Ramsay gets it in the neck and nose
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By Will Hannafin
Sunday Aug 3 2008
GORDON RAMSAY'S huffing and 'puffin' has gone too far this time.
The telly chef should pick on someone his own size after his puffin-hunting escapades on last Tuesday night's F-Word TV programme.
He travelled to Iceland to engage in some 'sky fishing', involving catching the cute little birds with an oversized butterfly net. Very macho!
When Ramsay eventually managed to catch a puffin, after three hours, a hunter snapped the bird's neck.
Other disgusting scenes included the Michelin chef eating the dead bird's heart -- raw.
He also rustled up a barbecued puffin with cucumber salad, describing the taste as 'a bit like liver.'
The UK media watchdog Ofcom is investigating the episode, after several complaints from viewers.
Scientists reported last week that puffin numbers are declining in the UK because of a lack of food.
The species are protected in the UK and Ireland but in Iceland licences are granted to cull them. Ramsay claimed he had a licence to kill up to 1,000 puffins. Because he's a chef Gordon seems to have a constant need to prove his masculinity -- and it's getting tiresome.
The only good bit of the programme was when one of the defenceless puffins managed to bite Ramsay's nose as he held him.
Now that's what I call f***ing karma Gordon!
Will Hanafin
- Will Hannafin
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