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The Best Episodes of The F Word

The F Word is a British food magazine and cookery programme featuring chef Gordon Ramsay. The programme covers a wide range of topics, from recipes...

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  1. Background image for Kitchen Interrogation
    6.8/10(15 votes)

    #1 - Kitchen Interrogation

    S3:E7

    The latest amateur brigade of cooks are a team of police officers from Lancaster. Jonathan Ross visits the restaurant. Gordon offers tripe to teenagers, teaches some athletes how to cook great fast food and then joins DJ Sara Cox in the recipe challenge. Gordon searches for scallops. On the menu: pan-roasted pigeon salad with toasted walnuts; roast skate with beet root and parmesan; and pain perdu with carmelized peaches.

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  2. Background image for Italian Restaurants
    6.8/10(11 votes)

    #2 - Italian Restaurants

    S5:E1

    In this episode, two Italian restaurants go head to head, cooking a menu of ravioli, venison, pork escalope and fig and frangipane tarts. Janet will be expanding on last year's experience raising veal calves to starting her own small holding. And Katie Price gets her hands dirty, cooking chicken kievs in the celebrity challenge.

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  3. Background image for Thai Restaurants
    6.8/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Thai Restaurants

    S5:E5

    Gordon's got the eye of the Thai-girls, as the ladies of Yum Yum restaurant in North London take on the feisty females from Simply Thai restaurant in Middlesex in a battle to be crowned the F Word's best Thai restaurant. Proving he knows how to use his noodle, Gordon offers his version of every traveller's favourite dish, pad Thai, to some Buddhist monks. And Rory Bremner steps up to the hot plate in the celebrity challenge with a decent impression of a trifle.

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  4. Background image for The Next Fanny
    6.7/10(16 votes)

    #4 - The Next Fanny

    S3:E8

    A team of ex-Army captains from Norfolk cook this week's meal. Gordon fills the restaurant with the fifty finalists from his search for the next Fanny Cradock. Stylist Gok Wan ("How to Look Good Naked"), takes on Gordon in the recipe challenge, as well as offering him some fashion tips. Gordon tastes champagne with Cat Deeley. On the menu: pea, asparagus, pancetta, and goat cheese frittata; honey roast duck with green beans; and baked Alaska.

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    6.6/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Spanish Restaurants

    S5:E6

    According to the F Word nominations, British diners go loco for tapas and Gordon and his band of merry tasters toured the country in search of scrumptious Spanish grub. First to make it to the final two was Yorkshire eatery, El Gato Negro, controversially run by an all British team. "You wouldn't expect a Northerner to be cooking Spanish food but it works and I love it," says head chef, Simon. Taking on the Yorkshire chefs in the tapas cook off is authentic Spanish eatery Lola Rojo run by feisty couple, Antonio and Christina from Barcelona, whose food Gordon described as 'f**king amazing'. While the competing chefs battle for the coveted Spanish crown, Gordon grabs his rod in Galicia for some extreme fishing and Kelly Brooks stuffs a pepper in the F Word celebrity cook off.

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    6.5/10(14 votes)

    #6 - The Eton Boys

    S3:E1

    Gordon takes on four Eton boys as his team this week. Dawn French guest stars in the restaurant and helps him launch Find Me a Fanny, his search for a new female television cook. Gordon selects some sheep to keep in the garden of his London apartment. On the menu: crab spring rolls with chilli dipping sauce, loin of venison with sweet and sour peppers, and profiteroles with hot chocolate sauce.

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    6.5/10(16 votes)

    #7 - Culinary Duel

    S3:E3

    Gordon takes on four Lancashire Lasses as his team this week. In the recipe challenge he takes on James May and challenges him to an eat off. Denise Van Outen eats at the restaurant this week. On the menu: duck egg salad with anchovy fingers; tandoori-spiced halibut with sauteed potatoes; and Scotch pancakes with caramelized bananas.

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  9. Background image for French Restaurants
    6.5/10(8 votes)

    #8 - French Restaurants

    S5:E3

    Gordon's quest for Britain's Best Local Restaurant continues and this time it is a heavyweight battle of French restaurants. The competing kitchens will both serve succulent foie gras to start, then pan-fried grey mullet and puy lentils go up against a rack of lamb with aubergine tempura. Both will finish with a classic French pudding, crepes suzette. To add to the French flavour, Gordon heads back to second home, Paris, in search of the perfect croissant. And farmer-in-waiting, Janet Street-Porter, expands her farm by helping birth some chicks.

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    6.4/10(14 votes)

    #9 - Beckingham Palace

    S3:E5

    Four estate agents prepare a meal in Gordon's restaurant this week. Chris Moyles finds himself being challenged to make a curry better than his local takeaway can make. Gordon's lambs move to Victoria and David Beckham's place. On the menu: black pudding, potato rosti, and pan-fried eggs; veal scallop with tapenade; and tiramisu.

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    6.4/10(18 votes)

    #10 - Commando at Claridge's

    S3:E9

    The Lancashire Lasses are back to cook at Claridges; Ricky Gervais visits. On the menu: king crab tortellini, leg of lamb, shepherd's pie made from Gordon's sheep, and hot chocolate souffle with mint chocolate chip ice cream.

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  12. Background image for Four Alarm Foie Gras
    6.3/10(14 votes)

    #11 - Four Alarm Foie Gras

    S3:E2

    Four firemen serve as this week's brigade, and Ronnie Corbett takes on Gordon in the recipe challenge. Janet Street Porter offers a "provocative" meat. Girls Aloud visit. On the menu: pan-roasted fois gras with rhubarb, butter-roasted ribeye of beef with grilled artichokes, and summer berry soup with floating islands.

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    6.3/10(14 votes)

    #12 - Scottish Buffalo

    S3:E6

    Four Nottingham housewives form this week's brigade. Janet Street Porter attempts to convince Gordon to try a new superfood. The wine tasting skills of former cricketer Ian Botham are put to the test. Gordon goes to Scotland to make buffalo mozzarella. Dom Joly challenges Gordon in The F Word kitchen, and there's bad news about one of the lambs. On the menu: broad bean and scallop risotto; roast pork chops with apple and radicchio; and cherry samosas.

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  14. Background image for It's All A BLur
    6.0/10(14 votes)

    #13 - It's All A BLur

    S3:E4

    Gordon takes a group called "The Eastenders" in the kitchen, cooks against Alex James in the recipe challenge and goes hunting for deer. Janet Street Porter looks for an alternative to fois gras, and Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall helps Gordon move his lambs. On the menu: seared tuna nicoise salad; pan-fried chicken with asparagus; and caramelized apples and pears.

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    5.2/10(7 votes)

    #14 - Indian Restaurants

    S5:E2

    Gordon's hunt for Britain's Best Local Restaurant takes on an Indian theme as his trio of expert tasters head off in search of the country's best curry house. With 3 million British customers popping out for a curry every year it's clear the nation has taken the dish to its heart. But will the F Word diners prefer traditional charm or a modern twist as Gordon puts two very different Indian restaurants, Curry Corner and Lasan, head to head? While the guests sample the curry cook off Lenny Henry gets emotional over his mum's Jamaican pepper pot soup and Janet gets down and dirty with some wiry-haired pigs. Finally Gordon completes the Indian theme as he heads off hunting halal-style in search of deer for his venison masala.

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    #15 - Vegan Week

    S1:E1

    It's National Vegan Week, so Gordon marks the occasion with a very special and very Ramsay dish. Gordon's children learn that a turkey is just for Christmas dinner and not a family pet, when they buy live turkeys to rear and slaughter for Christmas dinner. Star of stage and screen Martine McCutcheon learns how to sharpen a knife and Gordon learns to "keep it simple, stupid" when he challenges comedian Al Murray to make the best bread and butter pudding.

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    #16 - Kitchen Dynasty

    S1:E2

    Superstar mega-diva Joan Collins visits The F Word restaurant. It's the first time the two have met since Joan was famously thrown out of Gordon's first restaurant, Aubergine, seven years ago. Gordon's mum Helen challenges her son with her favorite recipe for apple pudding. And there's trouble among the turkeys in Gordon's garden. Gary's as sick as a parrot, so Gordon calls in expert advice.

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    #17 - Into the Wild Game

    S1:E3

    Gordon faces his biggest challenge yet with his ongoing campaign to get women back into the kitchen. Gordon cooks venison with chocolate: "Bambi never tasted so good." He also journeys to the far north of Scotland to try the rare and unusual delicacy that is Gannet - an unforgettable experience.

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    #18 - Highs and Lows

    S1:E4

    Can food affect a man's fertility? Currently there's speculation about a general decline in the sperm count and whether it can be linked to diet. Gordon blames his own low sperm count on the fact that chefs are constantly exposed to high levels of heat during long hours in a kitchen environment. He enlists the help of a fertility expert and a clinical embryologist to see whether they support his theory and offer advice on how men can help prevent problems with their sperm. Plus top model Penny Lancaster comes for dinner and tells Gordon about her very fertile relationship with Rod Stewart.

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    #19 - A Proper Job

    S1:E5

    Chat show maestro Jonathon Ross, is put to the test by Gordon this week when he's challenged to kill and cook lobster. 'If Paul McCartney is watching this, I apologize'. 'If you've got the bollocks to eat it, you should have the bollocks to kill it', responds Gordon. The show also features Gary Rhodes, an amazing report about the potential benefits of horse milk and an exclusive report on which is Britain's healthiest supermarket.

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    #20 - The Winning Trifle

    S1:E6

    England Coach Sven Goran Erikson's partner, Nancy Dell-Olio, gives Gordon some tips on how to score when she visits The F Word. "The sexiest room in the house? It's the kitchen because the other places are too easy!'" Nancy cooks for and with Sven regularly, "I do the cooking, he helps me. We work together, we're a team.' Actor Richard Wilson - best known for his performance as Victor Meldrew - and Kim & Aggie from "How Clean Is Your House" take Gordon on with their trifle recipe; while resident food critic Giles Coren looks into the world of detox.

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    #21 - Let's Talk About Sex and Soup

    S1:E7

    Big Brother host Davina McCall, comedian Jimmy Carr and Property Ladder's Sarah Beeny join celebrated chef Gordon Ramsay and restaurant critic Giles Coren for the cookery show covering all aspects of food.

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    #22 - Gobble Gobble Croak

    S1:E8

    Writer and broadcaster Janet Street-Porter and former athlete Colin Jackson guest on the show devoted to all things culinary. Dishes on the menu include ravioli of duck, chestnuts with a Jerusalem artichoke sauce and a main course of sea bass. Gordon also reveals the secret of perfect roast beef and Yorkshire pudding.

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    #23 - Ozzy Knows Best

    S1:E9

    The chef cooks a festive meal comprising truffle and herb buttered turkey with fried breadcrumbs for guests including Sharon Osbourne. The whole restaurant shares the Christmas feast rustled up from Gordon's hand-reared turkeys, aptly named Jamie, Nigella, Delia, Ainsley, Antony and Gary, while Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall takes on the recipe challenge.

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    #24 - Don't Like It? Don't Pay

    S2:E1

    Gordon buys some pigs to rear in his garden, and is joined in the kitchen by Kathy Burke. Plus, a new regular feature sees amateur cooks getting the chance to cook in his restaurant for paying customers. Gordon also organises a book amnesty, giving viewers the chance to send in celebrity recipe books they've never used - so they can be safely destroyed.

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    #25 - I'm Not Your Mate

    S2:E2

    The fiery chef prepares sesame crusted tuna, pan-fried sea bass with sorrel sauce and apple doughnuts, and teaches Jeremy Clarkson how to cook lobster. Janet Street-Porter throws down the gauntlet in the recipe challenge and Cliff Richard is invited to deliver his verdict on several wines - including, unbeknownst to him, one of his own.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Kitchen Interrogation" is the best rated episode of "The F Word". It scored 6.8/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/19/2007. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Italian Restaurants".