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The Devil in the Kitchen

The Autobiography

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The Devil in the Kitchen

By: Marco Pierre-White, James Steen
Narrated by: Timothy Bentinck
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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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As someone who has also retired from the kitchen, Marco's tale is one, I in particular can relate too. Born and raised in a Glasgow's East End and also lost a parent at six, he is and always will be our Lucifer "The light bearer" a brilliant told and enchanting account of one man's struggle too the top in the world's most popular and demanding industry!!!!

A remarkable story from a most remarkable Man!

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What are you Marco? WHAT ARE YOU??

I quite enjoyed listening to this lively narration.

A good-humoured insight into the life of Marco.

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Inspiring
True legend
Very rare to find anything close to this book.
Inside information about the real life in the kitchen and what man capable of if really want to go somewhere in this business.
I'm going to listen again and again till I find better.

Excellent

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Marco Pierre White's book provides a very interesting glimpse of the man's life (so far), both personally and professionally. As it was an audiobook there was pressure to get the narration right in order for the storytelling to flow properly, and this was done very well.

Very good!

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brilliant book .. as a chef myself I can understand how he feels about his passion for food .. buy at the end of the day is a job worth all of this .. Great listening

brilliant

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