Gordon James Ramsay OBE born 8 November 1966 is a British celebrity chef restaurateur television personality and writer His restaurant group Gordon Ramsay Restaurants was founded in 1997 and has been awarded 17 Michelin stars overall it currently holds a total of seven His signature restaurant Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea London has held three Michelin stars since 2001 After rising to fame on the British television miniseries Boiling Point in 1999 Ramsay became one of the bestknown and most influential chefs in the world