Article: Gordon's [pounds sterling]3m tonic; RAMSAY SEALS POSITION AS TOP CHEF WITH RESTAURANT TAKINGS UP 50 PER CENT.

Byline: JONATHAN PRYNN

GORDON RAMSAY has sealed his status as Britain's top chef with booming profits from his restaurants.

The Hell's Kitchen TV star's stable of London dining rooms earned a record [pounds sterling]30.5 million in revenue last year, a rise of almost 50 per cent on 2003.

The restaurants, which boast a total of seven Michelin stars, also made a pre-tax profit of [pounds sterling]3.8 million, a remarkable turnaround from the previous year's loss of [pounds sterling]1 million even though Ramsay had to absorb [pounds sterling]800,000 losses from the closure of his failed Glasgow venture, Amaryllis.

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