Culinary superstar Gordon Ramsay has picked the location for his first Canadian restaurant. Sorry Toronto — it’s Montreal.
“I definitely found somewhere in Montreal — a neighbourhood, family restaurant,” Ramsay said in a recent telephone interview.
That’s all the Michelin-starred British chef and Hells’ Kitchen star would reveal about his culinary plans, except to add: “I’ll be talking to you in the next two weeks.” But the Montreal media is reporting that he’s taking over Rotisserie Laurier BBQ with partners and renaming it Rotisserie Laurier BBQ by Ramsay.
So why isn’t Ramsay opening a Toronto restaurant, as he told CBCs The Hour in February 2009 he planned on doing?