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T2 WHATS UP! December 12 - 18, 2021 TV FEATURE BY SARAH PASSINGHAM TV Media C elebrity chef Gordon Ramsay ("Hell's Kitchen") has spent more than two de- cades of television appearanc- es building his reputation as a prickly, potty-mouthed Brit. Naturally, he has expanded his TV hosting empire beyond the borders of food into travel, and this time he has brought two of his buddies along for the ride. The new special "Gordon Ramsay's Road Trip: European Vacation," airing Monday, Dec. 13, on Fox, follows Ram- say and his companions — French service industry ex- pert and host of "Million Pound Menu" Fred Sirieix and Italian celebrity chef and "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here" winner Gino D'Acampo — as they take a road trip around Europe. Along the way, the three well-traveled hosts make some eventful stops in their respective homelands. D'Acampo shows Ramsay and Sirieix what Naples' markets have to offer before they pack up for his friend's vow renewal on the nearby island of Sardin- ia. In France, Sirieix is respon- sible for hosting the very first oyster festival in the seaside town of Arcachon, and has brought along some help in the form of top chefs Ramsay and D'Acampo. Ramsay, mean- while, who was born in Scot- land, brings his two travel buddies with him to cook for the chief of Clan Ramsay — they also, of course, take part in Ceres' Highland Games while there. The three gregarious hosts each show off just how an eventful feast is done in three beautiful — very different — countries, with some healthy competition between them. Each known for being big per- sonalities in their own right, combined they make a team ripe for misadventure. Sitting down on "The Jona- than Ross Show," a late-night British TV staple, to discuss filming the series, host Ross wanted to know what Sirieix learned "about food from these guys [Ramsay and D'Acampo], that you didn't al- ready [know]." Sirieix re- sponds that the two chefs have very "different philosophies," explaining, "Gordon [Ramsay] is always faster, higher, bigger, and Gino [D'Acampo] is mini- mum effort, maximum satis- faction." Never one to hold back, Ramsay adds that D'Acampo is "lazy," however it's all clearly just friendly ribbing among close friends, competitors and travel comrades. And "close" may be an understatement, from what Ramsay revealed in that same "Jonathan Ross Show" interview. After eviscerating D'Acampo for his lackluster camper-van driving skills along the Italian leg of their journey, Ramsay shared a sto- ry of the night he awoke to find the Italian chef cuddling him during an overnight stay in the vehicle. D'Acampo logi- cally explains to the audience that he "was scared," while Bentonville Acupuncture 5 x 5 continued on page T10 Fred Sirieix, Gordon Ramsay and Gino D'Acampo in "Gordon Ramsay's Road Trip: European Vacation" Euro trip Get great food, home and garden ideas every week in the Style section! Do it with STYLE! Get Style, subscribe today! 479-684-5509 nwaonline.com/subscribe