Not directly, no. But, apparently, Gordon Ramsey's name was invoked, so not much different.
Gordon will never know how they turned out, so why involve him?
Argument by authority
Let me guess, Master Grump was trying to do a run around Mr Grump's years of experience by pointing to an 'expert' who disagrees. Because Master Grump has limited first-hand experience so must find a proxy to challenge his father.