now we all know who chef gordon ramsay is but did you know the world-renowned chef
once went to prison even though he is known for his short-tempered and foul mouth on television
he is actually very nice and we all have seen that so why prison this prison is
not the prison you guys are thinking of oops did i get you there sorry not sorry
in today's video we will be discussing what it looked like when gordon went behind bars
so sit back relax and without further ado let's get right into the content guys there
are many things you need to experiment with as a chef but what chef ramsay did was unbelievable
chef ramsay quite literally set foot behind bars for a british television show and guess what his
task was it was to teach the brixton prisoners how to cook isn't that cool or was it gordon believed
that it was high time for british prisoners to pay their debts there are 88 000 convicts in the uk
and keeping each of them locked up for a year cost the public 38 000 pounds his goal was to persuade
inmates to cook meals on the inside to sell them outside getting prisoners cooking on the inside
to sell on the outside how do you think that turned out we'll get back to that later anyway
to get this done he stayed in prison for six whole months from december 2011 to june 2012 which is
kinda long considering the fact that you share space with convicts there were a hell of a lot
of crazy incidents that happened and we're gonna take you over them in just a bit let's keep the
suspense going for some time okay now don't go and skip some parts just to know what happened because
you might miss some exciting things without any further ado let's quickly get behind the bars
mobile phone yeah
located in south london chef ramsey arrived at brixton prison a category b victorian jail
packed with drug dealers thieves muggers burglars and some very unsavory characters
once there chef ramsay picked 12 men for his bad boys brigade business
but here's the catch none of the prisoners knew how to cook not even scrambled eggs and
bad boys brigade is basically a bakery shop now understand this baking can be tricky because you
have to start from scratch again if you miss just one ingredient we're gonna make some fairy cakes
so after baking some cupcakes with the prisoners he discovered that some of them are good with
icing and glitter wow who knew now the next one was the real challenge after choosing to start
his bad boys brigade business with the convicts the first thing he needed was to trust them with
knives the prisoners have to use knives to become chefs what if something goes wrong
it could be a disaster in the hands of someone who intends to do some damage to another person
that is one lethal weapon there was this one prisoner named jerome he was making things
hard for chef ramsey as he verbally abused prison officers on several occasions but we all know how
badass chef ramsay can be nope he's not scared of anyone and we've seen enough of that so he didn't
think twice before throwing him out of the kitchen and the poor chap was back to basic privileges
i walked in this morning and there's um there's no jerome i can't run a business in there when
you guys are just pulling people out and i'm none the wiser two months passed away in prison
for chef ramsay and it was time for him to bring some good profits to his bad boy bakery business
the kitchen was already down two men and chef ramsay faced some challenges because of the
prison system which certainly did take a toll on him he already had a row with the management
and his local gourmet lunch delivery service didn't work out as he had planned
chef ramsay spent close to six months in brixton prison but the time would amount to no good if
he could not leave a thriving business for the inmates to continue when he'd gone the public buy
into the idea behind it how are we gonna sell that bar how are we gonna market it yeah i need help
because this has to be put across yeah the right way to keep bad boys bakery for the long term chef
ramsay's next challenge was to get a big coffee chain to bulk by his lemon curd treacle slice
he asked cafe nero a very famous coffee chain to do a trial with them for a week
hi helen is gordon hi gordon having spoken to nero they have a couple of concerns one of them
really is so what do you think did they agree yes of course they did i mean who could say no to chef
ramsay right as of 2017 the tarts were available at 15 outlets and there were plans of expanding it
to 190 locations throughout london bad boys bakery also provides certain bread and cake items at
social pantry cafe so after renee and jerome were there any other incidents wyatt has been working
at my savoy grill restaurant for three weeks but i've just heard he might be back on drugs
yes there was one and chef ramsay himself revealed it in his interviews so this is what he said about
the incident the average prisoner it cost us 38 000 per person prisons are very intimidating
places every two or three meters the consensus of a meal is they douse it in chili flakes hp sauce
ketchup and make this concoction there was one incident where a guy lunged to headbutt another
inmate who was arguing over source someone forgot to bring someone's sachets in and that was that
i was standing close by one bloke with another opposite me and then this guy lunged over and
went to headbutt him i had to sort it out he also added that is how fragile things are when
they argue over nothing for obvious reasons they are deprived of everything so a little
incident becomes a massive one i was always on edge when it did kick off because you can't get
to the situation readily it's not like a kitchen at claridges or the savoy he also revealed how
his wife was super scared and worried about him being in prison and that his wife tanya
had asked him to learn a few self-defense moves yep prisons are all about the fists and fights
chef Ramsay also said that this one guy named will usher was training with him and that he stood for
him he said he is a small guy but he put me on my back he flattened me that is what i knew i
had to pay attention he showed me what you could do with your elbow i learned how powerful they are
that gave me a lot more confidence so what inspired chef Ramsay to help the prisoners
why prisoners in 1993 chef Ramsay was warned by the police for a gross obscenity in a
public washroom in england a caution is issued the culprit is not punished but the case is documented
in the court files for future crimes to use as a character proof i know some adults have done some
mischievous things and chef Ramsay is no different apparently chef Ramsay was drinking all night with
his friends when three of his friends decided to mess around in a subway station's restroom
guess what time they were doing this early in the morning the station master saw and called
on the cops sweet mercy they had no idea just when they were making their exit the cops arrested them
but they didn't have to go to court they were just given warnings even though Ramsay
was arrested many years ago he never forgot because of that he decided to create this bakery
so that the prisoners could have a stable life for themselves and reduce their chances of going
back to their old ways where are the chefs now a renowned london restaurant has employed a former
prisoner who served as one of chef Ramsay's bad boys on his gordon behind bars show iqbal wahab
the owner of roast at borough market hired andrew inslee as a commerce chef after seeing him on the
show both ex-prisoners paul wyatt and tessa jones were given work in Ramsay's kitchens at the savoy
woohoo savoy that's big i want to support paul but i know from personal experience
addicts don't always tell the truth former prisoner anthony kelly has worked with the
saint giles trust this prisoner peer mentorship organization helps sex offenders regain their
footing and has worked as an actor at plymouth theatre royal oh hey violet girls already running
anthony kelly showed his appreciation to chef Ramsay and said that he owes a lot to chef Ramsay
in one of the interviews he told him about his problems including his brother's drug issues and
his father's alcoholism he also added that chef Ramsay was sincere and was as good as gold away
from the cameras but as much as that event taught him it was this place that gave anthony the tools
he needed to change he even said that what chef Ramsay did highlighted that many prisoners wanted
to change and chef Ramsay gave them the chance to see that he mentioned that he would never be a
cook but he wanted to prove himself to the people who doubted him he talked about some of the other
prisoners who were part of the show he didn't name anyone but said that some of them went to work in
restaurants and some went back to prison anthony once again appreciated chef Ramsay for giving
them the chance to prove themselves and that not everybody gets the opportunity that he was given
it looks like chef Ramsay will never stop impressing me so what were the reviews about
bad boys bakery's lemon treacle slice the reviews were positive and the tuts sold out in no time
one of the users named tom metcalf wrote on his twitter account finally a bad boy bakery lemon
treacle slice in cafe nero made in hmp brixton it tastes good a blogger named michelin microwave
gave a thorough review of the tart on wordpress and she gave it seven out of ten
she wrote michelin wrote that the packaging was attractive and straightforward and the
slice looked equally good even though it was neat and perfectly portioned it had a homemade look
which was a refreshing change to uniform factory production the slice looked like it had come from
the corner of the baking tray and consequently had some burnt edges and she took an undeterred bite
her initial fears were correct that the slice had a bitter overdone taste but she was happy as that
was just at the edge the main body of the slice was moist tricky and sweet but not overly sweet
michelin also wrote that she would have liked more lemon flavour as some extra sharpness would have
taken the edge off the sweetness but that was just her opinion she quoted the base to greg wallace
a buttery biscuit base it was crumbly and hardly held together but it tasted excellent on its own
she enjoyed that these cakes were created from scratch and that the next one she tried may be
completely different she hoped the bakery would match the demand for the slices which
are constantly sold out and extend the program michelin also mentioned that she was looking
forward to trying their other products sold in bakeries like ben's canteen she ended the review
by praising the prisoner chefs and chef Ramsay for taking such an initiative i don't know how many of
you will agree with me but her review reminded me of egon from ratatouille it reads so clean
but honestly who wants to try some of these tarts i sure want to talking of which what's new about
bad boys bakery the bakery is now run by inspiring educator malcolm and sponsored and supported by
novus this company has provided education training and services in prisons for more than two decades
they presently work in about 80 institutions with that we come to a delightful end have any of you
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