Ramsay’s plea is damaging and naive

Chef speaks before he thinks – again

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Chef Gordon Ramsay has made a very nice living out of opening his mouth before engaging his brain, so it should come as no surprise that he has launched an impassioned, naive and rather hypocritical plea for unseasonal vegetables to be removed from restaurant menus to reduce food miles.

No more strawberries in March or asparagus in December, if Mr Ramsay has his way. Not only do his restaurants serve fruit and vegetables which clearly have not been grown in the UK, but his plans would seriously damage the livelihoods of farmers in third world countries. Think, Gordon, think.