This morning, as part of our Best of 2007 coverage, we revealed our favorite female-celeb chef of 2007. 
Well, now it's time to reveal our favorite male-celebrity chef. The readers' choice mimicked my own and it was a close race between Alton Brown and Anthony Bourdain; in fact, they're currently tied at 23 percent each. However in the end, I'm going to have go against my heart and go with my brain. Our choice for male-celebrity chef of the year is Gordon Ramsay.
This year Ramsay really dominated his category. He had two successful US television shows — Hell's Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares — several interesting shows on BBC, a video game in the works, two more Michelin stars, a new cookbook, and he found time to run a marathon. Not to mention he did all this even with burned bits down under.
Say what you will about Ramsay, but he is a successful — if not awfully busy — bloke and 2007 was really his year.
Boots
He's a jerk, but definitely seems like a good chef. And he's entertaining to watch too!
1Alton Brown!!
2I love Chef Ramsay! In fact I named my new puppy Golden Retriever...you guessed it....Ramsay!
3Boo! Yum, both Elton and Bourdain are wicked fun and smart. Ramsey is just obnoxious. It is not often I disagree with you, but I am going with the wisdom of the crowds.
4I LOVE Gorden Ramsay! He rocks!
5Ugh! Not him. There's a reason Alton and Anthony are both top contenders.
6Yay, I love Gordon Ramsay. He may not have the best personality, but you can tell he loves food and the fact that he has so many successful restaurants says a lot.
7Alton Brown!!
8yay - i'm glad that he won. i didn't like him the first time that i saw him, but i watch all his shows - the f-word, hell's kitchen, nightmares, anything that's on BBC America.
9I love Chef Ramsay, he is definitely my fave.
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I love Gordon!!
11I love Gordon too! He can yell and cook in my kitchen any day!
12You know, I don't watch any of Chef Ramsey's shows because the previews are already more than I can take. Why do people want to watch this a-hole pi$$ and moan each and every episode? What a jerk. He may be a great chef, I have no clue, but who cares. You don't have to be a jerk. That's the old food-snob mentality and it's just so out these days. Look at Mario Batali and Bobby Flay. They're great chefs (I go to Bobby's Mesa Grill EVERY CHANCE I GET) and they're both extremely nice. People aren't out to watch good chefs cook great food, they just want to see drama. Well then go turn on Jerry Springer.
- Tara
13So intimidating. Could never work under him, I'd screw up all the time because he would make me nervous.
14Go Gord!! you rock man
15I believe we have a problem with real people these days. Gordon only speaks to how he feels and on Kitchen Nightmares most of those so-called chefs really need a good a** whipping. Gordon didn't get where is today by being nicey-nicey to undeserving people. YOU GO GORDON!
16What I like about his shows is that he shows the business side of running a restaurant, not just the cooking. Which, as someone who's working in restaurants for many years, I find interesting.
What the point of having a great chef if your menu is unappealing and your waitresses useless? There's many different aspect of the running a restaurant, and he looks at all of them.
I do feel he plays up to the cameras a bit, but he used to be a Glaswegian footballer! I think the bad language is left over
17hated the programme
18what was all theat about me me me me GOrdon Rmasay. slapping his hands saying "keep up with me boy" who does he think he is taling to it was terrible program The camera man must have been very dizzy by the end of the program. Is that the bes he can do steak and chips maybe next tiem it will be egg and chips. Pleas end this program.
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