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BURLINGTON, Ont - Gordon Ramsay, the British chef known for his expletives and outbursts on his various television shows, says he is negotiating to open a restaurant in Toronto or Vancouver.

During an interview last weekend at an appearance promoting his cookbook "Gordon Ramsay's Fast Food," he said that "hopefully before I fly off Wednesday, I will get a chance to look at the property in Toronto, but it's not in a hotel."

Ramsay, 41, has opened a number of restaurants, many of which are in hotels around the world including Tokyo, New York, Ireland, Dubai and Paris. He has received nine Michelin stars for his culinary creations in three of the London restaurants.

The book signing in Burlington, a bedroom community west of Toronto, drew hundreds of fans, including about 80 who arrived Saturday and spent the night outside the Indigo Bookstore to get in line to catch a glimpse of their favourite chef.

Punctual as befits his perfectionist personality, the six-foot-two Ramsay turned up dressed casually in blue jeans, a T-shirt and size 15 sneakers to meet a group of student chefs who had prepared appetizers for their idol.

"When you finish your training, contact me and I may be able to get you a job," he said to the four students.