Gordon Ramsay speaks onstage during the National Geographic portion of the Summer 2018 TCA Press Tour. If the restaurant industry is a boy’s club (and it is), Gordon Ramsay represents its worst tendencies. While Twitter was immediately ablaze with sharp commentary on the idea of Ramsay taking on a Bourdain-type role, the food writers I spoke to had more considered perspectives. Sen, though, is optimistic that cultural patience for Ramsay’s aggressive shtick has worn thin, allowing a chance for growth. “Years from now, when food writers size up Ramsay’s legacy, I wonder where they’ll come down,” he says.

Source: Washington Post July 31, 2018 15:22 UTC