• The star of the provocative televisoin series Hell’s Kitchen, Gordon Ramsay is known for his explosive and unpredicatable temper. Cooking for Friends offers an unprecedented and intimate glimpse into this celebrity chef’s private and wonderfully charming home life.

• In June 2008, Forbes ranked Ramsay as one of the world’s most powerful celebrities. He currently holds a total of ten Michelin stars, and is the only chef in London with a three Michelin-star restaurant. With two hugely popular television series and dozens of restaurants around the globe, the famed chef lives life in the fast lane. Yet despite the commitments of a busy career, Ramsay makes time to cook for his wife and children and an assortment of family and friends.

With a hugely popular television series and dozens of restaurants around the globe, famed chef Gordon Ramsay lives life in the fast lane. Yet despite the commitments of a busy career, Ramsay makes time to cook for his wife and children and an assortment of family and friends.

Bridging the gap between the food he serves his customers and that which he makes at home, Cooking for Friends is packed with more than 100 modern, seasonal recipes that are as delicious as they are simple and easy to cook. Like pulling up a chair at the Ramsay family table, Cooking for Friends offers such delights for every course, including Chorizo, Broad Bean, and Mint Couscous, Corn-fed Chicken Legs with Braised Peas and Onions, Smoked Salmon and Horseradish-Cream Tarts, Toffee and Chocolate Steamed Pudding.

Ramsay’s recipes reflect his fervent belief in using seasonal ingerdients from local markets, while celebrating a wealth of regional dishes. Enahanced with full-color, candid photos of Ramsay and his family, this gorgeous cookbook allows readers to share the acclaimed and provocative chef’s love of life and the good things in it.