Ramsay's Boiling Point

30min

Reality

Following a dispute with his business partners, Chef Gordon Ramsay walks out of Aubergine and spends the most intense months of his life as he opens his first restaurant in Royal Hospital Road in Chelsea.

Episodes

Cast

Goodbye Aubergine

1. Goodbye Aubergine

30min

25th Feb 1999

Gordon Ramsay and the rest of the staff has resigned from the Aubergine. Ramsay has now bought "La Tante Claire" and is preparing to open it under his own name after renovations worth 1.2 million pounds. The opening night turns out to be a hot & heavy affair.

The Celebrity Chef

2. The Celebrity Chef

30min

4th Mar 1999

Bramley's apples provide easy money. The restaurant is less than two months old, but Ramsay is already averaging a staff sacking a week. A food critic gets thrown out after roasting his food.

Michelin

3. Michelin

30min

11th Mar 1999

Gordon goes fishing with Marco Pierre White. Late night kitchen creations. A visit from MIchelin causes tensions to go high.

Self Restraint

4. Self Restraint

30min

18th Mar 1999

A Parisian banquet on the eve of the World Cup final produces a rare, but fleeting moment of self-doubt.

The Third Star

5. The Third Star

30min

25th Mar 1999

Bramlay's apples put Gordon in a bit of hot water. Kitchen rituals provide another scalp. A waiter serving the wrong dish finds himself fired. Ramsay is getting sued for £1M. The third Michelin star proves elusive.

First air date

25th Feb 1999

Last air date

25th Mar 1999

Status

Ended

Type

Reality

Original language

en

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