Chef Gordon Ramsay Recalls Cooking His "Best Meal" For Princess Diana
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is known for being a tough critic. However, when the stakes were high, his standards served him well. In Gordon, Gino & Fred Go Greek, a British TV docuseries starring Ramsay, the Michelin-starred chef discussed one of his most pivotal cooking experiences—preparing a meal for Princess Diana.
Ramsay served the Princess in the 1990s at Aubergine, an acclaimed Chelsea, London restaurant where Ramsay was the chef. So, what does one feed a princess? Ramsay said he prepared a starter of pressed leek terrine and a main course of sea bass. The chef called the food the "best meal" he ever made.
When discussing the experience, Ramsay called Diana "just beautiful" and compared her to his Greek surroundings (the show is shot in Greece).
"I mean, here's renowned as the supermodel of the islets—Santorini—and she, by far, was one of the most gracious members of the royal family I've ever met," Ramsay said.
This was not the first time Ramsay spoke about the pivotal Aubergine dinner. In 2016, he told the Daily Mail that Diana would be his "dream dinner date," and recalled his time meeting her.
"I was very fortunate to cook for her at Aubergine back in the early days," Ramsay said. "When she came in she was so normal. No airs and graces, security outside, she had the lunch menu and didn't go à la carte."
In 2017, Diana's former chef, Darren McGrady shared a few of Diana's favorite foods, and confirmed Ramsay's sentiments about her gracious temperament. McGrady noted that he and the princess were friendly, and she sometimes eschewed formalities and at her lunch on the kitchen counter.
"If she was on her own for lunch, she'd actually come and eat in the kitchen on the countertop," McGrady said. "I'd make a tray for her and I'd just be tidying up the kitchen and things as we were chatting."
McGrady noted that Diana loved his bread and butter pudding, a British dessert with raisins across the top. She also often ate stuffed bell peppers and stuffed eggplant
"They were the happiest times at Kensington," McGrady said.
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