Marco Pierre White

What do Mario Batali, Heston Blumenthal, and Gordon Ramsay have in common? Answer: They all survived tours of duty in the kitchen of Marco Pierre White. In the UK, White's brilliant cooking and high-wattage antics have made him a legend: the first British chef (and the youngest chef anywhere) to win three Michelin stars, a chain-smoking, pot-throwing, multiply married culinary genius whose fierce devotion to food and restaurants has been the only constant in a life of tabloid-ready turmoil. In The Devil in the Kitchen, he tells the story of his life in food, spanning his apprenticeship with Albert and Michel Roux, his wild years in the bacchanal of 1980s Chelsea, his ferocious pursuit of the highest Michelin rating, and his "retirement career" as a hugely successful restaurateur. With cameos from the likes of Michael Caine, Madonna, and Damien Hirst, The Devil in the Kitchen leaves no dish unserved, relating the backroom antics, the blood feuds, and the passion for great food that have driven London's greatest restaurants for decades.

Sex, Pain, Madness and the Making of a Great Chef

The Devil in the Kitchen

White Heat

O Diabo na Cozinha

Roger Pizey

‘Quite simply, Roger Pizey is one of the finest pastry chefs Britain has ever known.’ Marco Pierre White World's Best Cakes is a fabulous collection of globally-inspired classic bakes, from national favourites such as American Boston cream pie and British Chelsea buns to exquisite small treats including Russian Tea Cakes and French madeleines. Each recipe has been meticulously researched and perfectly baked by Roger Pizey, one of the world's leading pastry chefs. Whether you are a baking novice wanting to make your first plum madeira or a seasoned pastry enthusiast wishing to impress with a millefeuille and a croquembouche, the book is divided into chapters that correspond with types of cakes and techniques. A handy go-to recipe section covers all the Baking Basics – from all types of pastry to crème Anglaise or frangipane. With guest recipes from some of the world’s most famous chefs and bakers, including Rachel Allen, Mark Hix and Marco Pierre-White, World’s Best Cakes is a superlative global resource for the art of cake baking, a showcase of awe-inspiring cakes and pastries, each one a superb testament to the skills of master pâtissier Roger Pizey.

250 Great Cakes from Raspberry Genoise to Chocolate Kugelhopf

World's Best Cakes

When Marco Pierre White's mother died of a brain haemorrhage when he was just six years old, it transformed his life. Soon, his father was urging him to earn his own keep and by sixteen he was working in his first restaurant. He would go on to learn from some of the best chefs in the country. He survived the intense pressure of hundred-hour weeks in the heat of the kitchen, developed his own style, and struck out on his own. But he was also a man who might throw you out of his restaurant, and his temper was legendary, as younger chefs such would find out. He eventually opened several more restaurants, won every honour going and then realised it still wasn't enough. This book tells his astonishing story...

White Slave

Once in a blue moon a book is published that changes irrevocably the face of things. White Heat is one such book. Since it was originally produced in 1990, it has gone on to become one of the most enduring classic cookbooks of our time. With its unique blend of outspoken opinion, recipes and dramatic photographs by the late legendary photographer Bob Carlos Clarke, White Heat captures the magic and spirit of Marco Pierre White in the heat of his kitchen. This 25th anniversary edition features brand new material, including photographs from the late Bob Carlos Clarke and contributions from James Steen, Lindsey Carlos Clarke and a host of high-profile chefs: Jason Atherton, Sat Bains, Mario Batali, Raymond Blanc, Anthony Bourdain, Adam Byatt, David Chang, Phil Howard, Tom Kerridge, Paul Kitching, Pierre Koffmann, Gordon Ramsay and Jock Zonfrillo.

Frankie Dettori

A sumptuous collection of mouth-watering recipes, heart-warming anecdotes and vibrant photography that bring the warmth of Italy to your kitchen table. Blending the character of Frankie Dettori’s family's traditional Italian home cooking and the sophistication of Marco Pierre White's world-famous kitchens, this is a feast for all the senses.

Frankie Dettori’s Italian Family Cookbook

Fantastic traditional home-cooking recipes to tie in with Marco Pierre White's prime-time ITV series From Venison Pie, made from deer shot by Marco himself, through to Croustade of Quails Egg Maintenon; from Yew Tree Fish and Chips to Souffle of Raspberries, the food at Marco Pierre White's Berkshire pub, the Yew Tree, blends traditional pub fare with the very best of modern English cooking. The approach that has been so successful there inspires this wonderful book. In this fascinating but accessible book from one of the world's greatest chefs, Marco Pierre White shows how to find and catch the best food, from mushrooms to salmon, and then what to do with those ingredients to make truly stunning food without spending hours preparing it. Throughout, there are inspirational tips on how to get the best results, beautiful photographs of the recipes and a real insight into the natural goodness of food brought in from the wild. Accompanying the series on ITV, this is sure to be one of the most popular cookery books of the year.

Over 100 Delicious Recipes from a Great British Chef

Marco Pierre White's Great British Feast

Wild Food from Land and Sea contains over eighty main recipes, plus sauces, vegetables and garnishes, many of which can be made in advance. There are recipes for starters, fish dishes, meat dishes, puddings, pasta, risottos and pastries. This book reveals that behind the hype, there is a professional, dedicated chef of astonishing talent. His mastery is based on the solid foundations of French classical cuisine, but it is informed by a modern feeling for the importance of the highest quality and freshness, by a receptivity to influences from around the world, by exquisite simplicity and profund originality. Above all, the book aims to make accessible the secrets of his success to all amateur cooks, and is full of brilliant tips based on his incomparable feeling for the potential in natural foods from land and see. Marco's innumerable tips on adapting recipes to suit your ingredients ensure that even amateurs will be able to serve delicious food with style and entertain with confidence.

Wild Food From Land And Sea

When in 1998 Marco Pierre White acquired the Mirabelle, a long established restaurant with an illustrious history, his re-opening of it was one of the most eagerly awaited events in the London calendar. Within weeks the restaurant critics had unanimously acclaimed it, booking were being taken weeks in advance, and a table there had become the most sought after thing in town. The menu is simple and superb, the wine list is phenomenal, and the service, decor and atmosphere are near-perfect. Marco Pierre White, already the youngest chef ever to earn three stars from the Michelin guide, had done it again. In this beautiful book he presents the recipes on which the Mirabelle's astounding success is based, ranging from simple starters through elegant fish and meat courses to irresistible puddings. As in his other books, he provides a wealth of technical expertise and invaluable tips on basic ingredients, preparation in advance, and how to present the food so that its looks its best on the plate.

The Mirabelle Cookbook

'Far and away the best restaurant cookbook. . . Though he makes delicate operations like weaving cages from spun sugar sound deceptively easy, everything from his escalope of poached turbot to his bread-and-butter pudding has flair. ' Gina Thomas, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Most of us have to cook some time in our lives, and millions do it every day; but not many people enjoy it much, and fewer still are any good at it. Yet on the other hand everyone knows how to appreciate and enjoy good food in a restaurant. So why don't more people enjoy cooking? In Canteen Cuisine, Marco Pierre White sets out to show how easy it is to cook really delicious food for every day. He gives over a hundred recipes, for everything from scrambled eggs to creme brulee, including his detailed instructions for the perfect poached salmon, roast chicken, leg of lamb, Dover sole, an omelette - and many other staples. In between the recipes, there are innumerable kitchen tips from a master chef.

Canteen Cuisine

Long before Gordon Ramsay and Antony Bourdain, there was Marco Pierre White: the first and the greatest enfant terrible of the cookery world. His book, White Heat, caused a sensation on publication in 1990. Now Marco puts his chef's whites back on and returns to the kitchen for the first time in years as he puts the celebrities through their paces on this exciting and enduringly popular television show, moving into its third series. The colourful chef, as famous for his ability to make headlines as for making headturning dishes, serves up 100 delicious recipes in this mouthwatering cookery book. Alongside the wonderful recipes - ranging from partridge pie with creamy wild mushroom sauce to melting chocolate souffle with vanilla cream - come shortcuts, masterful tips and tricks of the trade. Marco Pierre White is a natural for television and this fully illustrated book allows his talents to shine. Use this book at home and you'll have a taste of what it's like to cook in the company of a culinary genius.

Marco Pierre White in Hell's Kitchen

James Steen

The long-awaited autobiography of the archetypal kitchen bad boy - Marco Pierre White When Marco Pierre White's mother died when he was just six years old, it transformed his life. Soon, his father was urging him to earn his own keep and by sixteen he was working in his first restaurant. White went on to learn from some of the best chefs in the country, such as Albert Roux, Raymond Blanc and Pierre Koffmann. He survived the intense pressure of hundred-hour weeks in the heat of the kitchen, developed his own style, and then struck out on his own. At Harveys in Wandsworth, which he opened in 1987, he developed a reputation as a stunning cook and a rock 'n' roll sex god of the kitchen. But he was also a man who might throw you out of his restaurant, and his temper was legendary, as younger chefs such as Gordon Ramsay and Heston Blumenthal would find out when they worked for him. He eventually opened several more restaurants, won every honour going and then realised that it still wasn't enough. Here Marco takes the reader right into the heat of the kitchen with a sharp-edged wit and a sizzling pace that will fascinate anyone brave enough to open the pages of this book and enter his domain.

The Autobiography

This book is all about creating beautiful and delicious food...without stress and without fuss. Marco Pierre White serves up more than 100 recipes and shows the home cook how to get big flavours from store-cupboard ingredients.The book has sections for starters, shellfish, fish, meat, poultry, desserts, and Marco uses bottles, jars and packets to make divine sauces, syrups and dressings. Olive oil, honey, mustard, soy sauce, vinegar, Hellmann's, Heinz and Knorr - they are all on the lists of ingredients here. And the three main ingredients of Marco Made Easy are: Simple, Fast and Fun. 'It'll take longer to wash the dishes,' he says, 'than it will to make them.'Tomato ketchup helps to make Salmon Ketchup; that bottle of Lea and Perrins brings life to the sauce for peppered steak; and beef casserole is transformed by a can (or two) of Guinness mixed with a carton of prune juice. Desserts, too, require little skill. Jamaican Mess, made with bananas, shop-bought custard and Carnation caramel sauce - is creamy, rich and swee. Who could say no? Beautiful photographs of each stunning dish enable the reader to copy the master chef¿s presentation: you don't need to be an artist. As Marco says of this revolutionary cook book, `It's for anyone who loves food but hates aggro'.'

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