Gordon Ramsay Chooses Boston For New Restaurant Concept

BOSTON — Gordon Ramsay, the celebrity chef known as much for his temper as for his cuisine, is opening a new restaurant in Back Bay.

Ramsay’s Kitchen, which will take over the 7,000-square-foot space previously occupied by Bar Boulud in the Mandarin Oriental hotel, is scheduled to open by the end of the year. The 180-seat restaurant is the first to open under Ramsay's newest dining concept and will employ 160 people.

"I absolutely love the energy of Boston and consider it a premier dining destination in the country," Ramsay said in a statement. "This will be my first ever Ramsay’s Kitchen and I couldn’t be more excited to open it inside the Mandarin Oriental, in the heart of Boston’s vibrant Back Bay neighborhood."

The new restaurant is Ramsay's first in Boston. It will feature signature recipes from his other restaurants, including Ramsay’s Beef Wellington, as well as new menu items like the Lobster and Clam Bouillabaisse. Ramsay North America, the chef's restaurant development company, said the interior design will convey "an atmosphere of relaxed refinement."