About this season
Following a dispute with his business partners, Chef Gordon Ramsay walks out of Aubergine and spends the most intense months of his life as he opens his first restaurant in Royal Hospital Road in Chelsea.
Episodes (5)
1. Goodbye Aubergine
Aired 25 February 1999 • 30 min
Gordon Ramsay and the rest of the staff has resigned from the Aubergine. Ramsay has now bought "La Tante Claire" and is preparing to open it under his own name after renovations worth 1.2 million pounds. The opening night turns out to be a hot & heavy affair.
2. The Celebrity Chef
Aired 4 March 1999 • 30 min
Bramley's apples provide easy money. The restaurant is less than two months old, but Ramsay is already averaging a staff sacking a week. A food critic gets thrown out after roasting his food.
3. Michelin
Aired 11 March 1999 • 30 min
Gordon goes fishing with Marco Pierre White. Late night kitchen creations. A visit from MIchelin causes tensions to go high.
4. Self Restraint
Aired 18 March 1999 • 30 min
A Parisian banquet on the eve of the World Cup final produces a rare, but fleeting moment of self-doubt.
5. The Third Star
Aired 25 March 1999 • 30 min
Bramlay's apples put Gordon in a bit of hot water. Kitchen rituals provide another scalp. A waiter serving the wrong dish finds himself fired. Ramsay is getting sued for £1M. The third Michelin star proves elusive.