Jamie Oliver has accused Gordon Ramsay of being consumed with envy over his multi-million success, which sees him worth almost twice as much as his Hell’s Kitchen peer.
Last year, Ramsay ignited a feud with Oliver after he criticised him for not attending the launch of his own restaurant, Jamie’s Italian, in Hong Kong.
Speaking to CNBC at the opening of Bread Street Kitchen in the city, Ramsay said: “Two British chefs, Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay, rubbing shoulders together in Hong Kong. At least I'm here, I came to my opening, right? If you're going to open a restaurant in Hong Kong at least turn up.”
Oliver appears to have taken his time mulling over a similarly stinging response, but has since been quoted by The Mirror as saying: “Gordon will do anything to try and take the p**s out of me because he is deeply jealous and can't quite work out why I do what I do and why he can't do that.
“He is too busy shouting and screaming and making our industry look like a bunch of shouters and screamers.”