--- title: Gordon Ramsay Is So Done With These 3 Popular Food Trends description: The 'MasterChef' star and notable food personality has some very strong opinions when it comes to truffle oil and two more major food trends canonical: https://time.com/5124072/gordon-ramsay-food-trends/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-29T22:37:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:50:11.619Z og:title: Gordon Ramsay Is So Done With These 3 Popular Food Trends og:description: Truffle oil is not on this chef's good list og:url: https://time.com/5124072/gordon-ramsay-food-trends/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8eb8b428ac0e2e0d/6988f9e386f68e51a86e814d/gordon-ramsay.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: MIPCOM 2017 : Day One In Cannes og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Gordon Ramsay Is So Done With These 3 Popular Food Trends twitter:description: Truffle oil is not on this chef's good list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8eb8b428ac0e2e0d/6988f9e386f68e51a86e814d/gordon-ramsay.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Gordon Ramsay Is So Beyond Done With These 3 Popular Food Trends  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jan 29, 2018 10:37 PM UTC  Gordon Ramsay attends Photocall as part of MIPCOM at the Palais des Festivals on October 16, 2017 in Cannes, France. Gordon Ramsay attends Photocall as part of MIPCOM at the Palais des Festivals on October 16, 2017 in Cannes, France.Tony Barson—FilmMagic  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jan 29, 2018 10:37 PM UTC Leave it to opinionated _MasterChef_ personality[ Gordon Ramsay](http://time.com/4677008/gordon-ramsay-twitter-diss/) not to mince words. In an interview [with PopSugar](https://www.popsugar.com/food/Gordon-Ramsay-Interview-About-Food-Trends-2018-44533547), the notable food personality — and scathing [social media arbiter of taste](http://time.com/4857049/gordon-ramsay-eats-pineapple-pizza-video/) — had plenty to say about three popular food trends that he’s ready to see end their time atop menus and plates globally. For Ramsay, foams — specifically those of the savory variety — are a no-go. “Sometimes they look like toxic scum in a stagnant pool,” he elaborated. [Culinary foams](http://time.com/3516983/end-of-wd-50/) had their heyday thanks to the explosion of molecular gastronomy across fine-dining restaurants, including top-rated places like Ferran Adrià’s El Bulli [in the 2000s.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF8nBYObV2g) Next on his hit list? [Wagyu](http://time.com/money/5050874/2600-wagyu-beef-bento-box-meat-lovers/). Wagyu is one of the most exclusive and expensive cuts of beef, derived from Japanese cows and known for melting in your mouth with tenderness and fat. Thanks to its boom in popularity, though, Ramsay thinks Wagyu is being over-served. “It needs to be treated with a little bit of respect,” he told PopSugar. “Everywhere you go now, there’s f–king Wagyu meatballs.” He’s not wrong. And finally, Ramsay might break some hearts with this one: [truffle oil](http://www.extracrispy.com/food/139/7-of-the-most-decadent-exclusive-brunch-items-ever). Of late, truffle oil has become ubiquitous as a topper for anything from mac-and-cheese to hamburgers, adding that rich umami flavor that eaters seek. But not for Ramsay. “That thing needs to be let down,” he said, noting that people tend to pour it on lavishly instead of savoring it in small amounts. Of course, we already know how Ramsay [feels about pineapple pizza](http://time.com/4857049/gordon-ramsay-eats-pineapple-pizza-video/), so you can scratch that one off your list as well. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5124072/gordon-ramsay-food-trends/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5124072/gordon-ramsay-food-trends/"},"headline":"Gordon Ramsay Is So Beyond Done With These 3 Popular Food Trends","datePublished":"2018-01-29T22:37:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:50:11.619Z","description":"The 'MasterChef' star and notable food personality has some very strong opinions when it comes to truffle oil and two more major food trends","url":"https://time.com/5124072/gordon-ramsay-food-trends/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8eb8b428ac0e2e0d/6988f9e386f68e51a86e814d/gordon-ramsay.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8eb8b428ac0e2e0d/6988f9e386f68e51a86e814d/gordon-ramsay.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"MIPCOM 2017 : Day One In Cannes","caption":"MIPCOM 2017 : Day One In Cannes","creditText":"Tony Barson—FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5124072/gordon-ramsay-food-trends/","name":"Gordon Ramsay Is So Beyond Done With These 3 Popular Food Trends"}}]}] ```