Idiot Sandwich

From viral meme to one of the year’s most exciting new YouTube series, Idiot Sandwich is the ultimate cookbook dedicated to that special heaven served up between two slices of bread.

When the world’s biggest chef, Gordon Ramsay, places two pieces of bread around your face and asks, “What are you” there’s really only one response: “An idiot sandwich!”

When the whole world watches that exchange, it inspires a viral meme, then the internet’s favorite culinary competition show, and now—finally—this cookbook.

Join Gordon and some of the most exciting FoodTok chefs and YouTube stars on our trial-and-error journey to delicious, creative, and completely unique sandwiches. Inside, find more than 100 showstopping recipes that blend innovative and international flavors, including:

Zach King’s Steak Banh Mi
Susi Vidal’s Spicy Chicken Parm
Matt Stonie’s Mississippi Shrimp Slugburger
H Woo’s Thai Fried Chicken
Albert Niazhvinski’s Wellington Sando
Emmanuel Duverneau’s Caprese Chicken
Josh Scherer’s Carne Asada Cheesesteak

What’s more, Idiot Sandwich goes back to basics (obviously, for all of us idiots), outlining pantry essentials, equipment (mandolins, meat mallets, and mixers, oh my!), breads, and everything else you need to get prepped. Divided into simple, idiot-proof sections, this cookbook will teach you how to make the best sandwiches for morning, noon, and night—and hey, you can even reward yourself with one of our sweet treats, after.

Developed and curated by Gordon Ramsay himself, and written with Courtney McBroom (co-author of Momofuku Milk Bar, Milk Bar Life and All About Cake), Idiot Sandwich an outrageously fun guide to achieving that perfect, mouthwatering combination of saucy, crunchy, savory deliciousness that only a sandwich can deliver. If you take nothing else from this book, know that anything can be a sandwich, and any idiot can make one. Yes, that means you!

Author Biography

Gordon Ramsay’s radical career change at 17 years old led him to London and to fame and fortune as chef, restaurant-empire-builder and celebrity. Gordon has published nine bestselling recipe books, a hugely successful autobiography and has starred in a stream of successful television series including the award-winning Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, Hell’s Kitchen and The F Word. He was appointed OBE in 2006.