Gordon Ramsay: Beyond Boiling Point - Episode 2 | Lawsuits & Awards

[Music] it's the society event of the Season anyone who's anyone in London's restaurant scene is there The Godfather of cooking Marco Pierre White is getting married in the city of chefs feuds and court cases are Rife while else would your guest of honor be high-profile Barrister George Carman but for Gordon r it's all in a day's [Applause] [Music] work [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Gord for Ramsey and his former boss Marco Pierre White Boys from Council Estates Society weddings are now the norm but there's been a price to pay for their huge success big boys don't fight their battles on the back streets anymore but in court and both Ramsey and Pierre White have lawsuits hanging over their [Music] heads with expensive court cases coming up for them both it seems to make sense for Rams the newly married Marco Pierre White to head off for a day in the country to relax but the peace doesn't last long they're soon receiving calls and faxes from journalists hounding them a new racy novel is about to hit the shelves and it seems to be uncomfortably familiar the Sunday Times Are haunting Marco to comments um I've already spoken to them and I said I'd like to read the book marrow appears to be based on RAM 's former Incarnation as head chef at the restaurant oine certainly the authoress a former underwear model termed journalist had spent several weeks doing research in Ramsey's kitchen some years ago they've launched it on the on the back of U incidents and stories and Fabrication from the O Tiffany admits the Rivalry between maro's two main characters Sheamus Bull and Emanuel [ __ ] has been compared to that between rock and roll chefs Gordon and Marco it has been said that Sheamus ball is based on Gordon and that Emanuel [ __ ] is based on Marco and that's simply because uh Sheamus Bull and Emanuel [ __ ] in the book have a rivalry and perhaps the most celebrated rivalry uh in the London restaurant world is that between Marco and uh Gordon although they say that they are the best of friends now as the day progresses Ramsay is becoming increasingly paranoid I can tell it's a bit of a stitch up because I haven't been invited to launch and B hasn't even asked me for any form of uh um you know confirmation I gather there was a muck up with the invitations and he didn't get one um which is a shame one shot from his dark smoldering eyes and a woman could so easily feel her clothes falling off imagine his strong broad hands grasping her waist his Celtic features bearing down on her his Tor muscles straining underneath his shirt as oh their imagination could take them so much further Marco remains circumspect whilst Gordon's paranoia is fueled by calls from other chefs who've already heard about the novel this thing is causing a lot of um generated sort of rumors in the trade someone tried to suggest that we had had an affair which uh both Gordon and I know is completely untrue as far as I remember Gordon and I have never kissed much to my shagr but there we are back at home Ramsay's wife T has a more cynical view of the marrow PR Machine Beautiful the kind of Life public life that gon has um these things are going to happen every every month every six months it doesn't have any interest to me whatsoever and I to be honest I wouldn't waste my time I rarely read a book anywhere apart from if we're aware and I certainly wouldn't waste a holiday reading that uh I think it's quite funny and ramsy like Mark has decided that no comment is the best policy I don't want to go public on it otherwise it looks like you know I'm a bitter individual that's slightly cheesed off the book's been written about uh me I can't be seen to be linked to that kind of story because it's is quite severe but that's not the half of Ramsay's troubles the day in the country is cut short and he heads back to London to prepare for his court case Ramsay's past is haunting him before he set up his own restaurant Ramsey worked as head chef at oine for the a toz Restaurant Group a toz is a smallish about 10 restaurants at the last count I think group based in London called A to Z because two the restaurants they oin and Zafarano a to zed also owned L which was headed by Ramsay's best friend Marcus wearing but their relationship with AED all went wrong in 1998 dispute started when Gordon Ramsey resigned from moin in July 1998 and shortly after that Marcus wearing was sacked from Lauren and several members of Staff worked out with him so many members of staff that the restaurant had to close for about 3 months Ramsey and wearing proceeded to set up their own restaurants forming Gordon Ramsey limited but in January 99 activity was a foot at the deceptively calm a toz headquarters they were reportedly suing ramsy for £1 million When A to Z issued a RIT against both wearing and Ramsey um alleging that they well they wanted 1 million pounds for the loss of earnings of the three months they were closed and they were also alleging that electrical equipment was damaged at Lor and that Pages have been ripped out of the reservations book at OB no and to complicate matters further Ramsey still owned 10% of the shares in A to Z he had investments in the enemy but Ramsey and wearing aren't the only ones who are discussing tactics Court Mania has taken a firm grip on the city of chefs Ramsey's Mentor Marco Pierre White is taking the New York Times to court he's suing them for £75,000 over allegations of drugs and booze binges for ramsy who is willing to appear as a friendly witness for Marco it's a chance to get practice in for his own court case over at petruse Gordon's best friend and business partner Marcus wearing fresh from winning his first Michelin star and on the Quest for his second is trying to forget the court case he's had a string of critics and chefs visit his restaurant he's eagerly awaiting the feedback about his food and he's on a mission Mark swar is somebody that to be honest with you starving hungry to win two mus St I'm obsessed with cooking at the moment Petru is um I think going to be one of the most exclusive dining rooms in Great Britain in time um I intend to make it that I want it to be uh talked about throughout the world but there's more conflict in the Ramsey Empire Marcus faces a staff dispute involving Kristoff the restaurant manager who's allegedly assaulted bman s Kristoff denies the allegations I left the kitchen to meet Gordon for meeting late one evening and S had done something that Kristoff didn't approve of Kristoff sent him down to the kitchen and followed him downstairs as when he got there he verbally uh ripped through him swore at him called him all the names under the sun I believe uh and then eventually punched him uh quite hard in the chest he abused me he pushed me he strangled me he through my B he he did everything faced with a choice Marcus leaps to s's defense he is 54 he's not as fast as everybody else and he does make mistakes but there again don't we all when a waer smash a glass or when a place get broken you know when a customer complain I feel very so inside I I I feel really upset because I feel I it feels like a part of me is going away but allegedly there have been other incidents s made a mistake and Kristoff made him stand outside for 3 hours in the freezing cold opening closing doors a door but most under no circumstances uh should he walk into the restaurant or come into the restaurant until chrisal said so I was suffering for many for many months I don't know maybe he didn't like my face or he didn't like my personality or I don't know because he was Trea me very badly I was brought up to respect my no matter who they are what they do you're Elder you you don't treat them like dogs but the problem with Kristoff actually got a lot more personal amongst other things uh there was a clash between Kristoff and I um he seemed to think that he was uh of an equal status to me which was never the case um I am a partner here Patron whatever you want to call it my partner who Gordon um I don't work for Kristoff but Kristoff works for me unfortunately it's not it's not my own business and unfortunately you know uh um well it's you know I'm just I'm just I'm just working here but I I'll come here every day like if it was my own little restaurant and I I I deal with it as if it was my own money coming in and my own money com in he took it out s which uh basically terminated his employment restaurant service continues as usual but the staff have a tough act to follow in the face of Marcus's quest for perfection Kristoff professionalism I.E the way in which he graced the tables the way in which he cleared them his passion for food is incredible um that will be missed there's no two ways about that so s stays Kristoff who' resigned already goes s's still standing and he's still in my bar today Kristoff's now outside my restaurant outside looking in that's his loss not [Music] mine meanwhile day two for Marco Pierre White and Ramsey in Marco's ongoing battle with the New York Times after a day in court it's time for Ramsey to start the night job over at his restaurant the kitchen has undercurrents of tension descent is growing amongst the rising stars in Ramsay's ranks I start pulling on the leash Sunday you have to prove yourself to him day in day out and it never lets up Sue chefs Neil and sge have worked with Ramsey for years is but they aren't happy they want the promotion they think they deserve but they're not their own bosses yet we start working as a team yeah cuz anyone wants to go and work on their own you know what they can do [ __ ] right off hey and I can't wait to see them on their own yeah all big [ __ ] shiny stars yeah we'll see when you build them to a level um in their mind they've got to go on and do something better than they're already doing Ramsay's team is the new brat pack of of cooking and they want Ramsey to put up the funds for their own restaurants like he did for Marcus my dream since I've been 8 years old really ised to own my own restaurant the idea of having a situation where Gordon would be able to set me up as he has done Marcus in Patrice uh it would be a dream come true you know I look at Marcus he went away to France comes back he's in a head chef position Mark went away to France comes back he's in the head chef position Neil goes way to France comes back suf again you know it's no big deal but it's you know sometimes you know when say you're on a down or you know on a bad day or something where you get out of bed on the wrong side and you these things churn over in your mind but Ramsay's stuck his restaurant seems to be doing incredibly well even attracting top celebs and people like Liz Hurley but actually the pressure of his court case with a to z and the1 million at stake are taking their toll not to mention the hundreds of thousands of pounds in legal fees that mean right now Ramsey simply can't afford to expand his restaurant Empire about fuing on your own so at the moment there's no way out for Ramsay's staff Paul if I catch you licking that cloth again yeah Paul Paul when there's uh cloth there waiting to go yeah you can go back to [ __ ] Gary roads you understand do you understand good Ramsay's financially strapped so can he keep his star pupils either the make or break and is Marcus about to take Gordon's Crown better than Gordon R but worst of all will Ramsay's court case break him [ __ ] off it Gordon Ramsay's feeling the pressure get out the way and with a 1 million la law suit hanging over his head he has to concentrate on keeping the restaurant going and the cash coming in but behind the scenes the staff are at each other's throats I don't want you two kicking each other saying that guy's an [ __ ] hey you understand leave him alone hey young man Simon put it back and wipe down the side cuz it's all pissing around everywhere you have a look at it Simon Christ almighty David can you do it put it down Simon please yeah reuz it now CL but even under threat of bankruptcy Ramsay's confident that he's got his tempestuous nature in check slowly hello slowly do small ID I'm a lot more relaxed uh on talking to staff and I um I feel my communication skills have got better no you don't have to say it like a prick you just say slow it down yeah I slow it down and you don't have to go back to form just in your own [ __ ] intelligent mind David let slow it down a touch okay use your your [ __ ] brain that's all yeah I mean I think my man management skills have improved they've had to improve you're wasting so much time your floing done David and the gun is not even ready work together David but star people Sergeant Neil are feeling the brunt of it Neil when it comes to the past we haven't got time to start wiping everything last yeah go especially in the midd of sing six main courses don't how much can done one's got to check a lenal one's got to check a [ __ ] uh SED potato and now the other one yeah [ __ ] H they've paid their dues and with no promise of a way out there now seems to be no reason for sergeant Neil to stay and take the abuse I've got questions that I'm going to ask Gordon it's getting to the age now where I have to make that dream a reality soon or all this hard work and effort and it's just going to pass me by and S we can all rush and kick it out hence the reason why is closing next week s didn't get you very far did it no no s I'm not interested in kicking anything out but over at petruse the staring problems are now sorted out Marcus is pulling out all the stops to make sure the food is up to his exacting standards and it all starts rather well with some complimentary customers 15 two Americans they L it came to Gordon night better than Gordon Ramsey better than golden Ramy Marcus is eagerly awaiting one article in particular by the times critic Jonathan mes and Gordon's already had some inside information Jonathan took me aside and said Gordon whatever you've done patru you have created a monster because it is exceptional and um that's some of the best food I've ever eaten there's only two chefs ever in this country to be given 10 out of 10 and that was Marco white and Raymond blong but for Marcus there's a third Top Chef in Britain who taught him everything he knows there's a standard in which I look for for in any kitchen throughout the world throughout great BR it would be goldon Ramsey's kitchen but with Ramsay besieged by problems is this the moment when Marcus will overtake him if I surpass that and go further even better it's late Friday night London but the city of chefs is still Wide Awake Gordon and Marcus go to get Saturday's papers for the Jonathan me's review yeah they go to their favorite late night haunt in Chinatown with Marcus's brother all braced for the result you get first [ __ ] nine well done well done what you got nine it's very good well done well done well done the times has given Marcus a staggering n out of 10 and describes petruse as quote without exception sheer Bliss everybody seems happy but can Ramsey cope with a rivalry of course I'm going to be slightly cheesed off if I'm sat there 10 years down the line I still haven't won three stars and Pat truth rolls in three stars naturally I'm doing something wrong I'll always be his pupil in his mind I'll always see all see me as his pupil but at the same time he sees me also as his partner his business friend a guy he goes out and has dinner with okay Marcus is spreading his wings just as Gordon did when he trained with Marco I'm a great believer in life that pass on your knowledge you know in many ways I I've passed on the bat into Gordon I've stepped down I've gone my own little way in life and it's now Gordon's turn and one day Gordon will pass that Batton on to somebody else and that is the way of the world people said to me once that you what are you Gordon Ramsey Shadow and but by being gold Ramsey Shadow and his friend Christ look what he created but does Marcus have this to look forward to for top chefs the sky really is the limit with an Ever expounding number of restaurants across the capital worth millions Marco Pierre White has achieved what all chefs aim for but ramsy stands to lose that [Music] dream on the day of the verdict the paparazzi gather Marco has won his court case against against the New York Times and been awarded £75,000 but the pressure is still on for Gordon and he stands to lose a million in his battle with a to Zs that's unreal he doesn't know he doesn't know how lucky he is no with only a few weeks to go before the Ed trial date the city of chefs congregates to Lavish Awards upon each other at the annual Katy Awards the Oscars of the food industry The KES are also a chance for Ramsay to finally get one up on Marco Ramsey has been nominated for the past 3 years for chef of the Year an award that Marco never got and behind the smiles the city of chefs can be bitchier than the theater and it's a big award and they all sit down and say hi how you doing nice to see you shake your hand and they find [ __ ] the minute you go for p Zan they're backstabbing you or slagging you off somewhere along the line or you know here's that outrageous Chef again that treats his staff like a big bully the moment that Ram's been waiting for finally arrives the chef award is one of the most keenly contested and widely talked about the judges say it's the most competed title in Chef circles ladies and gentlemen the winner of the Catrin Hotel keeper Chef award for 200000 is Gordon Ramsey but at the moment of Triumph Ramsay's thoughts are with those who are not lucky enough to ever win this honor a great award um for any chef to win and uh I'm very sorry that Marco never got it with one up on Marco and his bad boy image intact all Ramsay's got to worry about now is that million pound lawsuit I have to be very careful now what I say now I've been giv the award that makes me shut up even more now so it's with very little time to go the A to Z Trail looms large on Gordon's Horizon it's not a good time to get on the wrong side of Ramsey his shoes yeah I've seen the binman with smarter [ __ ] shoes look at them yeah get outside all C go yeah look at the look at the state of them Dominic [ __ ] binman just another day for Ramsay's longsuffering staff but as the boss tries to concentrate on running the kitchen his lawyers and a to Z's lawyers do a deal now the terms of that settlement were not revealed and there was no confidentiality Clauses so neither of the two parties involved are allowed to talk about it but it seems fairly clear that one of the things that happened was that that was the point at which Ramsey relinquished his 10% shareholding in A to Z Gordon Ramsey may have said goodbye to the Obin but he safeguarded his own Empire and he's now free to concentrate on the master [Music] plan

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Length: 22min 50sec (1370 seconds)

Published: Mon Oct 16 2023