Trivia

Besides cooking, his hobbies include various sports: he's a triathlete, an avid boxer, a black belt in karate, and a marathon-runner.

Has size 15 feet, which require all his shoes to be custom-made for him.

Gordon and his wife, Tana Ramsay, have 5 children: Megan Ramsay (Megan Jane Ramsay) (born 1998), twins Holly Ramsay (Holly Anna Ramsay) and Jack Ramsay (Jack Scott Ramsay) (born 2000), Matilda Ramsay (Matilda Elizabeth Ramsay) (born 2002), and (Oscar Ramsay) ( born 2019). One child was miscarried in 2016; Shortly thereafter, Megan mourned her unborn brother by participating in a London marathon.

He said he didn't cut himself cooking for ten years until his October 15 2007 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show when he was teaching her how to cook a vegan meal.

He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2006 New Year's Honours List for his services to culinary arts.

Is fluent in French.

Is a huge fan of American Idol (2002) and is sometimes shown being in the audience.

Born in Scotland but moved to England when still a boy and raised there.

Prefers contestants on his cooking competition-shows to call him Gordon, instead of "chef", when they're away from the kitchen.

Since 2017, in his trademark bluntness, he has been judging fans' food on his Twitter account at their request.

Close friends with David Beckham & Victoria Beckham.

Early in his career, he worked at Harveys, a restaurant that was owned by Marco Pierre White. He quit after almost three years, as he grew tired of White's temperamental behavior, and decided to move on and study French cuisine. Following White's recommendation, he started to work at La Gavroche in Mayfair. He later moved to Paris, where he was trained under French chef Guy Savoy, who he considered as his culinary mentor.

Son-in-law of Chris Hutcheson.

Admires fellow chefs Rick Stein and Jamie Oliver

He attended Glasgow Rangers football club's Youth Policy for 3-years during his school holidays. During this time, he played a couple of non-league matches as a trialist.

He and fellow chef Michel Roux Jr. met while both were apprentices at Le Gavroche; they still meet frequently.