With a global chain currently comprised of 35 restaurants and seven Michelin stars and arguably maintaining his throne as the world's biggest celebrity chef, Gordon Ramsay is launching yet another TV Show.
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Collaborating with the National Geographic channel on new culinary-travel documentary series "Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted", the Scottish superstar continues to leverage his appeal and now explores different cultures around the world through food. The series combines spectacular nature photography and extraordinary adventures with original cuisine and recipes that Ramsay is introduced to by locals.
During the first season, Ramsay travels to as far as Peru, New Zealand, Morocco, Laos, Hawaii and Alaska, with new territories on the horizon for future installments of the series.
It's the latest addition to his impressive TV portfolio, including but not limited to "Hell's Kitchen", "Kitchen Nightmares", "MasterChef", "MasterChef Junior" and "Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back" which regularly air in America, and with most getting local editions in dozens of countries.
What you won't find on the new show are Ramsay's colorful language and anger outbursts that have become staples of his on the long-running competitive reality shows.
Speaking at the Television Critics Association summer tour, Ramsay explained that "the curse word is an industry language, and when you're up against it with sort of high-pressured environments in kitchens, then you need to get that little sort of point across urgently. Out and about, on 'Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted', it's not just being surrounded by incredible professionals. I'm not saying it's easy with them, but they just made it so seamless for me to tap into their world and bed down, I think. But I don't go out of my way to curse; unfortunately, on several incidents it's to do with the muppets I have to work with."
Ramsay also addressed the accusation that the new show is derivative of CNN's "Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown" which ran for 12 seasons and starred the late American celebrity chef.
"We took a lot of flak on the announcements about rivalling Tony Bourdain, and that was incorrect. Judge the program, and the integrity, and the team that's gone to hell and back to make this work. So, to respect what he did and how he did it, I started this journey back in 2004, discovering India, Vietnam, Cambodia, and literally getting away from the three Michelin star setup with 25 chefs".
As to what attracted him to do this show in particular, Ramsay said, "Going to those unchartered territories and not being recognized is a dream because they've got no idea who the hell you are. Just this 220-pound guy with blond hair and white skin and doesn't bend down tall enough to fit in the hut and can barely stand on his knees for longer than 45 minutes.
"The fascinating thing about not even understanding their language and talking through food was a massive connect for me. It brought us closer together instantly, without any sort of long-winded chat to explain who we were. We got straight to the food, identified the ingredients, focused on the protein, and then tried to work out the mechanics. It wasn't about having a beautiful Le Creuset or a cast iron non-stick pan".
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