Pizza. What’s not to love about these insanely delicious triangles?
Imagine sinking your teeth into a crispy, buttery crust underneath layers upon layers
of cheese, sauce, and all those glorious fixings that make life worth living…
It’s the ultimate heaven-sent snack!
But as convenient as it can be, it’s one of those dishes you could easily mess up.
We personally wouldn’t mind a botched pizza… but that won’t do when you’re Gordon Ramsay.
As we know, Chef Gordon Ramsay and lousy pizzas don’t mix.
Here are the top 10 worst pizzas served to the world’s most famous chef!
Burnt Pizza
When a Michelin star chef barks orders, you LISTEN.
And you better get him what he wants STAT!
On Season 15’s season premiere of Hell’s Kitchen, the amateur chefs had their first
taste of torture, Ramsay style.
During dinner service, Vanessa was assigned to the appetizer station.
Well, just so we’re all on the same page, appetizers are not as easy as we all might
think.
It sets the tone for any dining experience… and for chefs, it might as well be the guillotine.
Screw up here and you could say goodbye to your paycheck.
Gordon Ramsay may forgive pineapples on pizza… or not… but burnt pizza?
Sacrilege!
Some chefs had to eat their mistake.
But honestly?
Those mistakes could give everyone a heart attack!
Never serve burnt pizza - EVER!
Pizza with Ranch Dressing
Maybe Gordon Ramsay didn’t get off on the right foot with this one.
The place looked sad, grim, and pretty much run down.
But what did he think about the loaded baked potato pizza?
Well, let’s just say he asked a priest to bless his food.
As any Italian will tell you, pizzas should NEVER be messed with.
What did Gordon Ramsay think about this pizza?
The best chefs all seem to agree that the perfect pizza is simple to prepare.
Go sparingly with the sauce.
Never go crazy with the toppings, and please avoid making it soggy at all costs!
In addition, authentic pizzas are thin and crispy!
Nothing beats that golden, crispy dough.
So, is it a yay or nay for this ranch dressing pizza?
Un-Margherita Pizza
Margherita pizza is as Italian as Italian can get.
It’s a classic.
Created in the late 1800s, this pizza was meant to display the colors of the Italian
flag.
Tomatoes for red, Mozzarella cheese for white, and basil leaves for green.
Simple enough, right?
Well, not so much for Mama Maria’s.
Just when you think that nothing could be worse than the burnt and the bizarre, along
comes a greasy pizza – something that should’ve been simple enough for the chef with Italian
roots.
What did Chef Ramsay think?
Oh!
Someone looks like he’s had enough!
But Gordon wasn’t having it.
Apparently, the owner was living in 1967 and was running on nostalgia.
But for all that Chef Ramsay had said, the guy has a heart.
Raw Dough Pizza by Amy’s Baking Company
Kitchen Nightmares is famous for Chef Gordon Ramsay’s temper and sardonic wit.
It has also made one restaurant as infamous as its owners…
Amy’s Baking Company.
Remember Samy and Amy Bouzaglo?
The husband and wife team who achieved notoriety thanks to Kitchen Nightmares?
Samy would be seen threatening customers.
Amy, on the other hand, would violently reject any criticism about her dishes.
How did Gordon Ramsay find their fig pear prosciutto pizza?
Hmm… can Amy take all this in?
Apparently not.
How about Amy’s other dishes?
Did this episode end well?
We all know the answer to that…
Looks like someone was a little too touchy.
Bacon & Chocolate Pizza
Just when we thought we’ve seen it all, here comes another abomination!
Bacon and chocolate pizza!
It all began with what the manager thought about their menu.
We love bacon and we absolutely adore chocolate… but how’s that going to work in a pizza?
Let’s see…
Chef Gordon Ramsay was right!
Bacon and Chocolate Pizza?
O.M.G!
White and dark chocolate, strawberries, bacon…
Well, we honestly don’t know what to think of it.
Gordon Ramsay has openly pronounced his disdain for pineapple on pizza… in fact he was willing
to eat one on Facebook Live for charity!
But we’re guessing that this tops that!
The Merk, which has since closed, was simply out of their element.
Their dry chicken dishes and this 10-inch dessert pizza didn’t fly too well even with
other customers.
Sushi Pizza
Mmm… sushi… pizza…?
The combo alone sounds interesting!
But before we all get excited, Chef Gordon Ramsay just had to get something out of the
way.
A strand of hair!
Ugh!
You’d think that things would go uphill from here, right?
Rice, salmon, crab, mayonnaise, and cheese… okay, fair enough…
What does Gordon think about it?
If he describes a dish as an insult to pizza and Japanese food, the chefs had better be
prepared!
Hideous and disgusting!
And as if that weren’t enough, the kitchen had more to reveal.
Reused barbecue sticks might as well be a capital offense.
But if there’s anything we learned from Ramsay, it’s the importance of being open
to change.
Because the owners took criticism well and their kitchen nightmare turned into, shall
we say, a kitchen dream come true.
Sebastian’s Pizza
Things were off to a good start!
But then again, we might be wrong.
Gordon found Sebastian’s menu quite complex… which meant that his pizza would most likely
miss the mark too.
Gordon asked for a fresh pizza and gave Sebastian the elbow room to choose!
With two wood-burning ovens, Sebastian could very well come up with the best pizzas this
side of California!
But his pizza was soggy.
Turns out this wasn’t his only problem.
Little, if there was any, was fresh.
Most of the ingredients could always be made from scratch.
To Gordon’s amazement, even the pizza dough at this pizzeria was frozen!
Sebastian’s attempt to salvage what Ramsay thought of him wasn’t quite successful.
But when a desperate chef opens himself up to the possibility, good things happen.
As a start, Ramsay brought in expert dough tossers in an attempt to make Sebastian’s
pizzeria the go-to Italian resto for freshly made, wood-baked pizza!
The UN-THIN crust Pizza
When you order a thin-crust pizza, you expect pizza baked with especially thin or flattened
dough.
Not some chewy, pan-deep thick crust.
The dough was too thick for Ramsay’s standards; it felt like bread or even a baguette to him!
Worse, the dough was raw and not cooked all the way through.
Definitely not the best pizza ever.
Pete, the chef, still wouldn’t take criticism at this point.
For those of us, who would rather order in, any pizza that’s thick, cheesy, greasy and
loaded with toppings is perfect in our book.
But Gordon Ramsay has higher standards…
Pizza, after all, IS comfort food.
Was Pete able to grow from this pizza tragedy?
By the end of the episode, Pete successfully redeemed himself and the restaurant - thanks
to Chef Ramsay’s help.
Pizza with Caesar Dressing
Salad on a pizza?!
What does chef Gordon think about this?
Hell’s Kitchen can be hell for a reason.
For one, Ramsay never lets anyone get away with premixed ingredients ESPECIALLY when
you can make it fresh.
What about the salad dressing at least?
Store-bought dough.
Store-bought Caesar Salad dressing.
That’s the equivalent of walking the plank!
In addition, fresh crisp salad on warm pizza isn’t exactly a good combination.
The reason why pizza looks so strikingly delicious lies in its symmetry.
A great pizza looks even because it's evenly cooked through.
A cardinal rule for pizza?
Make the dough yourself!
And please… use only the freshest of ingredients!
We hear ya, Chef Ramsay!
We hear ya...
Pineapple Pizza
How much does Chef Gordon Ramsay “love” pineapple pizza?
Chef Gordon Ramsay has a million opinions when it comes to food.
But none is as condescending as his opinion for pineapple on pizza.
Given his hatred for this topping, he vowed to eat this “monstrosity” if his fans
donated to the Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity.
It was, as he described it, salty, sweet cardboard.
The ranting continued for more than just a few minutes… and in true Ramsay form, he
brought along mouthwash…
Anything for charity, right, Gordon?
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