What do you think of the continued idolization and brand expansion of Gordon Ramsay, including at the El Dorado here above in Reno, with a big sign pictured today, indicating a “Ramsay’s Kitchen” will be coming there soon?
Eric Ripert, a French born chef, who is also an international author and television personality, today was heard on the Here and Now radio show saying every time he can he now criticizes Ramsay for perpetuating a kitchen culture where food is made out of fear, with those in charge screaming at other staff and berating them, rather than cultivating a food making climate of love and support.
Ripert says he believes the food tastes better if it’s made with constructive empathy rather than in an environment of bullying, insults, punishments, swearing, confrontations and bad temper, which has been elevated as part of Ramsay’s media brand, and which was a prevalent style in recent decades.
For those who work in northern Nevada kitchens what’s the culture like here where the food is being made these days? Are there celebrated local chefs who have better reputations than others in how they treat those helping them prepare the food?