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Hometown: New York City
Relationship status: Will marry Buffy, his girlfriend of three years, in January
Where he honed his skills: Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, N.Y.
Signature dish: Seared spicy tuna with sesame noodles
Favorite dining experience: Outdoor patio of Smith & Wollensky in Miami Beach
If Ramsay were a food, he'd be: "A prickly pear."
What he's up to now: He recently opened Fat Ralph's deli in New York's Hamptons.
Why he takes the cake: He has 15 years of restaurant experience – and a stockpot full of confidence. "As far as being able to dice it up and bring home the bacon and fry it up in a pan, there was no equal," he says. "That's not bragging, that's just fact."
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Hometown: Fort Collins, Colo.
Relationship status: Married for four years to Lola
Where he honed his skills: Le Cordon Bleu, London
Signature dish: "Any sort of seafood."
Favorite dining experience: The 15-course tasting menu at the Greenhouse in London
If Ramsay were a food, he'd be: Blowfish sushi. "If you prepare it wrong, you're gonna die – but if you get it right, it's amazing."
What he's up to now: Working as a menu consultant to restaurants in L.A. and starting a company that makes custom chefs' knives.
Why he takes the cake: He had a plan from the start. "To make (Ramsay) think I thought I knew everything would be a bad deal," he says. "My strategy was to lay low and to see what he expects, and try and deliver that."
