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The Devil in the Kitchen
- The Autobiography
- Narrated by: Timothy Bentinck
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
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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 16 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 hit "play" on this book and enter his domain.
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- Mrs DR Pearson
- 13-06-20
What a story
Compelling read from the 1st word, to the last
An incredible journey, (though not yet finished) of someone’s life from a background of the most humble beginnings
A fiery character, but one who clearly cares, is principled and hard working, striving for nothing but the best, because why else would you bother
What a remarkable person Marco is.......
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- DW
- 15-10-20
Great story and great performance
Whether you like celebrity chefs or not this is a great autobiography. Great story of a troubled working class lad with an unhealthy obsession for culinary perfection who tries to run away from his demons.
Preferred this to Gordon Ramsay’s ‘Humble Pie’ (which is also good) as this story was more authentic.
The book was made all the better by a great narration that brings to life the story and surrounding characters.
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- 05-12-22
Brilliant
Great book , what a chef , proper grafter deserved all of the accolades, loved this book 🤗
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- Dean
- 22-08-16
loved it.
This book was interesting all the way through and keeps you wanting to listen that bit longer. It also taught me I was frying eggs wrong. Excellent audio book and would strongly reccomend.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-06-23
Excellent story-don’t care about how factual it is
Great listen, entertaining, interesting and I hope informative. I was just left with a sense of “I wonder what the characters MPW slated would have said?”
Perhaps MPW has become the sort of person he hated when he was growing up?
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- John Hayes
- 05-10-15
He's not the Devil that he makes out he is!
What did you like most about The Devil in the Kitchen?
The honesty, intensity, passion and humour that runs throughout this book...
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Devil in the Kitchen?
There are several that stand out, but dealing with the great British public was his forte!
Have you listened to any of Timothy Bentinck’s other performances? How does this one compare?
At first I was not sure, but he does a very good job, in fact he was really good and his various accents were brilliant...
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No, not at all as there was so much going on and I had to re-visit several times
Any additional comments?
Marco is a great character, full of energy (Well he was then) with a great sense of fun and humour as well as his determination which was manic.
If you want to be a good chef kiss goodbye to the family life...
Looking forward to his new series on TV starting this week 5/10/15...
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- Spencer
- 20-02-20
Fantastic Service
This was purchased on a whim....
Loved it, what an amazing man, with such unbelievable commitment and talent.
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-07-21
dippy eggs
liked the cooking tips, enjoyed the passion for food and reaching the peak of his trade, didn't enjoy the naming and shaming throughout. never be a proud dickhead
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- Daniel M Reeves
- 05-01-21
Surprisingly engrossing
Not the type of book I would normally be interested in but it came up on the 2 for 1 offers, so I gave it a chance.
Very engrossing and detailed look at the life of Marco and the life of a chef. Would highly recommend.
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- Joey Ng
- 23-02-16
for every chef to read
the story of Marco is amazing and as a chef I found every spare moment to keep listening the storyies are awe inspiring and the voice has a great tone with similarity to Marco himself 5* all put loved it
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