Gordon Ramsay has revealed his big secret - he cooks while going commando. The abrasive chef, who is trying to win over New York diners with his new business, said it was common practice in the restaurant world. He told Friday Night with Jonathan Ross that stripping off his pants was the perfect way to cool down during a hot shift while training with Albert Roux in London eaterie Le Gavroche. The 40-year-old said: "I've gone commando, everyone does it. You don't want to cook in hot, sweaty pants. It's a chef thing." Gordon added of his Manhattan venture: "It's a tough place. They want to discover you, not confirm you. They're hard to please." The presenter of The F-Word opened The London after planning his assault on the fiercely competitive US restaurant scene for four years. But the £5 million restaurant failed to impress the city's most feared critic, who said The London was "built on familiar French ideas and techniques that have been executed with more flair, more consistency and better judgment in restaurants with less-vaunted pedigrees". Friday Night with Jonathan Ross screens at 10.35pm on BBC One.
