Gor blimey! F-word Ramsey's really a gent
FIERY-TEMPERED chef Gordon Ramsay was spotted out and about in Lynn this week, in between filming his TV show, Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.
But despite showing his passion for the f-word on screen, he proved to be a bit of a charmer with the diners, and friendly to those he met in the street.
The feisty chef had been in town after being called in by struggling Lynn restaurant Rococo.
And on Monday, having been under Ramsay's watchful eye and sharp tongued guidance for almost a week, the restaurant reopened to customers old and new, renamed Maggie's.
In between filming, Ramsay was spotted in various places including the Tuesday Market Place on Sunday for the Lynn News Motor Show, and at Zoots nightclub the evening before.
He chatted to passengers on West Lynn ferry, posed for pictures, and asked one woman what she would be having for tea that night.
Ferry operator Steve Kingston said: "I thought what a thoroughly charming man he seems to be. He's not at all the loud-mouthed bully that he is on his programme."
Mr Kingston said Mr Ramsay seemed genuinely interested in the ferry, and spent around 20 minutes going back and forth with his film crew on Monday evening.
Amateur poet Robin Blackmur (59), of Pasture Close, Hillington, also got Ramsay to sign a poem he had penned about him.
The proof of the pudding
*Reporter Emma Rees sampled the delights of the new-look, new-taste Maggie's on Tuesday. Here's what she thought.
The first thing that struck me as I walked into Maggie's was how light and summery the new dcor was, with large colourful paintings and rustic wooden tables.
It was the night after the man himself had left, and there was a sense of calm after the storm, with the staff looking understandably tired.
Gordon's new menu, which has three starters, three mains and three puddings, priced at 18 for two courses or 21 for three, was simple but tasty.
My family and I tried two starters, vine-tomato gazpacho with cucumber and basil, and crispy duck salad with coriander – which were both lovely. But a 45-minute wait for them was rather too long.
Between us, we then had the pan-fried mackerel with warm potato salad and chive vinaigrette, roast breast of chicken with boulangere potatoes and sautd carrots, and roast lamb rump with crushed potatoes, peas and broad beans.
But we all agreed the highlight of the meal was the delicious lemon tart with crme frache – and the gooseberry and raspberry fool was great, too.
I can't fault the food, and it's now good value for money – but I hope Gordon had words about the standard of the service.
We had about a half-hour wait for a cold pudding, and no apologies for the delay.
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