Ramsay defends use of bought-in food at restaurants

Gordon Ramsay was today forced to defend his reputation today after it was revealed he uses ready-made food at one of his restaurants and in his gastropubs.

The celebrity chef, who has said it is a crime not to use fresh food, issued a statement through a spokeswoman after a national newspaper revealed that pre-prepared food was being bought in, heated up and sold with mark-ups of up to 586% at one of Ramsay’s high-profile restaurants and three of his gastropubs in the capital.