Gordon Ramsay inspired Smoky Bacon with potato and sweet corn soup

A couple weeks ago before starting work, I caught one of Gordon Ramsay's TV shows on Food Network where he was making what looked like the most delish soup ever. I managed to catch a rerun to get the ingredients and had to do a little guess work since he didn't mention any of the measurements. Luckily I managed to guess the approximate measurements and I must say, it made one hell of a soup. It was surprising how good it was considering the lack of spices other then the Bay Leaves and salt. This is definitely one I'll play around with in the future.

Olive Oil
1/2 onion
6 strips thick cut bacon
2 bay leaves
2 large New Potatoes
1 large or 2 small Leeks
Pinch of salt
1 large can of creamed corn
1 large can of Kernel corn
1 Quart (750 ml) Chicken stock
2 cups 2% Milk

Heat olive oil in bottom of a stock pot or dutch oven (I personally love my Le Crueset Dutch Oven for making soups and stews) over medium-low heat. Chop onion into desired size and add to pot, allowing to sweat while preparing bacon. Cube bacon and add to the onions, increasing heat to medium or medium high to allow the bacon to crisp a bit, stiring occasionally. Add bay leaves. Cube potatoes
into bite size pieces and add to pot. Stir and allow them to sweat with the onions (you will not believe how soft they get). Split leeks into four and chop, add to pot along with a large pinch of salt, remove bay leaves. Add both cans of corn and slowly add chicken stock. You may not need to use the full quart depending on how much liquid you prefer, followed by the milk. Stir for several minutes to combine flavors. Cover, turn to low and allow to simmer for 12-15 minutes.