Marco Pierre White - The Rock N' Roll Chef
73About Marco Pierre White
Marco Pierre White made history by being the youngest British Chef to be awarded with 3 Michelin Stars at the age of 33.
Born in Leeds in the north of England on December 11th 1961, Marco Pierre White had cooking in his blood. His father Frank was a chef, as was his grandfather. His mother Maria Rosa White was Italian, and her sad passing when Marco was only 6 years old has affected his life deeply.
He is often known as The Rock N' Roll Chef as he doesn't always play by the rules, at least not in his early career. Marco Pierre White has been known to immediately eject patrons from his establishments if he took offense to their comments about his food. In the 1980's a city trader dining in one of his restaurants enquired about a side order of chips. Marco personally hand cut and cooked the chips, then charged £25 for the priviledge.
It wasn't just customers who experienced White and his fiery side; a young chef who had complained about heat in the kitchen, had the back of his chef's jacket and trousers cut open by White who at the time was holding a pairing knife.
Young Chefs who have trained under Marco Pierre White include Gordon Ramsay.
Amusing Clip Of Marco In Action - Hell's Kitchen
Excellent Interview
Marco Pierre White On TV
Although White was at the top of his profession, in 1999 he decided to give his 3 Michelin Stars back and retired from the kitchen. He was quoted to say:
"I was being judged by people who had less knowledge than me, so what was it truly worth? I gave Michelin inspectors too much respect, and I belittled myself. I had three options: I could be a prisoner of my world and continue to work six days a week, I could live a lie and charge high prices and not be behind the stove or I could give my stars back, spend time with my children and re-invent myself."
Marco made a welcome return to the world of cooking with his appearance on ITV's Hell's Kitchen in 2007.
Marco's Great British Feast is set to air on ITV Summer 2008. Over 4 episodes, Marco will be travelling the UK in search of ingredients and rediscovering all that is great about British food.
In 2009 he will be the Host of The Chopping Block, a reality show where 8 couples will compete for the chance to win a restaurant to run. 2 teams comprising of 4 couples each will both run restaurants in Manhattan, and their skills will be judged by Pierre White and a panel of experts. Each week 1 couple will be voted off, until the winning pair remain. The show will air on NBC. There is a similar format shown here in the UK, hosted by Raymond Blanc (one of the great chef's Marco learnt his craft with). It's called The Restaurant and the first series was shown on the BBC in Autumn 2007.
Marco Pierre White will return to UK screens in April 2009 with a new formatted series of Hell's Kitchen.
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White Heat
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The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great Chef
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Marco Pierre White in Hell's Kitchen: Over 100 Wickedly Tempting Recipes
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Marco - The Making of Marco Pierre White, Sharpest Chef in History
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Canteen Cuisine: In the Kitchen with Michael Caine
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Wild Food from Land and Sea (Ebury Great Cooks)
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Marco Cooks For Albert Roux
A Recent Marco Discovery
For anyone who is remotely interested in Marco Pierre White or classic cooking, I have made a bit of a cool discovery on YouTube.
In a series simply entitled 'Marco' we see a 28 year old Marco Pierre White cooking for the world renowned chefs who trained him. The series features, Raymond Blanc, Albert Roux, Pierre Koffman and Nico Ladenis.
It's a rare insight into Marco before he obtained his Michellin Stars and is filmed at his then restaurant Harvey's. The show also features a young Gordon Ramsay who was training under Marco at the time. Excellent viewing!
Marco Pierre White In The News
- Significant others: Marco Pierre WhiteTimes Online15 hours ago
Chef and restaurateur Marco Pierre White, 47, was born in Leeds and lives in London.
- The Duke of York formally opens Marco Pierre White Steakhouse and Grill and Frankie'sAME Info6 days ago
The Duke of York formally opens Marco Pierre White Steakhouse and Grill and Frankie's.
- Pierre White's festive fare is fit for a ministerIndependent5 days ago
Department cut back on Christmas parties? Bubbly banned in the Commons? Not to worry, why not head down to Marco Pierre White's place for a little bit of private extravagance?
- Man Utd boss Ferguson gives Ferdinand permission for Hell's Kitchen appearancetribalfootball.com33 hours ago
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has given Rio Ferdinand permission to take part in a charity cooking contest at Old Trafford later this month despite reports suggesting he would halt the unde read more
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Sally's Trove says:
2 years ago
Thank you for introducing me to Chef White.
The Hell's Kitchen clip is a hoot. I'm sure that if I spent 5 minutes in his kitchen, just being in the presence of his energetic style would give me a stroke.