HEL'S KITCHEN
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 9:47 am
Mirror, 23 December 2006
Gotta be impressed with that! Tony Blair should do the same.. send people out who are of use, rather than come out for a photoshoot..
Gordon Ramsay gives our troops in Helmand Province, Afghanistan a Christmas they'll never forget..
Exclusive by Chris Hughes, Security Correspondent, In Afghanistan
SUPERCHEF Gordon Ramsay prepared a slap-up Christmas feast for 800 British troops yesterday - and the Mirror picked up the tab.
We flew the star of Hell's Kitchen and the F-Word into war-torn Helmand Province in Afghanistan to give our brave fighting men and women a festive treat they will never forget.
Gordon, 40 - and two of his top culinary aides Angela Hartnett and Jason Atherton from London - rustled up a sumptuous turkey dinner in a field kitchen using only basic army equipment.
The Michelin-starred celebrity said: "This is by far the most difficult cooking challenge I have ever faced. But it was well worth it to see the look on the guys' faces when they came into the dining tent. It was absolutely brilliant."
Gordon's efforts got a big thumbs-up. Royal Marine Lee Oliver, from 42 Commando, based in Bickleigh, Devon, said: "The food was absolutely delicious."
Gotta be impressed with that! Tony Blair should do the same.. send people out who are of use, rather than come out for a photoshoot..
