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20th Jul 2012

Gordon Ramsay Named as Highest Paid Chef

Ramsay, who has over 20 restaurants worldwide and more television series than you can count, has topped the Forbes list of highest paid chefs.

Rebecca McKnight

Some women would love him to cook up a storm in the kitchen while others would prefer to take him to another room in the house.

Now you might find you wouldn’t mind taking him down to the bank considering that he has claimed the top spot on Forbes’ list of the highest paid chefs.

It is of course the cooking, and swearing, machine Gordon Ramsay. The celebrity chef made approximately €30 million over the year.

Hell's Kitchen

Gordon Ramsay giving orders to the contestants on Hell’s Kitchen. 

Most of the money came from his hit television shows including Hell’s Kitchen and it seems that this is the way most of the chefs who were named on the list made their fortunes.

Ramsay’s latest show on Channel 4 sees him working with prison inmates, teaching them how to cook. 

Behind Bars

His latest show is set in a prison where he teaches inmates how to cook. 

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