The Windsor Star reports British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay as claiming Araxi Restaurant + Bar in Whistler, British Columbia is by far the finest of the prize locations of the six Hell’s Kitchens he has hosted so far. Ramsay, one of only three chefs in the United Kingdom to hold three Michelin stars at one time, and 3rd in the world in terms of Michelin Stars says “Araxi is a dream come true”; he lavished Araxi executive chef James Walt and Araxi’s owners with praise.
“What they do” locally” is phenomenal,” said Ramsay. When you can cook, ski, host the 2010 Winter Olympics and have that kind of understanding about ingredients sourced within a hundred miles, it’s the best education a chef can have. And I’m not just talking about fish and meat and vegetables. It’s wine as well, water as well. It’s simply amazing, and the best (Hell’s Kitchen) place so far.”