"gordon ramsay at the london" news and stories

Even with a Michelin star and a slew of TV shows under his belt, loud-mouthed British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay hasn't had much luck with restaurants in the U.S.

And now he's been hit with $2 million in tax bills in connection with his New York restaurant, Gordon Ramsay at the London, the New York Post reported.

Plagued with financial difficulty since its 2006 opening, Ramsay sold the restaurant last year to the hotel that houses it -- the London NYC. It was not clear why Ramsay owed $2 million in taxes on a restaurant he no longer owns, the Post reported.

"This relates specifically to a restaurant operation in New York which has been restructured. Conversations are in hand with U.S. authorities to settle outstanding corporate liabilities," a spokesman for Gordon Ramsay Holdings in London told the U.K. paper News of the World, which broke the story.

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Gordon Ramsay may have turned over ownership of his New York City luxury restaurant Gordon Ramsay at the London to the restaurant's hotel, but the Michelin-starred celebrity chef and reality TV star is still on the hook for thousands from angry vendors.

Eater NY reports that vendors are suing Ramsay for more than $100,000 mere weeks after Midtown Manhattan's the London NYC hotel took over ownership of the 45-seat restaurant.

A spokesman for Ramsay told Slashfood the often-outspoken chef had "no comment" on the lawsuit. The London NYC did not return Slashfood's call for comment.