Gordon Ramsay's F Word Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Gordon Ramsay's F Word: Season 5

• Season 5 Episode 8: Gordon Ramsay's Christmas F Word

  In a festive edition of the culinary challenge, Gordon asks chefs from the Pheasant in Cambridgeshire and the Swan in Kent to serve traditional British meals. The competitors prepare Stilton starters, stuffed rabbit and loin of venison, and Christmas pudding souffles. Peter Andre takes part in the recipe challenge, and the chef meets cricketer Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff and burlesque star Dita Von Teese, before heading to Lapland to learn about reindeer meat

• Season 5 Episode 7: EPISODE: 7

  The chef turns his attention to the food of North and South America. Cooks from Caribbean eatery Discovery Bay in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, compete with rivals from Argentinian restaurant Maria del Sur in London. The professionals are challenged to prepare chicken and chilli, rib-eye steak, spicy pork and roast peaches, while Gordon heads for Canada to hunt for snow goose

• Season 5 Episode 6: EPISODE: 5

  The chef gives two Thai restaurants in London the chance to prove their culinary skills, with cooks from Simply Thai in Teddington and Yum Yum in Stoke Newington challenged to prepare fishcakes, chicken curry and spicy sweet pork followed by mango and coconut rice pudding

• Season 5 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

  After choosing Italian, Indian, French and Chinese restaurants, Gordon Ramsay sets about finding a Spanish eatery to be nominated for the Best Local Restaurant competition. He puts Yorkshire's El Gato Negro and London's Lola Rojo to the test, challenging them to prepare a three-course meal of prawns, sea bass, fish stew and churros with chocolate. Gordon also travels to Spain in search of goose barnacles

• Season 5 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  Edinburgh's Chop Chop and Manchester's Sweet Mandarin go head to head, preparing a three-course meal of salt and pepper squid, pork dumplings, claypot chicken and banana fritters under Gordon's watchful eye. Meanwhile, the chef goes hunting for mitten crab in the River Thames in an effort to re-create a Chinese delicacy

• Season 5 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  French restaurants Bouchon Bistro in Hexham, Northumberland, and the French Table in Surbiton, south-west London, go head to head, and Gordon visits Paris to learn more about the dying art of croissant-making. Janet Street-Porter continues her mission to rear three different forms of meat, and model and TV presenter Kelly Brook prepares stuffed Greek peppers in the recipe challenge

• Season 5 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

  Two Indian restaurants battle it out to create the best three-course meal, and with curry being one of the nation's favourite dishes, the pressure to perform is even more intense. Comedian Lenny Henry takes part in the recipe challenge, cooking his mother's pepperpot soup, and Gordon visits Scotland, where he hunts deer to use in a curry of his own invention - venison masala

• Season 5 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

  The chef sets out on a quest to discover Britain's favourite local restaurant, investigating 18 different establishments nominated by 10,000 diners from across the nation. Meanwhile, Janet Street-Porter tries to rear cows, pigs and chickens to produce three very different organic meats. In the first edition, Gordon finds himself face-to-face with former glamour model and Celebrity Mum of the Year nominee Katie Price

Gordon Ramsay's F Word: Season 4 (2008 - 2009)

• Season 4 Episode 13: EPISODE: 13

  Best moments from the first three seasons.

• Season 4 Episode 12: EPISODE: 12

  The chef cooks one of Janet Street-Porter's veal calves and serves it up to 50 vegetarians keen to try meat again. He also goes 'sky-fishing' for puffin on the cliffs of Iceland and visits Rangers football club to show the staff how to cook healthy poached chicken. Graham Norton takes up the recipe challenge with a peach dish, and the Appleton-Blatt brigade returns to prepare a lavish three-course meal. Last in the series

• Season 4 Episode 11: EPISODE: 11

  The chef meets Erin O'Connor to find out what supermodels eat and Janet Street-Porter spit roasts one of her veal calves and serves it up to 100 hungry Yorkshiremen and women. Jon Snow takes on Gordon in the recipe challenge with a salmon dish and Emma Bunton and her family prepare a three-course meal consisting of gnocchi, Dover sole with shrimps and champ, and gooseberry and elderflower crumble

• Season 4 Episode 10: EPISODE: 10

  Janet Street-Porter's veal calves David and Elton go to slaughter and Gordon teaches a group of London Underground emergency workers how to cook a tasty, low-fat breakfast. Plus, actor Jessica Hynes takes up the recipe challenge with her macaroni cheese, and a three-course meal consisting of pea soup, chicken stroganoff and vanilla cheesecake is prepared for 50 guests including comedian Rob Brydon

• Season 4 Episode 9: EPISODE: 9

  The chef becomes a junior at a Chinese restaurant, where he learns how to make one of the world's most ancient dishes - Dim Sum. Janet Street-Porter reveals what happens to some veal calves that are sent abroad, Jo Brand takes on Gordon in the recipe challenge with her vegetable curry and Mica Paris and her family prepare a three-course meal for 50 guests in the F Word restaurant

• Season 4 Episode 8: EPISODE: 8

  Matt Dawson and his family help Gordon prepare a three-course meal of glazed salmon with salad, Gressingham duck and a honeycomb dessert. Edith Bowman takes on the chef in the recipe challenge with her version of classic Scottish dish haggis, and Dizzee Rascal drops in for dinner. Tom Parker Bowles tries to cook a whole pig, while Gordon goes pigeon-shooting and teaches a large family how to make food fun

• Season 4 Episode 7: EPISODE: 7

  The chef enlists the help of his family to turn an old Robin Reliant into a salmon smoker in his back garden and Janet Street-Porter decides whether to make her veal calves free-range. Meat Loaf takes on the recipe challenge with his tuna bake, while Angela Griffin and her family help cook stir-fried duck in lettuce cups, saffron bream with peppers and summer berry mille-feuilles for the diners

• Season 4 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

  The chef teaches John Prescott how to cook fish cakes with anchovy dressing in an attempt to prove that healthy food can satisfy a large appetite. Tom Parker Bowles tracks down a fascinating delicacy in Sardinia, while Dannii Minogue pits her vegetarian risotto against Gordon's in the recipe challenge. Plus, Gordon joins the US army as they hunt wild pigs

• Season 4 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

  The chef teaches Dara O'Briain how low-fat food can be interesting by cooking a prawn and crayfish pilaf, and Jamelia pits herself against Gordon in the recipe challenge with her Jamaican chicken soup. Paddy McGuinness and his family cook a delicious three-course meal, Janet Street Porter's veal calves undergo an important operation and the chef visits America to catch catfish with his bare hands

• Season 4 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  The chef endures a rigorous physical challenge with a group of Royal Marines before cooking them a low-calorie but full-flavour beef curry. Politician David Blunkett takes on Gordon in the recipe challenge with his shepherd's pie, and All Saints' Melanie Blatt, Nicole Appleton and their mothers cook a three-course meal for guests including Nicole's husband Liam Gallagher

  Next on: Wednesday 20th January 9:00am EST - BBC America
• Season 4 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  Boy band McFly join the chef in the kitchen, Janet Street-Porter tests ostrich - the latest low-fat superfood - and actor Ben Miller takes on the recipe challenge with his version of the Victoria sponge. Plus, Gordon attempts to get a fan of takeaways into shape for a marathon by teaching him how to cook healthy food at home

  Next on: Tuesday 19th January 9:00am EST - BBC America
• Season 4 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

  Broadcaster Krishnan Guru-Murthy and his family work a shift in Gordon's kitchen catering for 50 diners, and Kate Garraway challenges the chef to better her bread and butter pudding. Boxer Ricky Hatton is taken to task about his dietary regime, Janet Street-Porter continues her efforts to raise two veal calves to Michelin star-standard, and the out-spoken Scot bonds with his son Jack while hunting rabbits

  Next on: Monday 18th January 9:00am EST - BBC America
• Season 4 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

  Former Coronation Street actress Wendi Peters and her family join the chef in his restaurant kitchen to help prepare a meal for 50 people. Spice Girl Geri Halliwell challenges him to beat her recipe for Spanish meatballs, and Gavin and Stacey's James Corden bites off more than he can chew. Janet Street-Porter is tasked with rearing two veal calves to be eaten at the end of the series

  Next on: Friday 15th January 9:00am EST - BBC America

Gordon Ramsay's F Word: Season 3 (2009)

• Season 3 Episode 9: EPISODE: 9

  Comedian Ricky Gervais visits the restaurant to taste the world's strangest foods, while Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall helps the chef cook offal from his sheep. Plus, Johnny Vegas prepares pizza in the recipe challenge and the winning brigade cook a three-course meal at Ramsay's Mayfair restaurant, Claridge's. Last in series

  Next on: Thursday 14th January 9:00am EST - BBC America
• Season 3 Episode 8: EPISODE: 8

  The chef teaches Cat Deeley about champagne, before being advised on how to look good in the kitchen by stylist Gok Wan. Plus, a group of ex-Army captains cook a three-course meal for for hungry diners at the restaurant and Gordon picks the woman he thinks could be the next great TV chef

  Next on: Tomorrow at 2:00pm EST - BBC America
• Season 3 Episode 7: EPISODE: 7

  Sara Cox takes on the chef in a chilli con carne cooking challenge, while a group of female police officers from Lancaster prepare a three-course meal for Jonathan Ross and other hungry diners at Ramsay's restaurant. Plus, Gordon's lamb Gavin is welcomed back to the family home

  Next on: Tuesday 12th January 9:00am EST - BBC America
• Season 3 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

  The chef visits Scotland, where he herds wild buffalo and creates an unusual dish. Back in the restaurant, Ian Botham's wine-tasting skills are put to the test, Gordon is challenged by Janet Street-Porter to sample a new superfood, and four Nottingham housewives prepare a three-course meal that includes broad bean risotto with scallops

  Next on: Monday 11th January 9:00am EST - BBC America
• Season 3 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

  Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles is challenged by the chef to take part in a curry cooking competition against his local takeaway, while a group of north London estate agents prepare a three-course meal for 50 paying diners in the restaurant. Plus, Gordon takes his lambs to Victoria and David Beckham's estate

• Season 3 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  Amateur cooks from east London prepare seared tuna nicoise salad with soft-boiled egg, chicken breast with a morel sauce and grilled asparagus, and spiced roast apples and pears with madeleines and vanilla ice-cream. Grease Is the Word judge David Gest is among the paying guests at Gordon's restaurant, while Janet Street-Porter investigates foie gras and challenges the chef to remove it from his menus

• Season 3 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  Top Gear's James May takes part in the recipe challenge, while Denise Van Outen joins the diners in the restaurant. Plus, a group of Lancashire girls stake their claim to win the chance to work at the chef's Mayfair restaurant Claridge's and the Ramsay family learn some painful lessons while awaiting the birth of Gordon's lambs. Postponed from 15 May

• Season 3 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

  Comedian Ronnie Corbett takes part in the recipe challenge, while Girls Aloud join the diners in the restaurant. Four amateur cooks from the Kent Fire Brigade stake their claim to win the chance to work at the chef's Mayfair restaurant Claridge's. Plus, Janet Street-Porter tempts the punters at Cheltenham's Gold Cup and the Ramsay family learn some painful lessons while awaiting the birth of Gordon's lambs

• Season 3 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

  Dawn French joins the chef for dinner and helps launch his search for a new female TV cook. Plus, the Eton Boys brigade prepare crab spring rolls, loin of venison and profiteroles as they compete for a chance to return at the end of the run to cook at Gordon's restaurant in Claridges and Natasha Kaplinksy is the series' first recipe challenger

Gordon Ramsay's F Word: Season 2 (2007)

• Season 2 Episode 9: EPISODE: 9

  The A&E doctors return to the show as the best brigade of the series. Slaughtered pigs Trinny and Susannah also make a reappearance - served up in a recipe of roast loin and belly of pork. Gordon travels to Scotland in search of his grandfather's butcher shop, while Little Britain's David Walliams takes on Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Janet Street-Porter in the recipe challenge. Last in series

• Season 2 Episode 8: EPISODE: 8

  Four farmers' daughters vie to be cream of the crop when they take over the kitchen to cook three simple recipes. On the menu are a starter of crab mayonnaise rolls with mango salsa, a beef fillet with mushroom gratin and a hot chocolate fondant. John Thomson tackles the recipe challenge, while Janet Street-Porter takes on the might of the supermarkets and Gordon bids farewell to pigs Trinny and Susannah

• Season 2 Episode 7: EPISODE: 7

  Four amateur cooks from the West Midlands rustle up artichoke, asparagus and onion tart with fried quails' eggs, breast of duck with spring greens and gooseberry sauce, and a four-minute chocolate mousse. Jessie Wallace drops into Gordon's restaurant, and Janet Street-Porter gets a job in a fish-and-chip shop, while Nick Knowles accepts the challenge of preparing beef Wellington

• Season 2 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

  Four Oxford students put their culinary skills to the test with a menu of Japanese marinated cucumber, lemon sole en papillote with red chard and a plum tatin with clotted cream. Gordon discovers what conditions are like for commercially farmed pigs, while Michelle Collins takes up the recipe challenge and Jonathan Ross gets to grips with a live eel at the F Word restaurant

• Season 2 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

  Four A&E doctors swap their white coats for aprons to rustle up salt and pepper squid with sweet chilli sauce, bacon-wrapped chicken legs with a pea and broad bean risotto and retro classic crepes suzette. Shameless star Dean Lennox Kelly is in for dinner, and Gordon enters Trinny and Susannah into the pigs' equivalent of Crufts. Meanwhile, an expat family in France get a helping hand cooking Sunday lunch

• Season 2 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  Four Bolton brothers help the chef prepare summer garden soup with walnut pesto, rabbit fricassee with tagliatella and rhubarb souffle with white chocolate sauce. Janet Street-Porter continues her search for low-fat diet superfoods and Dermot O'Leary takes on Gordon in the recipe challenge with his Irish stew - and a little help from his mother

• Season 2 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  An all-female amateur brigade prepares scrambled egg with wild mushrooms, black bream with peas bonne femme and pink champagne sabayon with citrus fruit. Darren Gough goes head to head with Gordon in the recipe challenge, and Janet Street-Porter finds a new low-fat superfood with four legs, while Jeremy Clarkson gets down to the task of cooking Sunday lunch for his wife and children

• Season 2 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

  The fiery chef launches his celebrity cookbook amnesty and prepares sesame crusted tuna, pan-fried sea bass with sorrel sauce and apple doughnuts. 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

• Season 2 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

  Food magazine show. The outspoken chef 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

Gordon Ramsay's F Word: Season 1 (2006)

• Season 1 Episode 9: EPISODE: 9

  Gordon concludes the series by cooking the perfect turkey recipe, featuring truffle and herb butter. Self-sufficiency expert Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall takes the celebrated chef on in his recipe challenge, before the show's diners eat the birds specially fattened in Gordon's back garden - fowl by the names of Jamie, Nigella, Delia, Ainsley, Antony and Gary

• Season 1 Episode 8: EPISODE: 8

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

• Season 1 Episode 7: EPISODE: 7

  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

• Season 1 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

  Gordon welcomes actor Richard Wilson and Red Cross ambassador Nancy Dell'Olio to his kitchen, while queens of clean Kim Woodburn and Aggie MacKenzie take up the recipe challenge

• Season 1 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

  Jonathan Ross joins Gordon to enjoy a seafood dinner - but is aghast to find out he has to kill his own lobster first. There's also a report on the healthiest supermarket in Britain, cooking with Gary Rhodes and the lowdown on horse milk

• Season 1 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  Gordon examines possible links between diet and low sperm counts, and reveals his own theories about infertility. He also has a spot of turkey trouble in the garden. Giles Coren goes squirrelling, and Rod Stewart's wife Penny Lancaster-Stewart drops in

• Season 1 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  Gordon Ramsay samples the rare Scottish delicacy that is cooked gannet, and venison also features on the menu. Gary the turkey gets news from the vet, while Giles Coren learns what it's like to work in a restaurant - and undergoes an unusual test in the interests of food science

• Season 1 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

  Actress Joan Collins meets Gordon Ramsay for the first time since she and critic AA Gill were ejected from his restaurant Aubergine seven years previously, and the chef's mother challenges him to better her favourite recipe for apple pudding. Meanwhile, trouble among the turkeys calls for expert advice from a vet

• Season 1 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

  Cookery show covering all aspects of food, presented by chef Gordon Ramsay and restaurant critic Giles Coren. Members of the public take up Gordon's Recipe Challenge, pitting their versions of dishes against his own in a bid to win a job in one of his establishments. In the first programme, former EastEnders actress Martine McCutcheon rises to the challenge to sharpen her limited culinary skills