so well. His wife has just started writing for the English version of the Italian magazine Grazia. She is so down to earth and practical, a great foil for him I think.
I always thought he was an arrogant so and so, but he has earnt the right, at least in this country, to be arrogant. If you are the best, and know you are, does that make you arrogant or just right????