So I decided to go to London for my getaway in February. I was still looking around for places to stay when I saw that I had bookmarked York & Albany, Gordon Ramsay’s hotel and restaurant that he opened a little over a year ago.
Gordon Ramsay is one of those personalities that people either love or hate. I happen to love him. For starters, I find him and all of his shows highly entertaining and in a strange way, there’s something kind of sexy about him. But more importantly, his food is out of this world.
We tried a bunch of times to make reservations at a couple of his London restaurants when we lived in Paris but it was impossible. We finally got to have the Gordon Ramsay experience at his restaurant in New York right after it opened and I know he took a pounding from the critics but I swear to you it was one the best meals ever. (And I’ve put away a lot of good food in my day!) What made the meal even more memorable was that he was there in the flesh. He rushed through the room a couple of times and I was just about to say something to him as he passed by our table when the sommelier got between us to check on our wine. Damn him! So I didn’t get to chat him up but I did catch his eye and shot him an all-approving look. I think he got it. 
(Oh, and that thing about him being sexy? Even more so in person!)
About a year after that, I ate at his restaurant in Tokyo and I’m telling you, the man can do no wrong.
So I think it’s high time I finally go to at least one of his restaurants in London. (Stalker much?)
Put a few nice, well-appointed hotel rooms above it and hell, how can I stay away?
So tell me, do you love him or hate him?
