Celebrity chef and television personality Gordon Ramsay operates several restaurants in the United Kingdom and the United States and hosts the television reality shows Hell's Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares. Gordon Ramsay recently stared in a new live show called Cookalong where he prepares meals live in front of a studio audience along with celebrity guests and participants around the country.http://www.fox.com/cookalong/

The original versions of Kitchen Nightmares and Hell's Kitchen premiered in Britain and ran for several seasons. Hell's Kitchen premiered in the United States in May 2005. The original title of Ramsay's first show in Britain was Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares. {

Ramsay holds a 69% stake in his company Gordon Ramsay Holdings Limited, co-chaired by his father-in-law, Chris Hutcheson. In addition to his European restaurants, Ramsay has opened two restaurants in the United States with a third coming at The London West Hollywood. The winner of Hell's Kitchen Season 4 will become the head chef of this new restaurant.