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  • Nobody does it better than this ol' boy, who distinguishes himself not with his ability, but with his total lack of regard for you perceptions of his ability. Thanks to Skillshare for sponsoring this video! Get two months of Skillshare Premium for FREE by using my link: skl.sh/adamrag...
    **SOURCES IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE**
    Bob Carlos Clarke's photos of young Marco: www.thelittleb...
    The pear dessert: • (1988) Marco Pierre Wh...
    Marco talking about whisking air into roux: • Classic Fish Pie
    Shepherds pie too dry: • Marco P. White Famous ...
    Cottage pie too wet: • cottage-pie.flv
    Comments about women in the Irish Independent: www.independen...
    Marco getting angry at the crew filming him for the Great British Feast series on ITV: • MARCO PIERRE WHITE KIC...
    It's about find the balance of what you like: • Steak with Pecorino an...
    Why does there have to be a recipe? • Steak au Poivre Recipe...
    Looking for a fat coating around the meat: • Steak with Pecorino an...

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  • @Redditok111
    @Redditok111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3615

    MPW turned down michelin stars because to quote the man himself, “Michelin sell tires, I sell food”. And according to him, it was the most liberating decision he made.

    • @jbik140
      @jbik140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      honestly respect him for that

    • @rekkiesbub423
      @rekkiesbub423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +273

      yeah that's really cool but why is a can of clorox bleach telling me this?

    • @Redditok111
      @Redditok111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +394

      @@rekkiesbub423 I’m a bottle not a can

    • @full-timepog6844
      @full-timepog6844 3 ปีที่แล้ว +277

      @@rekkiesbub423 you assumed his container?

    • @laaaliiiluuu
      @laaaliiiluuu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      @@Redditok111 No identity politics, please!

  • @zLucardy
    @zLucardy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6251

    choose your fighter:
    1. white stock pot
    2. knorr wine

    • @stopdropandroll
      @stopdropandroll 4 ปีที่แล้ว +230

      3. olive oil in

    • @bernardosantos8020
      @bernardosantos8020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Stefanus Lukardie 1.

    • @CarlosPerez-kc4rc
      @CarlosPerez-kc4rc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      give it a quick stirr

    • @exalt.
      @exalt. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      Use whatever you want, it’s up to you. Personally, I like using white cod, but you can use a young cucumber. Again, totally up to you.

    • @12978fghdiu23gewsduf
      @12978fghdiu23gewsduf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      5. hehehehe yea boiii

  • @SkurtavusGrodolfus
    @SkurtavusGrodolfus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2430

    Marco is the dude who reached the top, went ''Eh, I like it better down there'' and just turned back. Can't help but respect that humility.

    • @GH-oi2jf
      @GH-oi2jf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      I don’t know if it is humility. Staying at the top is hard work, but not nearly as satisying as getting to the top.

    • @eoghancasserly3626
      @eoghancasserly3626 2 ปีที่แล้ว +172

      @@GH-oi2jf that's exactly what Marco said at the time. He said there was no goals to reach anymore and that he could either live his whole life fighting to retain his stars cooking ridiculous high skilled food, do none of that and hire others to do it while pretending he was still in the picture, or completely give up and cook whatever he wanted. He chose the latter

    • @almers7270
      @almers7270 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It may truly be lonely at the top. Wisdom, he has a lot of it.

    • @alvarojavier6274
      @alvarojavier6274 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I’m not pretty sure if it was just humility because he said “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” nonetheless I respect him for the chef he is, the person he is and the passion he has, he philosophizes through the food and it’s mesmerizing how he does it

    • @JishinimaTidehoshi
      @JishinimaTidehoshi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@eoghancasserly3626 Because life is about the journey, not reaching the end of the line 🤣🤣🤣

  • @garyredmond6873
    @garyredmond6873 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5104

    Marco transitioned from fine dining three star chef to a guy that owns steak houses and pubs...he talks about how liberating it has been and about giving back his stars. The guy is remarkable. My favorite.

    • @carrrexx7190
      @carrrexx7190 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I love pork belly ala Chef White.

    • @passiveagressive4983
      @passiveagressive4983 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Gary Redmond MPW is a dick, simple

    • @kooksies5712
      @kooksies5712 4 ปีที่แล้ว +177

      @@passiveagressive4983 ... he never said he wasn't

    • @passiveagressive4983
      @passiveagressive4983 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Did I stutter?

    • @deathbybears
      @deathbybears 4 ปีที่แล้ว +99

      @Mike Oxmall high level burn acknowledged.

  • @bigboat8329
    @bigboat8329 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1489

    Personally I just microwave 8 Knorr stock pots and eat them with a teaspoon. Or not. It's your choice really. There is no real recipe. you can put 7 if you like.

    • @GorlicBreadz
      @GorlicBreadz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      "Just a few gallons of oliveOL"

    • @rgerber
      @rgerber 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I personally take mine with a broiled boullion to wash it down

    • @gwmitchell1980
      @gwmitchell1980 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Just like my dear mother.

    • @valty3727
      @valty3727 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      S tier comment lmao

    • @finerz321
      @finerz321 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Look at this fat cat, being able to afford a microwave. I just swallow them like shots.

  • @HeadbangersKitchen
    @HeadbangersKitchen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2256

    Those Marco videos really taught me a lot as well.

    • @edgarsberzins3116
      @edgarsberzins3116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Expert sceptic.

    • @aashleshpai7232
      @aashleshpai7232 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Horns up! Big fan

    • @shaughnmay7501
      @shaughnmay7501 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      "I'll teach you alot, or I won't. It's your choice really" if you know you know 😂

    • @siegfriedschmitz5260
      @siegfriedschmitz5260 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me don't. Because I don't use Knorr

    • @Dina_tankar_mina_ord
      @Dina_tankar_mina_ord 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Marco has a legacy most food snoobs cant reach in two lifetimes. So earning money on knorr isnt going to change that. Ive been cooking all my life. And I actually got some great tips by marcos knorr videos. There is nothing wrong using cheap stock cubes if the end results taste good. And his paste and smear idea actually works in a flash.

  • @Gabi-dt7jn
    @Gabi-dt7jn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2914

    normal person: "Olive oil"
    TV chef: *"Olivol"*

  • @patrikheikkinen7907
    @patrikheikkinen7907 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2483

    Jokes aside, Marco has the lamb sauce.

    • @iagreewithyou20yearsago95
      @iagreewithyou20yearsago95 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      But not his kingfish.

    • @rdu239
      @rdu239 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      He is still looking for his fish, it just swam off the kitchen!

    • @mrfister825
      @mrfister825 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      After all these years... we found it

    • @sarahali3734
      @sarahali3734 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ytree

    • @sarund9441
      @sarund9441 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I dont get it.
      I am still laughing.

  • @shamus8687
    @shamus8687 3 ปีที่แล้ว +852

    Despite his flaws, ESPECIALLY because of his flaws, Marco inspires me as a cook and as a man. His Oxford address is a masterpiece. Truly the father I never had.

    • @tadhg3
      @tadhg3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Totally agree

    • @mahsheenman
      @mahsheenman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He is legendary. Dare I say better than Gordon Ramsay?

    • @MFDOOOOM
      @MFDOOOOM 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@mahsheenman Doesn't take a lot for that lol

    • @mahsheenman
      @mahsheenman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MFDOOOOM good one 👏

    • @BomberFletch31
      @BomberFletch31 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mahsheenman without question. He trained Gordon Ramsay. He was the man who infamously once drove Gordon Ramsay to tears.

  • @jmanjman2685
    @jmanjman2685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1836

    Gordon Ramsay is like Scarface.
    Marco is more like Michael Corleone

    • @thomasn4347
      @thomasn4347 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Jman Jman welcome to the true chef’s world

    • @chanceDdog2009
      @chanceDdog2009 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      The reason I like Adam is because I can't decide whether to love him or hate him

    • @ecco2ks
      @ecco2ks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nice

    • @bruceU
      @bruceU 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thomasn4347 lmao

    • @TeslaRifle
      @TeslaRifle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You Cockroaches wanna play ruff? SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE PAN

  • @5ynthesizerpatel
    @5ynthesizerpatel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2718

    Thing is, I remember Marco recommending shop bought boulion cubes for home cookery 25 years ago - so it's not as if he's just whoring a product for the bucks - he genuinely beleives in the product

    • @mjohnsimon1337
      @mjohnsimon1337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +375

      That's what I said earlier in a reply. MPW has been talking about Knorr and using bouillon cubes for decades.
      You can get the same delicious taste and quite literally save days worth of prep.

    • @josefwoodend
      @josefwoodend 4 ปีที่แล้ว +189

      He gets alot of shit from cooks and chefs. But they just don't understand that he changed gears his goals and what he find fulfilling. I don't know a chef who doesn't use stock cubes at home.

    • @mjohnsimon1337
      @mjohnsimon1337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +173

      @@josefwoodend I'm going to be honest; homemade stock is the best way to go
      But it's not that simple as is life.
      It takes hours to cook, can be a pain to store if your living in a small place, and most importantly you have to use it as soon as possible to get the best results. Sure, you can freeze it, but it just doesn't taste the same.
      Meanwhile with stock cubes, or better than bouillon jars, you can get very similar results in a fraction of the time, with decent flavor and taste. These things can practically last forever in your cupboard, and it doesn't take a genius to just boil some water and put them in.
      I've made dishes with homemade stock that came out amazing. I've also made dishes using stock from bouillon cubes, that come out just as good. While there is a noticeable taste different, it's not really enough for me to make a 6-hour stock or broth. Both are good in their own right, but by far, the bullion cubes are simply way more convenient and available at hand and give you some pretty good results.

    • @Furluge
      @Furluge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Nothing wrong with bouillon cubes, but if you're at home take a look at some similar products. Better than bullion very similar, you use a tsp of it in place of a classic cube. It comes in a jar and you keep it in the fridge. By going this route they can include ingredients that make it so you don't have to dehydrate everything and make it all shelf stable and this, in my opinion, makes for a tastier end product and it's just about as easy as the cubes.

    • @SaraFJones
      @SaraFJones 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Good to know! Cool share, thanks!

  • @TessaTestarossa
    @TessaTestarossa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +347

    What I like the most about Marco's Knorr videos is how incredibly soothing they are. It's just pure relax.
    Or maybe, a little relax. Depends on your mood. There's no recipe to enjoying them.

    • @slayerhuh404
      @slayerhuh404 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      After all, it's your choice!

    • @neonhill1595
      @neonhill1595 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Don’t forget the olive oil and knorr stockpots

    • @-xirx-
      @-xirx- ปีที่แล้ว

      _That was my choice._

    • @AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool
      @AllThisOverASliceOfGabagool ปีที่แล้ว

      There was no script. It was all feel, a philosophy.

    • @stevencoardvenice
      @stevencoardvenice ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's your choice

  • @brandonprows
    @brandonprows 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1840

    When do we get a video on Chef John though?

    • @pigreenk07
      @pigreenk07 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      brandonprows asking the hard hitting questions

    • @CanielDonrad
      @CanielDonrad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +187

      Chef John is so incredibly wholesome and a wonderful father figure

    • @egress99
      @egress99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      ...Cooking With Jack Show. Meh, nevermind, that’s punching down.

    • @thenewandrei4o94
      @thenewandrei4o94 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      The first time I watched his videos I was on the brink of hitting the dislike button and moving on because it was infuriating. Thankfully I just closed my eyes and I don't even notice it anymore. I've cooked so many of his ideas! Absolutely adore him!

    • @thehollows
      @thehollows 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@t7259 Oh man I hear that. Chef John got me through my undergrad and master's. I'd be divorced and homeless if it wasn't for him.

  • @CoderShare
    @CoderShare 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2524

    Clearly Adam has never seen James May make margarine and spam sandwiches.

    • @mauz791
      @mauz791 4 ปีที่แล้ว +152

      What a God tier bloke

    • @kinghuntrlive
      @kinghuntrlive 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Lmao that foodtribe guy? I thought he was a car presenter

    • @samarvora7185
      @samarvora7185 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      "Plenty of it."

    • @creemcheems4333
      @creemcheems4333 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      cHeEsE

    • @LordSluggo
      @LordSluggo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Or a fish pie

  • @thomassmith8140
    @thomassmith8140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +186

    That "women in the kitchen" thing was taken out of context, they just cut the full interview down to those words, and left out his explanation. Hell he even said "women are better cooks" in that interview.

    • @player-8740
      @player-8740 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Ah, so... good old "journalism". :)

    • @reefer674
      @reefer674 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@player-8740 yup

    • @megamonster1234
      @megamonster1234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      @@reefer674 Yeah, he basically listed a bunch of a things that he thought women were better at, and then gave the men maybe two things he thought they were better at, and the media made it seem like he only ever said the latter.

    • @leechrec
      @leechrec 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@megamonster1234 And Adam fell for it.

  • @MyJoejoejoe
    @MyJoejoejoe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2727

    Marco is a hero and a war horse.
    “I didn’t make Gordon Ramsay cry. Gordon Ramsay chose to cry”.
    Edit: cheers for the likes.
    Further edit: Marco was pissed off in that clip as he had requested smoked eel but was sent it all frozen. Big difference between getting pissy due to striving for perfection when your name is above the door as opposed to crying over criticism.

    • @sernoddicusthegallant6986
      @sernoddicusthegallant6986 4 ปีที่แล้ว +155

      Also Marco - "Are you crying? I did the same to Gordon Ramsay"

    • @zuri4832
      @zuri4832 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Time stamp?

    • @Gatorade69
      @Gatorade69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Man, go look at Gordon's appearance on Hot Ones, compared to well... Alton Brown, Paul Rudd, Babish and even Nick Offerman. Nick Offerman handled the sauces better than Gordon Ramsay.

    • @pleaseenteraname.pleaseent632
      @pleaseenteraname.pleaseent632 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Brice Murrie that’s friggin nick offerman though, the mans made out of stone

    • @slungellife
      @slungellife 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@Gatorade69 Some people are just more sensitive to spices than others. It honestly doesn't surprise me that someone with a sensitive palette like Gordon, (being trained to detect even the faintest aftertaste all his life), reacts so strongly to such a barrage of spice.

  • @darkwa456
    @darkwa456 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1482

    Watching Marco has improved my cooking hugely

    • @TommyGuy1111
      @TommyGuy1111 4 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      Watching Marco has increased my consumption of Knorr Beef Stock Pots by 1200%.

    • @ethanii7544
      @ethanii7544 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      _Little bit of olivool_

    • @GeldtheGelded
      @GeldtheGelded 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      *3 chicken stock pots, to begin with*

    • @calixedits9854
      @calixedits9854 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@GeldtheGelded LMAO

    • @AltCTRLF8
      @AltCTRLF8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      i’ve definitely used more Knorr, but sometimes i don’t use any at all, it’s my choice.

  • @ThreadBomb
    @ThreadBomb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Cooking down onions does indeed make them less acidic -- in effect. "One sulfur compound in onions, called propyl sulfoxide, escapes into the air when you slice an onion. When it comes into contact with moisture, such as water vapor in the air or the natural moisture around your eyes, it changes into *sulfuric acid."* That's what makes your eyes water, and makes onion taste acidic.

  • @vonschuhart
    @vonschuhart 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2260

    IDK Adam. I'm not sure that these videos feature Marco being over it. I think it's something equally admirable in that as a truly successful media man, he knows his audience. The Marco you told us about, and who is in the public eye, is restaurant Marco. A restaurant chef is a lot like a soldier, and the head chef (Marco) is the general. There's a clear hierarchy and procedure to the entire environment. Of course he's going to be this hardass, pompous jerk, he's a tyrant head chef who happens to be the best in the game, and it's HIS restaurant.
    But the knorr videos aren't about cooking for a restaurant or the art of fine cuisine, it's about learning HOW to cook to begin with. A true master like Marco understands that food typically exists outside of his Michelin-starred world, so he has altered his persona to fit. He's not making this bullion-slathered pork loin for you to be in awe of his skill, he's doing it to show you how you can be in awe of your own by making simple, yet delicious recipes that you can experiment with, alter however you see fit.
    Y'know how Gordon Ramsey will make a video about a "cheap," "quick" meal for a Sunday afternoon, and it'll be like fried lamb chops or a steak? That's a chef who usually, but not in this case, gauges the kind of person that makes up his general audience audience. He's still in freaking restaurant mode. But not Marco. Marco, like any other schmuck, slaps a 5 dollar piece of meat into a cold pan, absolutely drenched in knorr and says "You're not building the fucking Taj Majal. This is your food, and you can make it however you damn well please as long as you're satisfied with the outcome. Slather this in mayo and bananas for all I care. There is no real recipe."

    • @amyill9280
      @amyill9280 3 ปีที่แล้ว +334

      Lol you describing how Ramsay is always in restaurant mode is so accurate. You also notice that even in his tutorial videos, he's in a rush and breathing hard/out of breath? He's in such a rush as if he has 100 impatient guests waiting on their food lol

    • @arifhakimi8735
      @arifhakimi8735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I bet Adam not gonna read this comment

    • @thatsreallyfunnybro
      @thatsreallyfunnybro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      @@amyill9280 Or that "grilled cheese". Man didn't have time for a second take it seems.

    • @dstyle2168
      @dstyle2168 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This is also what i thought. Great point man 👍

    • @arendwittmar4007
      @arendwittmar4007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Damn 😔

  • @olivercann4692
    @olivercann4692 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1614

    I work in a marco’s restaurant (as a waiter) and we actually use knorr in some of the recipes

    • @hsmacaraig
      @hsmacaraig 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Oliver Cann :0

    • @mjohnsimon1337
      @mjohnsimon1337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +164

      Marco himself said the same thing years ago way back even before he started doing commercials.
      Now whether he said that to get sponsored eventually is beyond anyone's guess...

    • @justafase
      @justafase 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      why not? he probably gets it for free

    • @lewiyonas3255
      @lewiyonas3255 4 ปีที่แล้ว +152

      We see people just grab endorsements left and right we forget some of them may actually like the product

    • @ToniTaku88
      @ToniTaku88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Really man? Can I pay you to get an autograph from him?

  • @Abudzin
    @Abudzin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    MPW is such a fucking legend it's indescribable. Many people take the piss out of him because Knorr videos (I sometimes do it too... or I don't - it's my choice really), but I can say with 100% certainty that learning more about him, his journey, his struggle, and watching his interviews have given me more inspiration than any other motivational speech ever did. And not just when it comes to cooking - I mean in life general. Marco has this incredible ability that he can talk about his culinary experiences and translate them into different aspects of life. I do recommend watching his Oxford Q&A. Absolute mad lad.

    • @erenyayger3840
      @erenyayger3840 ปีที่แล้ว

      Everybody is good up untill that point of his young age. I have watched that speech he gave, I was really thrilled by it,
      And then I came up on this video to learn
      what has really become of him.

  • @wad316
    @wad316 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Marco getting angry about the frozen eel is way scarier than Gordon looking for the lamb sauce

    • @sherrynoff
      @sherrynoff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      thats certainly because gordon only gets that worked up for american television, and hes typically less volatile on british television. meanwhile marco is just pissed off in general lol

  • @M-Soares
    @M-Soares 4 ปีที่แล้ว +603

    "Becoming a person who knows themselves is usually the first step toward becoming the kind of person whom someone else will want."
    Holy shit, i really wasn't expecting this when i clicked this video.

    • @funnyfarm299
      @funnyfarm299 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Who needs dating advice channels? We've got Adam Ragusea!

    • @sarahali3734
      @sarahali3734 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi I want

    • @homelessrobot
      @homelessrobot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Know yourself, or feel like you do, it's mostly about giving the other person confidence in who you are, not being right. It's hard to want anything until you have some idea wtf it even is.

    • @kathorsees
      @kathorsees 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      sounds good, and I like Adam and most of what he says, but it's a load of idealist BS. it's overly rational, and the world just isn't rational at all. it's like thinking good grades and a good degree lead to a good job and a good life, when everyone knows the connections between these 4 things (grades, degree, job, life) are a lot, a lot more complicated. you can't really calculate that. it's not something that is governed by neat, wise-sounding, shareable, inspiring principles. the only thing that really works is trial and error - forming hypotheses and testing them for yourself.
      same with love - you can easily know yourself quite well and be literally undateable (or un-live-together-with-able). I've lived with the woman I love for 8 years now. I didn't know myself at all back then, and neither did she. we're still figuring ourselves out, we've just figured out this year that we both need a huge change in direction in our lives. the only thing that really works is trial and error - forming hypotheses and testing them. you just live together and work together, you learn to be the person your partner wouldn't mind spending 8-16 hours a day with. you learn to cater to their needs. you both figure out "the rules" or, as in our case, more of the general "limits" in which the other person is comfortable, the limits to which you can push it till they say "ok, now that is too much, stop it right now". you learn how to be less of a dick in some situations, and more of a dick in others (to preserve your own energy, to keep things in balance, to not "overgive"). long story short, it's a whole bunch of skills, best practices, insights and intuitions. it's also often a lot about circumstances and luck.
      so yeah, I def don't think that "knowing yourself is the first step of becoming a person whom someone else will want". that'd mean you'd have to wait for ages, like until you're well into your thirties. even then I'm not sure people really start knowing themselves.

    • @homelessrobot
      @homelessrobot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@kathorsees The point of idealistic, or simplistic advice is to nudge practical matters in a direction. Not to function as a replacement for practicality.

  • @CounterCultureCantCount
    @CounterCultureCantCount ปีที่แล้ว +32

    MPW is the smartest dude around. He accepted the sponsorship, took the one product that would have zero impact on his dishes, and started cooking knowing that the recipes could totally be replicated without the stockpots. Genius.

  • @ojnab85
    @ojnab85 4 ปีที่แล้ว +466

    My first exposure to Marco Pierre White was when he arrived to Masterchef Australia and they made it clear this was a big deal and that they kept repeating that this is the guy who once made even Gordon Ramsay cry. But Masterchef Australia is generally pretty wholesome and therefore, Marco Pierre White was actually generally pretty wholesome in it which I think supports that he is very media savvy with how he presents his personality.

    • @DaroriDerEinzige
      @DaroriDerEinzige 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Marco differs far more than Ramsay in that regard; Gordon goes around and makes a buisness out of his persona. Yet if you see him workin' with Children or people he kinda likes, he's far more relaxed / nice.
      Marco is just generally polite. Unless you say you're a "Real Chef" and then fail miserable. Then he will take you apart and I guess you would never wanted to work in one of his kitchens because in kitchens, outbursts are relativly common.
      And then you're the Donkey for the rest of the night.

    • @BomberFletch31
      @BomberFletch31 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I had known about MPW long before MasterChef Australia. He is one of the best chefs of the modern era, and has had a reputation as being the youngest chef to ever earn three Michelin stars - and of course, the man who once drove Gordon Ramsay to tears. "I didn't make Gordon Ramsay cry", he would say in his softly spoken way. "He chose to cry. It was his choice to cry." He didn't need to raise his voice to be savage.

    • @JishinimaTidehoshi
      @JishinimaTidehoshi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@BomberFletch31 One of the best chefs of the modern era? He's British, so that's impossible 😂😂😂

    • @joeybiden9582
      @joeybiden9582 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@JishinimaTidehoshi Where's your Michelin star?

    • @corinmerk7890
      @corinmerk7890 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@JishinimaTidehoshi What has that got to do with anything? There are plenty of great British chefs, MPW and Gordon Ramsey being the 2 most famous.

  • @sir1179
    @sir1179 4 ปีที่แล้ว +849

    You’re the first person I’ve heard to say “life is long” rather than “life’s too short”

    • @physicalzeppelin2326
      @physicalzeppelin2326 4 ปีที่แล้ว +222

      Because life is literally the longest event you’ll ever experience

    • @sir1179
      @sir1179 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Physical Zeppelin that is very true

    • @Get_yotted
      @Get_yotted 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Physical Zeppelin unless your parents are antivax

    • @ulasonal
      @ulasonal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@Get_yotted or pro-choice lmao

    • @ShredST
      @ShredST 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Whenever you're bored, life is long.

  • @Salah.alkhalifa
    @Salah.alkhalifa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    MPW is not only a genius chef,
    Many people can get inspired by the way he delivers life long experience in short statements which are really worth years of exposure to the business , life and relationships.
    Greetings from Eastern Arabia

    • @oxybrightdark8765
      @oxybrightdark8765 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@huseynhajiyevakif it's more general than just Iraq, it includes other countries. Some folks from those areas have learnt to not mention where they're from specifically to avoid people coming at them for the politics around those areas.

  • @olafpayne
    @olafpayne 4 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    Marco is brilliant. He reveals the small details that make the difference.

    • @buskerbusker8826
      @buskerbusker8826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Unlike adam whos too keen not to let the fond burn or dirty another pot

    • @joshuaduplaa9033
      @joshuaduplaa9033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@buskerbusker8826 i love adams food idk what youre on

    • @buskerbusker8826
      @buskerbusker8826 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@joshuaduplaa9033 ragusea is a lazy, pretentious and a two faced food presenter.

    • @aeircrown7994
      @aeircrown7994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@buskerbusker8826 wow an accusations through personal biase how fucking original of you.

    • @buskerbusker8826
      @buskerbusker8826 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aeircrown7994 pussyboi

  • @yourturntoroll-criticalrol3607
    @yourturntoroll-criticalrol3607 4 ปีที่แล้ว +827

    "celebrity chefs are a plague upon us"
    -celebrity chef Adam Ragusea 2019

    • @Loogaroo1
      @Loogaroo1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +124

      Ragusea, Tom Scott, and Adam Neely are what I like to call "YT anti-celebrities" because they're authentic people who deliver interesting information in an entertaining way, not some guy over-reacting to a video game or riffing on some stale top 10 list. Their passion for their chosen topic comes across to the viewer and instills a sense of excitement and curiosity in that field, rather than just being a video you watch for 8-10 minutes and then forget because it was disposable content.
      (I do wonder if Ragusea will ever respond to Neely throwing shade at him because of his Christmas music video for Vox a few years back.)

    • @nikosfilipino
      @nikosfilipino 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I have no interest in journalism but I'd love to take his class.

    • @swamidan277
      @swamidan277 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@Loogaroo1 I just watched the vox video and adam neely's response. Its kinda strange to see Adam a few years ago before this internet fame he acquired. What are the chances that a journalism professor who studied music would just become a popular internet chef in the span of a year.

    • @bengib6382
      @bengib6382 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Adam isn't a chef he's a home cook lol

    • @maurizioarrivabene8182
      @maurizioarrivabene8182 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hes as far away from a chef as you can get

  • @luciano53688
    @luciano53688 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    10:00 "Becoming a person who knows themselves is usually the first step toward becoming the kind of person whom someone else will want.'
    DAMN. Thats deep and heavy life advice (more than dating advice) by my boy Adam. It speaks a lot to me, personally.

  • @waaahl
    @waaahl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +547

    Why I Season My Knorr Stock Pots, NOT My Food.

    • @momothewitch
      @momothewitch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Another victim stroking out in Adam's comment section :( so sad

    • @orkwc3
      @orkwc3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@momothewitch Nice Belle Delphine profile pic... seems like you too have been stroking out.

    • @ឡុងរតនៈសិទ្ធិ
      @ឡុងរតនៈសិទ្ធិ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Preface BIG OOF

  • @ericreingardt2504
    @ericreingardt2504 4 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    Marco hasn't devolved, hes proven he can master high class dining as well as blue collar comfort food

  • @QuicksilverFox85
    @QuicksilverFox85 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    One of my favorite things with MPW (and my first real introduction to him) was one of the seasons of Masterchef Australia where you could see the switch flip from just talking with the contestants to acting as their mentor when the competition began in earnest. It was fascinating to watch.

  • @nicktune1219
    @nicktune1219 4 ปีที่แล้ว +246

    MPW is a great mentor for lots of people. He is a very independent minded guy. Whenever one of his students asks him if they need more salt, more pepper, more spice, or any suggestions on how to improve, he always tastes it, and then asks the student what they think it needs. He gets people to trust their own senses instead of relying on his senses. Also he can seem very rude, especially when he kicks diners out of the restaurant, but from his perspective, he created the food that he wants you to eat, not the food that you want to eat, and if you do not like the way it is done, then he will not appreciate you. You would never ask an artist to change a painting because you dont like the way it looks, so why do the same with a michelin star restaurant?

    • @purplegill10
      @purplegill10 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I think that argument fails a bit when you're talking about paying someone for something. Same thing with the artist example, if you're commissioning an artist for something you want then ideally the goal should be an agreement on what is best for the person getting it. The argument goes differently if the customer is just trying to get the experience the chef wants, of course

    • @criteriumgoat6525
      @criteriumgoat6525 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      @@purplegill10 I think his statement was about you buying the work of an artist rather than commissioning an artist to do something you want. It's the same as how MPW has his recipe in his menu in his restaurant and there's you who's there to experience his food rather than you asking him to cook something you want the way you want it and this and that.

    • @rekkiesbub423
      @rekkiesbub423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I think you guys got it right with the spirit but actually wrong with the context
      He was kicking customers out because there were a minority of unnecessarily rude, unappreciative customers and in general pretentious elitists. The majority of customers/guests were all alright to him and as someone who worked 3 years straight in hospitality industry I can only relate to his decision, except one thing is I myself, along with other people don't actually dare to do that.
      edit: forgot to write about the "paying someone for something part". At least back in his active days, he shared with us that when he kicked customers out he didn't even need them to pay. So i think this man actually takes honor and standards in his work.

    • @abrahamcalderon9236
      @abrahamcalderon9236 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love MPW but he was quite the asshole in his early days. He literally kicked out anyone who had any criticisms of his food and was known for physically and mentally abusing his chefs. He literally made gordon cry because MPW had sauces he needed to make so gordon tried to be a good student and made the sauces himself and marcos response was by getting furious and throwing pots and pans at him which caused gordon to quit and cry.

    • @Amr_D
      @Amr_D 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@purplegill10 Do you come to a restaurant and ask how the food should be prepared as per your liking? yeah that's what I thought. Your statement is the complete opposite of the OP

  • @thomassireci6371
    @thomassireci6371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +536

    "Some people put olive oil in, I never bother, so I'll put a splash in, because I had an Italian mother, which is why I season my water with Knorr Chicken Stock Pot, because it makes your pasta taste better. But it's your choice."
    -Marco Pierre White

  • @roganchapman5700
    @roganchapman5700 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    The virgin ragusea vs the chad marco

    • @Mitesse
      @Mitesse 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      vs?

  • @connor9024
    @connor9024 4 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    Don’t knock knorr my man. It really is the best for store bought stock most restaurants don’t have the space for home made stocks or have the time for making Demi so they use pre made, only ours don’t come in cubes. It comes in tubs

    • @monkey-bananas2890
      @monkey-bananas2890 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Haha ours comes in tubs here in South Texas too! It was hard to find them in tubs when I was living in Georgia or Illinois

  • @NateandNoahTryLife
    @NateandNoahTryLife 4 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    This reminds me of your “watch this before you blow up on TH-cam” video and I really like this style of content. Eagerly awaiting more.

  • @TBlacky
    @TBlacky 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    “The explanation is wrong but the technique works” I’ve never heard something so accurate

  • @MrDHCrockett
    @MrDHCrockett 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    My man went straight Smarter Every Day with that life lesson.

  • @nickchivers851
    @nickchivers851 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    I'd rather have an out of touch Marco cook for me than a smarmy know it all.

  • @blackelton7127
    @blackelton7127 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Marco isn't 'over it'. He's 'above' it.

  • @Shayzzi
    @Shayzzi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +357

    Loving the diversity. From history to science, with the main theme being cooking. I'm glad you're doing these types of videos, TH-cam is saturated with cooking videos so it's nice to see another approach :)

    • @ShatteredGlass916
      @ShatteredGlass916 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ".....youtube is saturated with cooking videos..."
      You have no idea how true that is. Especially after Blossom, 5 Minute Craft or any garbage dumpster decides it'll be funny to touch on "food hacks"

    • @Nansy_
      @Nansy_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ShatteredGlass916 these "food hacks" are just a way to make everything instant, not enjoyable in my opinion.

    • @harukrentz435
      @harukrentz435 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I used to watch so (too) many cooking videos on tasty, BA, etc, etc but they are way off my cooking capability, Adam however made it simpler perhaps the fact that he isnt a pro chef helps average people like me to follow his recipe.

  • @NMC21887
    @NMC21887 3 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    "The dishes look pretty dated."
    First of all, it's the late 80's. Secondly, it still probably tasted good.

    • @banditmc12
      @banditmc12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      I feel like Adam just doesn’t like celebrity chefs, and being so harsh on Marco for knorr videos as “haha he doesn’t care anymore” neglects the profound change Marco made to his life and attitudes, some of which I believe even Adam would agree with. Adam I feel in general needs to give others the chances he gives himself, everyone gets it wrong sometimes.

    • @asifhossain8363
      @asifhossain8363 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@banditmc12 Adam said marco not giving a fuck 'liberated' him off the mindset to constantly impress someone

    • @jackdullboy8723
      @jackdullboy8723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yes, that's what "dated" means. Regardless of the taste.

    • @banditmc12
      @banditmc12 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@asifhossain8363 But Marco never not "gave a fuck", even his projects now, it is evident he cares for his craft, it's just he doesnt need to prove himself anymore, the knorr videos, the steakhouses, the pubs, it is evident that he still cares for his work. Adam simplifying all he does to "man dont give shit" rather overlooks the subtleties of mpw and his work

    • @jdg5209
      @jdg5209 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@banditmc12 Isn’t all of that literally what Adam’s saying though?

  • @DeadGlassEyes
    @DeadGlassEyes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +367

    Because Marco doesn't give a shit, the guy turned in his 3 Michelin stars and walked away from that game. He is a living legend, mocking him for his Knorr endorsement is just stupid too, the guy is an invaluable chef and one of the best the world has ever known.

    • @DeadGlassEyes
      @DeadGlassEyes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @Clinical Depression Good to see that not everyone buys into this garbage.

    • @randomfactsthatdontmatter3466
      @randomfactsthatdontmatter3466 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @Clinical Depression yes because you don't come off as an asshole who thinks everything he says is right either. Not at all. And he never pretends to be some professional cook or chef. He's actually gone out of his way to say that he isn't.

    • @viethuongvothai686
      @viethuongvothai686 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Clinical Depression key word: “pretty sure”

    • @notimeremains
      @notimeremains 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      this home cook with copy skills is justy trying to add to his follower count

    • @viethuongvothai686
      @viethuongvothai686 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      notimeremains are you an idiot?

  • @Socks170
    @Socks170 4 ปีที่แล้ว +413

    him not trying is still better than most youtube chefs trying lol.

    • @buskerbusker8826
      @buskerbusker8826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Far better than ragusea

    • @joshstead6078
      @joshstead6078 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @Robert Taylor Jeez, what do you guys have against Adam? He praised White here, his food is generally very good, his videos with opinions are usually pretty even-handed - what's got you so upset?

    • @elvisvasquez7553
      @elvisvasquez7553 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@joshstead6078 He made fun of one of the greatest chefs just because he doesn't give a damn anymore and made such a big deal about a mistake(the onions), which clearly was exaggerated on his part. He acts as if he could beat Marco in a cooking competition. I mean damn, you can criticize someone who's clearly better than you, but making fun of them only makes you look stupid.

    • @pirate6616
      @pirate6616 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      elvis vasquez I mean Adam repeats in every video of his that he is just a home cook man

    • @nicograms
      @nicograms 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      elvis vasquez He isn’t making fun, and even if he was, literally half the comment section on any MPW video makes fun of Marco. It’s not a big deal. And besides, the not caring about impressing anyone, if you said it to me, it would be a compliment.

  • @mjlotus
    @mjlotus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Another good thing about Knorr-era Marco is that he tries to keep things simple, use modestly priced and easily available ingredients, and show normal people how to make tasty food without too much fuss. Instead of making artsy food for jaded rich people, he is trying to make the ordinary person's meals better. It is as if he has come full circle back to his working class origins. And since ordinary people don't have fish stock handy, they can use the stock cube. It is not Michelin star cooking, but most people most of the time cannot make, and don't even want, that level of cooking. They have hungry people back from work or school who need to be fed efficiently. The other thing I like is how Marco says, in one of his oft-repeated mantras, that you make things good to create a "sense of occasion". It is about making your family or guests enjoy each others company and having a pleasant time, with flavorful, well presented food as part of that. It is not just showing off as a chef, or fetishizing the food. This is a good way to think about it. And, as you point out, he has the technique down even if his explanations are technically wrong. Watch his hands, listen to what he does, and why he does it, now how it works. How it works doesn't even matter, really.

  • @Miniac
    @Miniac 4 ปีที่แล้ว +577

    Yes. A food channel that realizes that not every video needs to be a recipe, or even end in some kind of dish. Excellent topic and video, Adam!

  • @TheGenerax472
    @TheGenerax472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Got to love some teachers ie. Adam. They spent their life teaching so they think that they know everything and have difficulty accepting when they’re wrong or prance around believing they know everything when in reality their job involves regurgitating information. I swear some of think they’ve solved life like this guy and give a narrative to everything with a clear ignorance.

  • @mahsheenman
    @mahsheenman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    It doesn't matter if Marco knows the EXACT science behind making delicious food. He can do it again and again with consistency. His philosophies and art have brought him a successful life.

  • @livinlicious
    @livinlicious 4 ปีที่แล้ว +547

    Skillshare, Squarespace, NordVPN and all the other crap is basically Knorr Stock Pod.

    • @minsan4350
      @minsan4350 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      finally

    • @MarkyIsNow
      @MarkyIsNow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      So? These platforms are good for you if you want a beginner to intermediate level of training in a particular subject. VPN is necessary for security.
      I get your point though....... You hate sponsorships but that's what keeps channels afloat and keeps the content coming our way.🙂

    • @TheGodYouWishYouKnew
      @TheGodYouWishYouKnew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You can keep watching and complaining, or you can stop watching. It’s your choice.

    • @cxeroannuki2840
      @cxeroannuki2840 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      so are you trying to say it's cheap and effective?

    • @BrianBaastrup
      @BrianBaastrup 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      How the fuck did you arrive at that conclusion?

  • @zackmackin1131
    @zackmackin1131 4 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    Americans: English people are so calm and civilised
    English people:

  • @NinjaNuggets21
    @NinjaNuggets21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Gordon Ramsey : Kevin Hart
    Marco Pierre White : Dave Chapelle
    Commercial success is great, but it isn’t the best indicator of experience, skill and true passion. MPW is a real one.

  • @Itsant33
    @Itsant33 4 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Your perception of Marco vastly conflicts with Marco's on the Oxford Union Address. Marco is very humble and said he owes a lot of his success to luck. Also, the term "demand respect" means that one's presence immediately signals others to respect them. But not that the person in question actively demand it.

    • @PanjiAditya90
      @PanjiAditya90 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That oxford address is really mesmerizing. Dude's really got a gift of storytelling, along with ASMResque my-dear-old-father voice. Also what I really like is he's admitting that a lot of success comes from luck, and passion for work can be cultivated over time.

    • @PhongPham-lt7rr
      @PhongPham-lt7rr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      that's because the channel is run by a fucking snob

    • @megamonster1234
      @megamonster1234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Paul Thomas I don't know if this channel made a correction, but he reported the article about how Marco said men were better than women at the kitchen. However, that was taken grossly out of context. He listed like 5-7 different things he thought women were better at than men in the kitchen, and then gave a bone to the men by listing like two things he thought they were better at. He overall even said that women made better cooks. The media only focused on the part where he said men were better. It's a little frustrating that this channel which seemed to have spent a lot of time researching Marco didn't find out about that.

  • @SeanSidious
    @SeanSidious 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    If Marco says whisk the roux to break down the starch, im gonna do it, and not give a shit if its not theoretically sound.

  • @SamRoxxJDM
    @SamRoxxJDM ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Marco's philosophy applies to almost all trades, when you stop trying to impress people you become so good at the skill you're doing. Its insane

  • @gust4v100
    @gust4v100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    Marco reminds of my grandma. She's an amazing cook but sometimes she uses some VERY "questionable" cooking methods/techniques that she truly believes is the right thing, but I know it doesn't make sense and/or isn't right. And if I say something about it, she takes it personally so it's just easier to say "yes, ma'am".

  • @NimbusFilmsOfficial
    @NimbusFilmsOfficial 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    ‪“It’s usually only through a lot of sloppy experimentation that we figure ourselves out enough to get who and what we want, and becoming a person who knows themselves is usually the first step towards becoming the kind of person whom someone else will want.”‬
    👏👏👏

  • @charlesmyers2255
    @charlesmyers2255 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    “Over the hill celebrity chef” is pretty dismissive given MPW’s achievements and legacy as a chef. At the time he was the youngest chef ever to achieve 3 Michelin stars and he is widely acclaimed and regarded as one of the most gifted and influential chefs of modern times.

    • @yateswebb
      @yateswebb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      I don’t think a single thing about this 13min video devoted to MPW is “dismissive.”

    • @autonomygirl1349
      @autonomygirl1349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      ​@@yateswebb this whole video is a diss track lol

    • @Rick_Hoppe
      @Rick_Hoppe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Anytime anyone puts something out into the universe, they are going to be misinterpreted, whether they are a Michelin star chef or a popular food TH-camr (or some guy commenting on a video).

    • @justinelliot6433
      @justinelliot6433 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This whole video is a paggressive bitch out

    • @MrRilarios
      @MrRilarios 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He talks several times abut his "false confidence" i don't think MPW confidence is false at all!.

  • @TJZ2345
    @TJZ2345 4 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    Those sulfer compounds become small amounts of sulfuric acid when they combine w/ water. Which is why onions burn your eyes, so he actually was sorta right about acidity!

    • @mauz791
      @mauz791 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Epic

    • @mauz791
      @mauz791 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @Tennis Future That makes sense cause even dilute sulphuric acid would melt you eyes

    • @kyrios0307
      @kyrios0307 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Isn't sulfur technically acid?

    • @Rahul_G.G.
      @Rahul_G.G. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@kyrios0307 sulfur is not but sulfur with water is acidic

    • @buxadonoff
      @buxadonoff 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      So mr technical was wrong and Michelin chef was right... Who would've thought

  • @eddiewilliams271
    @eddiewilliams271 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    MPW has inspired me with my cooking in so many ways. While he’s certainly not perfect, like most celebrities or even normal people for that matter, he’s brilliant and fully worth admiration from cooks everywhere. With him it’s not just cooking but a school of philosophy. Recipes when you really get down to it are simply guidelines and the real expression/enjoyment in cooking comes with the small choices you make on your own with each dish. That’s what Marco preaches and I stand by him.

    • @nathanielleack4842
      @nathanielleack4842 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Its your choice to feel that way. MPW is a philosopher

  • @jeffreylaws5227
    @jeffreylaws5227 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    He’s a “terrible person” for being misquoted once by a rag? Okay

    • @mramisuzuki6962
      @mramisuzuki6962 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Also he was saying that women take personal issue with the style of work environment that guys work in and typically do not. I’ve worked in a fast pace dangerous job in a ductile pipe factory and man the few girls that tried working in the foundry didn’t like how direct, logical, demand of hierarchy, flat out rude we were to each other and could do this for years on end, not just once. The job could be extremely dangerous if people messed up and every second not make pipe was money forever lost. The women just couldn’t handle it, more respect for them being honest.

  • @hagenherrmann8204
    @hagenherrmann8204 4 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    dude, are you sitting at your computer in your undies making this video? Legendary!
    4:58

    • @EzekielDeLaCroix
      @EzekielDeLaCroix 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I do my cooking in underwear too.

    • @mathafok3r
      @mathafok3r 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol nice

    • @lostuser1094
      @lostuser1094 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Hagen Herrmann knowing Ragusea that’s an extremely subtle meta-joke hidden in the script somewhere.

    • @ChrisPBacon-dk4kz
      @ChrisPBacon-dk4kz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lost User i quite hope so 🙂

    • @hagenherrmann8204
      @hagenherrmann8204 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@lostuser1094 I guess it's his way of "being over it"?

  • @chriseko5090
    @chriseko5090 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    When Marco approaches the camera man and says, "I don't think you understand what I am." It sends shivers down my spine.

    • @ThreadBomb
      @ThreadBomb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's like he's about to confess to being a serial killer.

  • @HydroSnips
    @HydroSnips ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The comments starting 02:01 about school etc are absolutely spot on. He’s the third of four sons, used to fighting to be seen and to stand out through his own grit. He’s a working class Northern Tory, which was a rarity in the 70’s and even rarer that he became a Thatcherite. He went to a comprehensive school which was where you went after failing an exam age 11-12, think of them as holding pens or meat factories designed to prepare the low-achievers for a life of soulless factory work. That sort of thing used to quietly determine the course of the rest of your life (still can in parts) as you aren’t a member of the club (esp as a northerner!) without the contacts or school tie or Father who can put a quiet word in with his old pal in Cambridge or The City etc. It puts a MASSIVE chip on your shoulder if you’re an intelligent person feeling like you’ve been swept into the gutter while people who you consider your inferior (in intelligence, character or motivation) look down on you and judge you because of who you are, your school or where you came from. He would have loved the power he had over those people all piling into his restaurant, at first :D

  • @edzo29
    @edzo29 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    6:12 -- I've never heard someone articulate this so well. I've felt this way about my practical knowledge set for a while.

    • @TheSilentFool
      @TheSilentFool 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This is a conundrum I've been trying to explain for years.

    • @Boyetto-san
      @Boyetto-san 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's not too hard to explain. It's what we normally call colloquially as the difference between book smarts and street smarts. You don't always have to have a grasp over the theory to be able to do it in practice. Most people learn to do something by just doing it, even if their attempt to explain it is plain wrong. A typical example I always heard from my philosophy professor was that you can explain to someone how to ride a bike all you want, but they won't be able to do it until they actually go and get a feel for it on a real bike.

    • @trusarmor4957
      @trusarmor4957 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      those who can DO, those who cant Teach,
      some can do Both, a lot can do Neither

  • @maxco3412
    @maxco3412 4 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    No joke I've been watching these for the past week they just randomly popped up in my recommendations

  • @ep3578
    @ep3578 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Lolol i love how you took that women in the kitchen headline right out of context. Didn’t even bother to cover when he clarified the comment lol. Classic

  • @ststst981
    @ststst981 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    honestly i dont like cooking for others as much as myself. when i cook for others i worry about presentation, salt preferences of different people, and when it's finished and im eating it too i can only taste my mistakes with every bite.
    when im cooking for me i can make it good and ugly and just the way i like it.

    • @mercynamikoye9084
      @mercynamikoye9084 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The salt thing really gets to me!

    • @rowmaster6894
      @rowmaster6894 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      *me cooking for others*
      Follows the recipe and avoids salt, constantly worrying if it will taste good to everyone around me.
      *me cooking for myself*
      "Eh fuck it" *pours half a bottle of olive oil*

    • @GorlicBreadz
      @GorlicBreadz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah... I fucking love lumpy mashed potatoes lol. I can also make the recipe with my additions, unauthentic! Like I have my own dirty rice recipe and its amazing!

  • @Terminxman
    @Terminxman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    He said women take things personally and men don't, what in that clip you played after that showed him taking something personally? He's pissed that he was given frozen fish.

    • @jirojhasuo2ndgrandcompany745
      @jirojhasuo2ndgrandcompany745 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      king

    • @rebekahsegun8319
      @rebekahsegun8319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He said women get emotional in the kitchen more than men. Hence Adam showed a clip of him getting emotional himself (emotionally doesn't just mean crying you know).

    • @skittlemilks1614
      @skittlemilks1614 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @rebekahsegun8319 Exactly. “In context” it’s still a misogynistic comment. Sugar coated or not.

  • @Misstressofdons
    @Misstressofdons 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I LOVE the practitioner vs teacher distinction! It articulated exactly how I am and explained to me why I find it so damn difficult to communicate how to cook and how or why something works to someone for whom cooking is not their forte.

  • @NateandNoahTryLife
    @NateandNoahTryLife 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Bourdain’s passing hit me harder than any celebrity of recent times. The man was a genius and I miss his presence dearly.

    • @sakeriyasaleh4820
      @sakeriyasaleh4820 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same - I've seen you again

    • @ARSZLB
      @ARSZLB 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nate and Noah Try Life you aren't the only one, my friend. Kitchen Confidential changed my life.

  • @geloslash2112
    @geloslash2112 4 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    Featuring an over the hill celebrity british chef.
    My brain:Gordon Ramsay

    • @MarcusChingYong
      @MarcusChingYong 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Marco definitely was the over the hill celebrity british chef before Gordon!

    • @jackieweaver3884
      @jackieweaver3884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      aka daddy

    • @UMIunited
      @UMIunited 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Isn't Gordon Scottish?

    • @Shricx
      @Shricx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@UMIunited Scotland is part of Britain, ergo Gordon would be British, but also Scottish too.

    • @bobbo4962
      @bobbo4962 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Marco white was gordons teacher

  • @Chironex_Fleckeri
    @Chironex_Fleckeri 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    MPW gave a great speech to Oxford students. It was a few years ago if you're interested in finding it on TH-cam. He explains his journey in life and why he stopped caring about Michelin stars. I won't spoil it for any of you

  • @Seethi_C
    @Seethi_C 4 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I'm convinced that his Knorr episodes are satire. Not scripted satire, but basically he wanted the money even though he despises bouillon cubes. So he did ridiculous things (like smearing them on a steak) and made verifiably false statements so that people knew he wasn't really endorsing them. Just a theory.

    • @MrDioXIII
      @MrDioXIII 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nah, on his Great British Feast video series, he confirms that he uses stock cubes as seasoning rather than their intended purpose. Apparently he always did that.

    • @wad316
      @wad316 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      IDK he always did like the stock cubes - I did the smearing on steaks and yup, way better than salt & pepper.

    • @SeanSidious
      @SeanSidious 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hes always used stock cubes before he was sponsored by them.

    • @MansMan42069
      @MansMan42069 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your theory is wrong.

  • @ThreadBomb
    @ThreadBomb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don't think White's hostile personality was an invention for the media. Both he and Ramsey trained in French kitchens which were notorious for their brutality, and that's probably where they get it from.

  • @BT-kc3ee
    @BT-kc3ee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I love Marco and his stockpot videos are great.
    He is THE legend of British chefs.

  • @ZH-Rocks
    @ZH-Rocks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I am a 48 yrs old british /pakistani muslim woman and i love watching your very informative videos..i watch many videos on TH-cam from every corner of the world in many languages and i often skip and get bored watching videos of my favourite channels but i hv to tell you this i hv never skipped your video once..i enjoy ypur commentary.your views and the knowledge you share..so far you are the best in my eyes..may God bless you with happiness and peace. Take care son😘.

  • @NecoLumi
    @NecoLumi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Wow, so that clip where he called that honey ice cream dessert "the greatest" was a ratatouille moment for him because he had made this dessert too.

  • @zooted6421
    @zooted6421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    How does Adam have the audacity to mock a chef like Marco ?

  • @wolfsden6479
    @wolfsden6479 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Finally, a cooking TH-camr recognizes Marco Pierre White, my favorite chef

  • @sirsir9665
    @sirsir9665 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "I don't think you understand what I am. I control myself very well"
    As he menacingly walked up to the camera moments before.
    This man unnerving at times.

    • @smoothbeak
      @smoothbeak 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Don't understand what I am"
      He was tempted to say:
      "You don't understand who I am, I could have you killed" :P

  • @paqliam
    @paqliam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    "he looks how my feet feel when I've had too much wine" bruh that was too much

    • @folx2733
      @folx2733 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Also what the fuck does that even mean

    • @theAviatoor
      @theAviatoor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He’s an idiot who relies on Google for everything, quotes from scientists and thinks he’s a scientist himself.

    • @paqliam
      @paqliam 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@theAviatoor lol your shit talking ragusea?

    • @theAviatoor
      @theAviatoor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@paqliam yup

  • @5fingerjack
    @5fingerjack 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    "Because I'm old!" I laughed out loud. I am also old and know a fair amount about a lot of things. This is indeed the secret to a fulfilled and interesting life: Keep learning!

  • @123denman456
    @123denman456 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Watch his Oxford Union talk, he really is a great speaker and the pinnacle of proper manners throughout.

  • @robertblue3795
    @robertblue3795 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Adam Ragusea may have learn to cook for the right reasons, but he has yet learn what Marco has learned, which is humility.

    • @ok_jaja
      @ok_jaja 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yes his pretentiousness is overbearing

    • @Fishmans
      @Fishmans 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Adam's pretentiouosness is overbearing? He's already the least pretentious of the youtube chefs - I can't stand to even listen to josh weissman.

    • @Taintsnicely5434
      @Taintsnicely5434 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@Fishmans I think they are joking

    • @oswaldclarke7775
      @oswaldclarke7775 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No they are not joking. I do think he is pretentious. Searching for MPW's faults so he can. highlight how much more smart and knowledgeable he is and how wrong the subject of his video is in comparison. No one will accuse him and breakdown his cooking prowess for sure

    • @GlockenWhale
      @GlockenWhale ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@oswaldclarke7775 did you....watch the video? he literally explains in detail that even if marco doesn't have the science exact, he knows what he's doing because he has the practice. it's literally an entire video praising him.

  • @benbradbury1044
    @benbradbury1044 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The man's a legend. Not just an old celebrity chef, but also an incredibly accomplished badass.
    He didn't create the "celebrity chef" industry.
    The mushroom clip is not put on, and the obstinance is genuine.
    The amount of old chefs who've told me stories from the 50s-80s of chefs throwing pans, knives, plates, and product, let alone insults... He seems mild mannered, and I genuinely believe this is how he carried himself on a regular basis.
    A more iconic, and I believe telling, clip, would be of him telling an interviewer that he didn't make Gordon Ramsay cry, but that he chose to do so. That to me speaks world's about his attitude to just about everything.
    Great job shining a light on Marco for those who may not have heard of him, but maybe do a bit more research. You're grasping at straws for drama and stories in this video, making things up and forming a sloppy thesis. The truly interesting content is right there in front of you. Try harder

  • @rachi7629
    @rachi7629 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    This was weirdly important for me.

  • @GH-oi2jf
    @GH-oi2jf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Interesting take on Marco. I’ve been binging on Marco lately and have the White Heat 25 book. Not for the recipes but for the photos and epilogue. I like his Knorr videos. You don’t have to use Knorr. Almost everybody uses prepared stock at home. Only restaurants can make stock efficiently, because they have large stoves, large pots, an apprentice to make the stock, and a walk-in refrigerator in which to store the stock overnight. Use whatever you prefer.
    Representing Knorr is what we mostly see Marco doing on TH-cam, but his main activity is developing retaurants.

  • @brienelwoodwashburn2839
    @brienelwoodwashburn2839 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    2:31
    “As he clawed his way up the English social ladder which was infamously light on rungs...”
    Tragic, accurate, and above all, beautifully phrased.

  • @danielsong6096
    @danielsong6096 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My favorite videos on TH-cam. The best moment is him taking reservations in a French accent acting like he wasn't there

  • @jeankroeber2481
    @jeankroeber2481 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love Marco Pierre White...use his recipes from two.of his cookbooks often. He's the best no matter what you say.

  • @bartok1378
    @bartok1378 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    What? I didn't think that quote from Marco Pierre White was fake at all. He was an eccentric back in his day. Like you said he was an artist.

    • @thorne1239
      @thorne1239 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      cocaine, also.

  • @kickinitwithkaren
    @kickinitwithkaren 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I have to tell you! This is my second time watching this. My husband and I just happened upon this video yesterday and LAUGHED so hard all the way through. Thank you so much. I am loving your content.

  • @luisalvaro2137
    @luisalvaro2137 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You do the smoothest transitions to adverts and advert delivery I've seen, I always skip them but not in this channel. I actually feel comfortable watching them.

  • @WarMomPT
    @WarMomPT 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As someone who's just been through a one-year culinary school course, what you said about 'experienced practicioners called upon to be teachers' totally resonated with me (ok, so did the sugar cage and tuille basket, those are mainstays in pastry 101). Over here (Ireland) there's a big push for courses to get people fast-tracked into the industry because of a labour shortage. Lecturers are regularly there to just get you to know how to do things, do them well and do them consistently, but there's not a lot of room for explaining 'why' - that's reserved for people who'd go on to be product designers or health inspectors. I'm one of those people who, as a perfectionist, craves to know why, and on more than one occasion I drove a lecturer up the wall with questions.

    • @Edited6
      @Edited6 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Alot of the time I find it best to write down the curious "why" questions for googling later. Saves the non-curious people time and the internet is likely to give us a better explanation than most lecturers could ever improvise.
      Better yet, take your questions to Adam and you'll get cited experts, scientific experimentation, and a beautifully scripted explanation.

  • @UmarKhan-su1vv
    @UmarKhan-su1vv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    “Sloppy experimentation” the imagery that flooded my mind man

    • @novii22
      @novii22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That post-nut clarity...

    • @maksuree
      @maksuree 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      😌👌🍆🍑💦

    • @user-yn7bz5mn5g
      @user-yn7bz5mn5g 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's necessary to figure out what you like and don't like.

  • @blakewest5162
    @blakewest5162 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Adam, I think this is your most important video. This is the video that has impacted me the most in my own personal cooking journey. Thanks for the work you do, keep seasoning that cutting board.

  • @JamesAnthonyHull1
    @JamesAnthonyHull1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    As a former professional cook of 7 years, I find it amazing how much the comments miss the sum of the video by Adam himself. Honestly as now an electrician, his statement about good practice without understanding why is apt. Yes, he is a journalist acting as a cook, but that's why his why is well researched his subjects. Also acknowledged in the video is mpw knows wtf he is doing. Watch the whole video first. Stop commenting on what being a chef is like without ever meeting one. Stop commenting on a video without watching. For me this was cathartic. RIP Anthony bourdain. You wanted to right your wrongs so badly.

    • @ajrwilde14
      @ajrwilde14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      wow my cousin also quit being a cook to become an electrician

    • @gregorsamsa1364
      @gregorsamsa1364 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol- electricians also tend to not understand how electricity works, but they know how to make it work

  • @jeanjacquesrousseau1955
    @jeanjacquesrousseau1955 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    3:20bad interviewing. If you don't want someone to answer in a "monosyllabic" way ask open questions... Don't be angry because someone answes in the easiest way to boring questions. :D

    • @kexim08
      @kexim08 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      yeah first thing i was taught about interviewing is to not ask questions that can be answered with yes or no. Its simply not a great way to obtain info to write about or to grab a quote to put into your article.