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When studying the arts, be it acting, writing, or music, it’s always helpful to seek out advice from successful people in that field.

The path to becoming a professional anything is usually a rocky one, and having some guidance from someone who made it can help keep you focused and grounded.

MasterClass is a startup hoping to help newcomers connect more directly with well-established members of a professional community. Founded in 2015, the company builds online courses taught by experts in the arts for students eager to learn the tricks of their trade.

The online-course maker has teamed up with career veterans, including Kevin Spacey and Gordon Ramsey, to give expert advice to students who are just starting out. Masterclass' courses include video lectures, a course book, and even direct instructor feedback in some cases, all in the service of helping you learn.

Below I highlighted five classes I think are worth a look, but you can also check out all MasterClass has to offer here.

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Kevin Spacey teaches acting

Whether you know him from "House of Cards,""The Usual Suspects," or commercials for E*Trade, Kevin Spacey is a talented actor who always brings his all.

Through five hours of lectures and a 47-page workbook, Spacey imparts to students the practical techniques that have led him to success on both the stage and screen. 

Learn more and get enrolled here.

Aaron Sorkin teaches screenwriting

The master of the walk-and-talk, Aaron Sorkin is a screenwriter whose work you can identify from just a few lines of dialogue. In his course, the mind that created "The Social Network" and "The West Wing" provides students with guidance on character development, dialogue, and the rules of storytelling.

Learn more and get enrolled here.

Serena Williams' drills, tips, and techniques

The greatest tennis player of all time has tips for both amateurs and budding competitors alike. While you probably won’t get the chance to have a private lesson on the court with Serena, this might be the next best thing.

Learn more and get enrolled here.

The INSIDER Summary:

• With all of Gordon Ramsay's TV shows we have seen him eat some crazy things from time to time.
• According to an interview with Refinery29 he will never eat airplane food, but can you blame him?

Between all his television shows, we've seen Gordon Ramsay eat some pretty terrible food over the years, but there's one thing he swears he will never eat, and it's airline food.

The fiery chef said he worked for an airline for 10 years, saw how the food was handled, and learned to never put it anywhere near his Scottish lips, according to an interview with Refinery 29.

When it comes to eating on an airplane, Ramsay said, "There's no fucking way I eat on planes."

Instead, when flying out of London's Heathrow airport, he eats at his own restaurant, ironically called "Plane Food" in terminal five. If not there, his pre-flight meals consist of Italian meats, sliced apples or pears, and red wine.

It would have been nice if he had elaborated on the airline food, because he made it sound like it's a pretty sketchy situation.

According to the Science Channel show How It's Made, the food on planes isn't as bad as people make it out to be, but Ramsay seems to be a straight shooter, and isn't afraid to tell it how it is.

I'd like to think airline food isn't as bad as foul-mouthed chef makes it out to be, but now it's going to cross my mind on every flight. Thanks a lot, Gordon.

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• Tilly Ramsay recently admitted on a UK talk show that her dad, Gordon, is hard on her cooking.
• She also admitted she has a much more laid-back approach to cooking than her father.
• And after Gordon appeared in a video message reminding Tilly that she learned everything from him, she insisted that she's learned quite a bit from her mom too.

Turns out "MasterChef" contestants aren't the only ones who have had to deal with Gordon Ramsay's harsh critiques.

According to his 15-year-old daughter Tilly, Gordon doesn't mince words when it comes to her cooking either.

In a recent appearance on "This Morning on Monday," a popular UK talk show, Tilly told hosts that her dad doesn't go easy on the food she makes.

"He's a really fussy eater... Well, with my food. He's really tough on me. He definitely is."

Gordon's fussiness might have to do with the difference in how he approaches cooking compared to his daughter. Tilly admitted that she's much more laid-back.

"If you don't have one of the ingredients, it's not a big deal."

Gordon's critiques must be doing something, though, considering that Tilly already has her own cooking show called "Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch."

But she made it known that her dad isn't the only one she gets her cooking tips from.

During the segment, Gordon appeared in a video message, during which he told his daughter, "Hi Tills, it's your favorite chef here. Good luck. Don't burn anything. And remember, you learned everything from me!"

To which she replied, "and mum as well. It's not just him. He likes to think it is."

In any case, it's nice to know that not all celebrity parents treat their kids like royalty.  

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• Tash Pericic was an assistant manager at Maze, Gordon Ramsay's London restaurant.
• The male-dominated restaurant business proved tough to endure as the only female manager.
• She enjoyed the level of professionalism a Michelin-starred restaurant afforded, but quit after a year when it became too demanding.

Tash Pericic moved to London from New Zealand on a two-year visa in order to travel around Europe. That plan changed when she became the assistant manager at Maze, an acclaimed, Michelin-starred Gordon Ramsay restaurant in London.

She spent a year working shifts that went late into the night, managing explosive personalities on the kitchen staff, and serving Gordon Ramsay's celebrity pals in his home before she quit to travel as planned.

Here's what working for the notoriously demanding celebrity chef was like.

Pericic originally applied to be a receptionist at Maze.

She had years of experience in the restaurant business, including a stint as a general manager at just 22 years old, but she wanted to try something different.

"I just thought, 'I want to take an easy job,'" she said.

In her interview, the general manager and restaurant director of Maze looked at her impressive resume and laughed, insisting that she try one night as a receptionist and one night as a waitress and then decide which job she wanted. 

As a people person with a passion for hospitality, Pericic enjoyed working on the floor of the restaurant much more than sitting behind a desk. She took the waitressing job and was promoted to assistant manager a few months later.

In her role as assistant manager, she was the go-between from the floor to the kitchen.

If issues came up with the food or service, she would speak to the head chef, a man with a heated personality to rival Ramsay's persona.

"He was a very difficult chef," she said. "He was like what you see on 'Kitchen Nightmares.' I saw him throwing pots and pans at staff, and he'd scream at me in the middle of service... There was a night where I had the chef literally standing right in my face, screaming at me, and I had to pretend like that was fine."

Her encounters with Ramsay himself were more pleasant. 

He visited the restaurant about every other week, and she met him several times.

"He'd come in, say hi, come into the kitchen, check that everything's okay," she said. "It was fun, and quite entertaining."

Ramsay did have his moments, though.

When Pericic oversaw a Christmas Eve dinner at Ramsay's house, she walked in to find him swearing on the phone about the chairs his assistant had ordered.

"What the f*** do you call these chairs!?" she said he yelled. "They're so terrible I wouldn't throw them on a f****** bonfire!"

The chef then drove across London to pick up chairs from one of his restaurants to use instead.

"There is the Ramsay most people know," she said. "But actually, he was great. He turned to us and said, 'Relax, you aren't at work, enjoy, have a glass of champagne,' so we had a Christmas Eve toast with Gordon."

Also in attendance at the party: James Corden and David and Victoria Beckham. According to Pericic, David Beckham was the only one to introduce himself to the kitchen staff.

"A small gesture, but it says a lot," she said.

She loved working alongside passionate professionals.

You don't end up working at a Michelin-starred restaurant by accident. It's the top of the industry, and it shows in the dedication that every sommelier, server, and chef brings to their craft. 

"Every single person that works in a Michelin starred restaurant is a professional," she said. "It's a really incredible environment to be a part of."

After a year, the job became too much.

Pericic's days started at 10 a.m., and sometimes she wouldn't get home until two or three in the morning.

"I needed a break, and it was breaking me," she said. "I wasn't the best version of myself with that job because it was so demanding."

At 26 years old, she was also the youngest — and only female — manager.

Working in a male-dominated environment began to take a toll.

"I think I lost my pizzazz, some of my femininity, by trying to be more masculine and tough in a role that I thought I needed to be, and it wasn't me," she said. "It didn't suit me, and I turned into a manager that I wasn't necessarily proud of."

Because of her two-year visa, she didn't want to spend her entire time in Europe working such an intense job. She made a list of things she wanted to do — including sailing in Croatia and living in Florence, Italy — which she eventually did.

Working at Maze remains the toughest environment Pericic has ever worked in.

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Gordon Ramsay caused a stir last month when he revealed he and his wife fly first class but he insists his children sit in economy.

“They haven’t worked anywhere near hard enough to afford that,” he said.

And now the top chef, who is reportedly worth £30 million, has defended his comments.

“I have got to keep it real with the kids,” he said. “And also I think just getting kids at the age of five, six and seven, used to first class and those big seats, they do not need the space, they get entertainment on their iPads.”

“So I like to think about what you can do with the money when you land, rather than paying out thousands of dollars for eight, nine ten-year-olds to sit in first class.”

That’s all very well, but Ramsay’s children are now 18 (Megan), 17 (Jack and Holly) and 15 (Matilda).

“I do not want them sat there with a 10 course f***ing menu with champagne,” Ramsay explained to The Mirror.

“I am not embarrassed. It is my wife [Tana] and I’s choice to discipline them and to keep them real.”

Ramsay is known for his no-nonsense attitude in the kitchen so it’s perhaps unsurprising that he’s raising his children in a similar way.

“They have a completely different life than I did growing up. I worked my arse off to get out of the s*** mess that I grew up in and they’re grateful, they’re not spoilt,” he told The Telegraph.

Ramsay has also disclosed that his children will not inherit any of his fortune in his will:

“It’s definitely not going to them, and that’s not in a mean way; it’s to not spoil them,” he said. “The only thing I’ve agreed with Tana is they get a 25 per cent deposit on a flat, but not the whole flat.

“I’ve been super lucky, having that career for the last 15 years in the US. Seriously, it has earned a fortune and I’ve been very lucky, so I respect everything I’ve got.”

In a Reddit discussion earlier this year, Ramsay was asked how he keeps his children well-adjusted while working so hard, and he replied:

“I've never been at home seven nights a week cooking for the kids. What I've instilled in the kids, from day one, is a work ethic. So, the time we spend together is limited, but it's quality.

“I need to protect them and respect the restaurant and team in my restaurant. I made them as normal as possible… They've all got jobs, they've all taken care of animals, they've all got housework.”

And maybe one day they’ll earn enough money of their own to join their parents at the front of the plane.

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The INSIDER Summary:

• Two of our favorite Englishmen went head-to-head in the ultimate cook-off.
• David Beckham and Gordon Ramsay brought some heat to the kitchen to see who could make the best risotto.
• The competition was fierce and both whipped up delicious dishes.
• You can watch the video below to see who won. 

Earlier this week, Gordon Ramsay participated in an epic cook-off, and although that’s a pretty standard occurrence for the world-renowned TV chef, this particular competition was a little different. Instead of facing another professional cook, he went head-to-head with his best friend, the equally competitive David Beckham. During this week’s episode of "The F Word," Beckham came to Ramsay’s kitchen, and the two competed to see who could make the best risotto. As you would expect from two men who have been at the top of their fields, the competition was fierce.

From the moment the cook-off officially began, the two besties trolled one another non-stop, trying to get the other to screw up their dish. Ramsay kept asking Beckham questions, which prompted the footballer to ask exasperatedly, "Are we going to talk all the way through this?" To that, Ramsay responded, "The idea is to talk as much as I can to put you off, hoping that your slip up, burn something, and I sneak in from behind and win." Chef Ramsay also tried intimidating his friend with loud but impressive knife skills, while Beckham dished out a low blow saying that his wife Victoria Beckham complained that the fish Gordon prepared for her last week was undercooked. These guys are cut throat.

Though we thought David Beckham had extremely questionable taste in food — remember his beyond-strange birthday dinner of choice back in May? — the mushroom, asparagus, and pea risotto he prepared during the competition actually looked quite tasty. On the other hand, since we're always impressed with Gordon's cooking, we weren't surprised to find ourselves drooling all over the place when we saw his risotto made with grilled corn and Dungeness crab.

In the end, both dishes looked amazing, and we kind of don't even care who actually ended up victorious. Let's face it, with a video of two of our fave celebs talking crap to one another in charming British accents, we're all winners.

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• Gordon Ramsay's latest breakfast tutorial is going viral and for good reason.
• The celebrity chef shares his best tips to making the quintessential "American-style breakfast."
• His first hack is using a cheese grater to shred potatoes and onions for some hash brown.
• His second trick is to caramelize bacon with olive oil, brown sugar, salt, pepper, and butter in a pan.
• The end result is mouthwatering to say the least. 

It’s Monday, which means we have to wait a whole week until we have time to indulge in a long, leisurely brunch. Yes, that’s a bummer, but at least it gives us five days to work up the courage to tackle a breakfast recipe that is currently going viral. This morning, we woke up to find Gordon Ramsay’s tutorial for eggs baked in hash browns with bacon trending number one on YouTube. Should you require proof that it looks incredibly delicious, since being posted less than 24 hours ago, the tutorial has already been viewed almost a million times.

In the video, Chef Ramsay walks us through how to make what he has dubbed "an American-style breakfast," and although his charming British accent is hard to ignore, we trust him completely. There are two elements of this recipe that we honestly didn’t think we’d ever be able to prepare at home, but true to form, the chef shows a few little tricks for how to pull them off.

He starts with hash browns. In the past, if we’ve prepared breakfast potatoes at home, they’ve either been in cube form or they’ve come out of a box that's been hanging out in a freezer for a while. Ramsay, however, has a trick for how to make the classic hash browns we’re used to getting at our favorite diners. His secret? A cheese grater. With the tool, he expertly shreds potatoes and onions, which, when coupled with his secret flipping technique, come together in the skillet to make a perfect potato cake.

The second special part of his all-American breakfast is, of course, the bacon. In his video, Ramsay explains that sweet breakfast meat was something he actually had to get used to when he first came to the United States, but now he loves it. The chef suggests heating olive oil, brown sugar, salt, pepper, and butter in a pan, and then laying the bacon on top. He explains, "As it cooks it becomes irresistibly caramelized and golden brown." It's also incredibly easy to pull off.

You know what that means? This whole dish may have just majorly changed our brunching game, especially if it turns out to be as reliable as Ramsay's scrambled eggs.

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Gordon Ramsay has welcomed Brexit as an opportunity to revamp the UK's restaurant industry, calling the country "lazy" and needing a "big kick up the a***."

In an interview with the Radio Times, the British chef said: "That level of multinational workers in this country has sort of confirmed how lazy as a nation we are — when individuals from across the seas are prepared to come and work twice as hard for less money."

He added: "If anything, it's a big kick up the a*** for the industry, and it's going to get back to the modern-day apprenticeship.

"So not only do I welcome that kind of change, but I think it’s going to put a lot more emphasis on homegrown talent, which I think we need to do."

Apprenticeships are practical job training undertaken by students over 16 in the UK.

About 75% of waitstaff and a quarter of chefs in the UK are non-British EU nationals, according to a KPMG study of the British hospitality industry published this March.

Around one in 10, or 528,000 16- to 24-year-olds in Britain are unemployed, the House of Commons Library said last month.

Ramsay burns Oliver

Ramsay also criticised fellow chef Jamie Oliver for backing Remain. Oliver also said he would leave the UK if Boris Johnson became prime minister soon after the referendum last year. "I beg you one thing Great Britain… Give me Boris f****** Johnson as our Prime Minister and I’m done,"he said on Instagram.

Ramsay said: "No disrespect, but we’re chefs, not politicians. When you breathe that stuff down the public’s throat and say, 'I’m leaving if we have Brexit,' then, I’m sorry, the door stands open. Stand for what you say. Sadly, the only time he opens his mouth is when he’s got something to promote."

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• The Clink Brixton is a charity run restaurant in HMP Brixton. 
• The prison is notorious for its previous inmates including the Kray twins and Mick Jagger. 
• The Restaurant has topped some big name restaurants on Trip Advisor including Michael Roux Jr's La Gavroche.

They say not to judge a book by its cover, but what about a restaurant? The Clink has barred windows and walls lined with panic buttons; the cutlery is plastic and you'll have to leave your phone at the door, but it's the eatery that's currently outperforming those of celebrated chefs such as Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay.

The charity restaurant chain aims to formally train prisoners, offering them a chance at rehabilitation so that they can gain qualifications and support in finding a job after their release.

There are currently four training restaurants in closed prisons for men and women, two horticultural schemes that grow and cultivate produce for the restaurants and one event caterer that can be hired.

According to TripAdvisor, three of the rehabilitation restaurants have been rated No1 in their area:

Opening in 2015, HMP Styal is a women's prison based in Cheshire. The restaurant was awarded first place out of 62 others in its area.

HMP Cardiff is a Welsh Category B prison where visitors can enjoy food that has received rave reviews placing it in the top spot out of 943 others.

HMP High Down in Surrey is also a Category B prison and managed to beat 134 restaurants to be No1.

HMP Brixton, one of the country's most notorious prisons, has seen the likes of the Kray twins and Mick Jagger among its inmates but its restaurant came third out of 18,161 on TripAdvisor.

The south London Clink even managed to quash competition from the likes of Michael Roux Jr's Le Gavroche.

Having won over 40 awards so far, The Clink's elegant menu offers up dishes such as the fig and gorgonzola tart tatin starter with fennel slaw and candied walnuts for £6.50, or you can enjoy a full Sunday lunch and a pudding for £19.95.

The first restaurant opened in 2009 and since then more than 800 prisoners have graduated from its training projects.

The charity has also found that the innovative scheme has reduced re-offending rates among male ex-offenders by 41%.

Prisoners who have between six and 18 months of their sentence left may apply for the programme and develop skills that could help them later in life. Past graduates have gone on to work and intern with high-end establishments such as The Cavendish and Aqua Shard, and high street chains like Wahaca and Carluccio's.

"One of the biggest challenges we face as a charity is public misconceptions of prisoners and rehabilitation," said Chris Moore, chief executive of the Clink Charity.

"Having this TripAdvisor feedback provides evidence we're helping people understand how important a part education and meaningful work plays in reducing reoffending rates."

The Clink Charity relies on generous donations, you can find out more about it here.

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• Amazon's voice assistant, Alexa, loses her voice in a new Super Bowl ad. 
• In the ad, Amazon brings in a few well-known replacements — including Cardi B and Anthony Hopkins — to fill in while Alexa recovers. 
• The ad will air during Super Bowl LII on Sunday. 

Amazon's new Super Bowl ad envisions a world where Alexa loses her voice — and is replaced by some well-known voices. 

The new ad — which was released on YouTube Wednesday — begins with Amazon's voice assistant, Alexa, losing her voice after seemingly getting a cold. Amazon is forced to bring in some temporary replacements, which include rapper Cardi B, reality TV chef Gordon Ramsay, and actors Rebel Wilson and Anthony Hopkins. 

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos himself even makes an appearance in the ad. 

The ad will also air during Super Bowl LII on Sunday, but you can watch the full video below:

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If like us, you spend the majority of your evenings watching Gordon Ramsay scream at small business owners on YouTube, you'll know the terrifying chef's top advice for underperforming restaurants is to cut down their menu.

These days, it's not enough to have a serviceable selection of hearty classics. Now you need to offer fancy flourishes, Blumenthal-ian tricks and Instagrammable luxury. And Ramsay is sick of it.

In an interview with Pop Sugar, the Kitchen Nightmares chef opened up about the trendy menu items that everyone (apart from him, obviously) is doing wrong…

Truffle oil

"The worst thing, for me, is truffle oil. That thing needs to be let down. When [people] use it, they use the same fucking top [as any other oil], so they pour it, and it comes out in abundance. This thing needs to be let out in tiny, tiny, little [amounts]."

Wagyu beef

"It's a special cut. It needs to be treated with a little bit of respect. Everywhere you go now, there's fucking Wagyu meatballs. Preserve it a little bit. Rest it. Allow it to become special."

Foams

"The latest one I had, I was in Saint Paul, and someone gave me a bone marrow foam. Now when I think about having bone marrow, I don't think about it as a foam.

"Sometimes they look like toxic scum in a stagnant pool. It was not very good."

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• Gordon Ramsay has prompted a heated debate after mocking vegans and animal rights group PETA in a tweet.
• His message has been retweeted over 44,000 times, liked by more than 149,000 users, and prompted a flurry of comments on both sides.
• It's not the first time the outspoken chef has offended the vegan community.

He's not afraid to speak — or shout — his mind, and now celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has found himself in a furious debate on Twitter after upsetting both the vegan community and animal rights organisation PETA.

It all started when Twitter user "Ray"@thiccqueer posted a photo of a dish and asked Ramsay: "How does my vegan lasagna look?"

Ramsay responded with: "I’m a member of PETA ! People eating tasty animals......"

His response has been retweeted over 44,000 times and liked more than 149,000 times.

It has prompted a mixed response, and, naturally, a number of memes. 

Some users appear to be amused by the "triggered" vegan community...

...While others were not impressed with his riling.

PETA, (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), even waded in on the debate.

It's not the first time that the outspoken chef has upset the vegan community. In response to a user asking if he had any allergies back in 2016, Ramsay responded: "Vegans."

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• Gordon Ramsay has always been one to speak his opinion, and his opinion used to be that vegetarians and vegans were worthy of mockery.
• However, on Monday, Ramsay tweeted that he was "going to give this vegan thing a try."
• Fans were confused by his sudden shift in attitude. 

Gordon Ramsay has revealed he is going to try following a vegan diet.

While the three-Michelin-star chef has yet to explain his motivations for going plant-based, he made the low-key announcement in a tweet on Monday, writing: “Going to give this #vegan thing a try ... Yes guys you heard that right. Gx”.

His comments were made alongside a photograph of what appears to be a vegan pizza at his latest venture, Gordon Ramsay Street Pizza, which opens today in London.

One of the dishes on the menu at the new St Paul’s restaurant is a charred aubergine pizza, which comes with toasted pine nuts, wild garlic pesto and tomato, possibly making it vegan-friendly if the pesto is also cheese-less.

The chef’s apparent newfound appreciation for veganism might come as a surprise to his fans, given Ramsay’s track record for mocking vegans and vegetarians.

In 2007, Ramsay teased former Girl’s Aloud star, Cheryl, when she appeared with her fellow bandmates on his TV show, "The F Word," for following a strict vegetarian diet.

When the singer informed Ramsay of her dietary requirements, he joked: “Didn’t you get the message? Vegetarians aren’t welcome here.”

In an interview with the "Daily Mirror" that same year, Ramsay said that his kids going vegetarian would be his “biggest nightmare”, adding that he would “sit them on the fence and electrocute them” if one of them made the dietary change - a comment which caught the attention of longtime vegetarian Sir Paul McCartney, who said he’d be willing to talk to the chef about the advantages of vegetarianism.

"I'd be happier if everyone was vegetarian. The planet would be better off for it," he told "Sainsbury's Magazine."

Ramsay added fuel to the fire in 2016, when the 51-year-old joked that he was allergic to vegans, responding to a tweet from a fan asking him if he had any allergies by simply writing, “Vegans”.

Despite garnering more than 40,000 retweets, "The Hell’s Kitchen" star‘s comment prompted a furor amongst animal rights activists, who accused Ramsay of making light of animal exploitation.

Ultimately, Ramsay responded to criticisms by writing in a subsequent tweet, “It’s a joke,” but only confused fans further by adding: “It’s not vegans it’s vegetarians”.

As recently as February this year, the outspoken chef sparked another debate amongst the online veggie and vegan community by responding to a fan's photograph of their vegan lasagne with: "I'm a member of PETA ! People eating tasty animals".

If Ramsay’s latest comments are to be taken in earnest, it seems like his days of vegan and vegetarian mockery might be behind him.

"The Independent" has contacted Ramsay for comment.

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Polite. Reserved. Genteel. Restrained.

These are all words you probably wouldn't use to describe TV chef, Gordon Ramsay.

In fact, the sweary Scot is probably better-known for his expletive-laden diatribes than he is for his Michelin stars.

Ramsay's biting affronts have been a source of great entertainment for Twitter users over the past few days, as fans have sent in their homemade dishes for the chef to judge,

As you might have expected, he hasn't held back.

Here are some of his best responses:

Don't hold back, Gordon.

This was never going to go down well:

Asian cuisine didn't go down well either:

He's probably not the best person to make a foodie faux pas with.

Don't worry, though, all hope is not lost:

High praise from the "The F Word" star indeed.

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Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is known for his outlandish outbursts on his TV shows, but he's now moved on to roasting people's home cooking on Twitter.

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Polite. Reserved. Genteel. Restrained.

These are all words you probably wouldn't use to describe TV chef, Gordon Ramsay.

In fact, the sweary Scot is probably better-known for his expletive-laden diatribes than he is for his Michelin stars.

Ramsay's biting affronts have been a source of great entertainment for Twitter users over the past few days, as fans have sent in their homemade dishes for the chef to judge,

As you might have expected, he hasn't held back.

Here are some of his best responses:

Don't hold back, Gordon.

This was never going to go down well:

Asian cuisine didn't go down well either:

He's probably not the best person to make a foodie faux pas with.

Don't worry, though, all hope is not lost:

High praise from the "The F Word" star indeed.

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When studying the arts, be it acting, writing, or music, it’s always helpful to seek out advice from successful people in that field.

The path to becoming a professional anything is usually a rocky one, and having some guidance from someone who made it can help keep you focused and grounded.

MasterClass is a startup hoping to help newcomers connect more directly with well-established members of a professional community. Founded in 2015, the company builds online courses taught by experts in the arts for students eager to learn the tricks of their trade.

The online-course maker has teamed up with career veterans, including Kevin Spacey and Gordon Ramsey, to give expert advice to students who are just starting out. Masterclass' courses include video lectures, a course book, and even direct instructor feedback in some cases, all in the service of helping you learn.

Below I highlighted five classes I think are worth a look, but you can also check out all MasterClass has to offer here.

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Kevin Spacey teaches acting

Whether you know him from "House of Cards,""The Usual Suspects," or commercials for E*Trade, Kevin Spacey is a talented actor who always brings his all.

Through five hours of lectures and a 47-page workbook, Spacey imparts to students the practical techniques that have led him to success on both the stage and screen. 

Learn more and get enrolled here.

Aaron Sorkin teaches screenwriting

The master of the walk-and-talk, Aaron Sorkin is a screenwriter whose work you can identify from just a few lines of dialogue. In his course, the mind that created "The Social Network" and "The West Wing" provides students with guidance on character development, dialogue, and the rules of storytelling.

Learn more and get enrolled here.

Serena Williams' drills, tips, and techniques

The greatest tennis player of all time has tips for both amateurs and budding competitors alike. While you probably won’t get the chance to have a private lesson on the court with Serena, this might be the next best thing.

Learn more and get enrolled here.

The INSIDER Summary:

• With all of Gordon Ramsay's TV shows we have seen him eat some crazy things from time to time.
• According to an interview with Refinery29 he will never eat airplane food, but can you blame him?

Between all his television shows, we've seen Gordon Ramsay eat some pretty terrible food over the years, but there's one thing he swears he will never eat, and it's airline food.

The fiery chef said he worked for an airline for 10 years, saw how the food was handled, and learned to never put it anywhere near his Scottish lips, according to an interview with Refinery 29.

When it comes to eating on an airplane, Ramsay said, "There's no fucking way I eat on planes."

Instead, when flying out of London's Heathrow airport, he eats at his own restaurant, ironically called "Plane Food" in terminal five. If not there, his pre-flight meals consist of Italian meats, sliced apples or pears, and red wine.

It would have been nice if he had elaborated on the airline food, because he made it sound like it's a pretty sketchy situation.

According to the Science Channel show How It's Made, the food on planes isn't as bad as people make it out to be, but Ramsay seems to be a straight shooter, and isn't afraid to tell it how it is.

I'd like to think airline food isn't as bad as foul-mouthed chef makes it out to be, but now it's going to cross my mind on every flight. Thanks a lot, Gordon.

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