Gordon Ramsay has faced culinary disasters, fiery kitchen showdowns, and countless bizarre dishes throughout his career — but nothing quite prepared him for Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim’s surprising taste in food. The Michelin-starred chef and television personality, known for his razor-sharp palate and brutal honesty, was left speechless after learning what the gold medalist considers her favorite comfort meals.
The moment unfolded during a recent episode of Ramsay’s hit show Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars, where he invited Chloe Kim to share her go-to foods while discussing how athletes fuel themselves both on and off the slopes. What Ramsay expected to be a conversation about lean proteins, power smoothies, and disciplined diets quickly turned into something far more relatable — and delightfully unexpected.
When asked about her favorite foods, Kim didn’t hesitate. “I love mac and cheese,” she confessed with a grin. “Like, the boxed kind — the one you make in five minutes.” Ramsay, visibly stunned, raised his eyebrows before letting out a hearty laugh. “You’re telling me,” he exclaimed, “that an Olympic champion — a world-class athlete — lives off instant mac and cheese?”
But Kim wasn’t done yet. She went on to list her other guilty pleasures: instant ramen, cheesy garlic bread, and frozen waffles with peanut butter. Ramsay’s jaw practically dropped. “That’s not a meal plan — that’s a dorm room menu!” he joked, still processing the revelation.
Despite his teasing, Ramsay couldn’t hide his admiration for Kim’s candidness. “You know what, Chloe,” he said, “I actually love that you’re honest about it. Most people would pretend to live on kale and quinoa. But this — this is real.”
Fans were quick to flood social media with praise for Kim’s down-to-earth attitude, noting how refreshing it was to see a world-class athlete embrace indulgence without apology. “She’s literally all of us after a long day,” one fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Another commented, “If mac and cheese is good enough for a gold medalist, it’s good enough for me.”
The exchange also highlighted Ramsay’s softer side — a rare glimpse of the chef disarmed by charm rather than chaos. Usually the one calling out poor culinary decisions with his trademark “It’s raw!” intensity, Ramsay instead broke into laughter and admitted he occasionally enjoys instant noodles himself. “We’ve all been there,” he said. “Even chefs need guilty pleasures.”
Chloe Kim, who became the youngest woman to win Olympic gold in snowboarding at just 17, has long been celebrated not only for her athletic achievements but also for her approachable, fun-loving personality. Her latest appearance with Ramsay only reinforced that image — showing that even champions crave comfort food sometimes.
In the end, Ramsay may not have added mac and cheese to his Michelin-star menus, but he certainly gained a new level of respect for Chloe Kim’s unapologetic honesty. As he quipped at the end of the segment, “If that’s the secret to Olympic gold, maybe I’ve been eating wrong all these years.”
