The apparent friction between Gordon Ramsay and Bobby Flay initially went public in 2013 as the chef chatted with Men's Journal. When bragging about being able to whip dishes together at a moment's notice, he referenced Flay. "That's why I laugh when they say, 'Let's see if he's a real chef. Let's get him up against Bobby Flay on 'Iron Chef.” I'm like, 'F*****g do me a favor ... come on.' I've forgotten more than he's known!" Ramsay boasted. 

It didn't take Flay more than a day or two to respond to Ramsay's jabs via Twitter. "@gordonramsay01...disappointed but noted. Let's settle this like men, in the kitchen! No words, just knives. Show up or shut up," he wrote. At the time, Ramsay seemed to accept the challenge. Quoting Flay's post, he added, "1hr cook off you've got a 45min Head start!!!!! DONE!"

Soon after, Flay told Eater Vegas that his Twitter reply to Ramsay was "mostly in good fun." He explained, "He said something about me in a magazine. I thought it was a little bit of a cheap shot." Flay thought this was an opportunity to "do something positive" rather than "make something dumb and negative out of this." He suggested putting together a charity event at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, where they both had restaurants. However, Ramsay reportedly decided at that point he "wasn't interested," as Flay added. That wasn't the end of their medium-well feud either. 

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