Emily Jane Davies
- Gordon Ramsay, 57, was said to be visiting his protege Paul Ainsworth
Gordon Ramsay was pictured leaving his £313,000 Ferrari parked on double yellow lines as he visited a friend.
The celebrity chef, 57, was spotted at the wheel of his Ferrari Purosangue in Padstow, Cornwall.
He was said to be visiting his protege Paul Ainsworth who runs his No.6 restaurant in the fishing port.
The restaurant was awarded a Michelin star in 2013 and has four AA Rosettes.
But Ramsay swerved the main car park in the town and instead left his supercar on double yellow lines under a sign saying ‘no parking’ on N Quay Parade overlooking the harbour.
The father-of-six, host of TV shows such as Kitchen Nightmares and Hell’s Kitchen, was snapped by Guy Wilson who shared his pictures on the Private Number Plate Spotters group on Facebook.
One member of the group quipped: ‘Double yellow lines must not count when the car is so expensive.’
The Renfrewshire-born chef came under fire earlier this week over a ‘full Scottish’ burger at his flagship Edinburgh restaurant after he shared a clip of it being prepared.
Observers took issue with the £18 cost of the square sausage burger, as well as the fact it contains salad – despite being labelled ‘full Scottish’ – and lacks key elements of a traditional Scottish breakfast such as haggis, potato scone and black pudding.
A short video shows the burger being made at the Gordon Ramsay Street Burger restaurant in Edinburgh’s St James Quarter.
It contains Lorne sausage, an egg, hash brown, lettuce and a slice of tomato.
The 57-year-old shared the clip to social media on Wednesday, with the caption: ‘Try the full Scottish at Gordon Ramsay Street Burger Edinburgh – with Lorne sausage, a hash brown and an over easy egg.’
Ramsay’s post received more than 1,100 likes but also more than 700 comments from Scots quick to poke fun at the famous chef’s latest culinary creation.
Gavin Brewis said: ‘Full Scottish with no tattie scone, haggis or black pudding and with a hash brown which is not actually full Scottish content.’
Another said: ’18 quid for a sausage and egg doubler – no Scottish person would put salad on a breakfast roll.’
Ramsay currently owns and operates more than 58 restaurants around the world.
As well as several in the UK, they include eateries in the United States, France, Dubai and Singapore.
MailOnline has contacted representatives of Gordon Ramsay for comment.
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