Gordon Ramsay says he's happy coronavirus pandemic wiped out bad restaurants in prime locations
dailyrecord.co.ukGordon Ramsay has admitted that happy that the coronavirus pandemic closed down bad restaurants taking advantage of “prime locations”.
The 55-year-old said that the pandemic had “devastating” effects on the hospitality industry but says the good thing now is that “the crap’s gone".
During an interview with Radio Time s, the TV chef was asked if he meant any chains in particular. He said: “Well, just s***holes in a prime position and taking advantage because they’re in a great location and they’ve got the footfall. “But now we’ve wiped the slate clean, which is good.” Ramsay said he now expects there will be a permanent boost to the quality of food in the restaurant industry, reports the Mirror. "Customers have got so much smarter in the last two years," he said."They know a lot more about food than they ever have done and have been making their own sourdough, so it’s taught everyone (in the restaurant industry) to raise their game.“Raise.
Your. Game. It’s wiped the arrogance from the industry.”Ramsay also defended his lockdown trip to his holiday home in Cornwall, saying it gave him cherished time with his children.He said: “God knows why we took so much shit from the Cornish.“We lived down there; we just hadn’t been down there for a long time.
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