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Talk to Gordon Ramsay and it becomes very apparent he relishes his role as host, mentor and motivator for youthful aspiring chefs on "MasterChef Junior." "Having four kids of my own," he says, "I know how distracted they get today with Internet, social media, and so this isn't about games. This is about installing confidence and letting these individuals understand that there's no teacher, there's no parent; we're going to go on this journey together and I'm going to show you everything I've got and you're going to come out of this so much better than you did before you got here. ... So no fear, great understanding and I don't know, I suppose hand on heart I would say I'm at my happiest and I'm in my absolute glory when I have a chance to work with such young, hungry talent." Season 5 of the Fox culinary competition series opens Thursday, Feb. 9, bringing forth 40 home cooks ages 8-13 to take on challenges such as a beach club pop-up restaurant and cooking for surprise celebrity guests such as world-renowned chef Wolfgang Puck. Ramsay will once again offer words of advice and encouragement to his young charges and evaluate their creations alongside fellow judge Christina Tosi. And hopefully nurture their interest in the culinary arts into a lifetime pursuit. "That's the first thing that I said to them when they walk in," he says. " 'Right. No Mum, no Dad, no teacher, no headmaster. I'm going to be the best coach you ever had in your entire life. You ready for the ride of your life? Let's go.' " Gordon Ramsay BY GEORGE DICKIE Ramsay helps nurture young talent on 'MasterChef Junior' What book are you currently reading? " 'Manchester by the Sea.' I haven't seen the program yet. So it was based on a true story. So my daughter Megan is also at (Oxford) Brookes University and she's studying psychology so she just finished reading it and she passed it on to me." What did you have for dinner last night? "We finished taping and I took (daughter) Meg to a little Italian grill at the end of Sepulveda and Bel Air Crest (in Los Angeles), and I started off with something really simple. And it was a just sort of fresh mozzarella and tomato salad as an appetizer, and then for my entrée I had a ... smothered double pork chop with a cappelini ... . So we shared that as an entrée last night." What is your next project? "This summer, we're putting together the most amazing live event on Fox and it's called 'The F Word,' and we're searching the country for the best families where they go head to head and they'll compete for the ultimate prize of who is the most talented family. So in that family could be a great aunt. You know how incredible food comes from those generations, a grandma and granddad. So we're looking at a family of four against a family of four." When was your last vacation, where and why? "The last vacation I took was 10 days ago. Every year, we take the family to the Maldives and we stay at a beautiful island called Amilla Fushi. And it was just 600 meters long, a beautiful house, I swam every day around the island. I dive with the kids early evening to do night dives. And then just ate the most amazing Maldivian curries and had an absolute blast for seven days." Page 8 February 6 - 12, 2017 WEDNESDAY 8:00 p.m. NBCSN NHL Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild. From the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn. (N Subject to Blackout) THURSDAY 7:00 p.m. NBCSN NHL New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers. From Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. (N Subject to Blackout) FRIDAY 6:00 p.m. WHME N Col- lege Hockey Merrimack at Boston College. From the Conte Forum in Boston. (N) 8:00 p.m. CSNCH NHL Chicago Blackhawks at Winnipeg Jets. 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