Marco Pierre White talks food, fame and why he hates being called a 'celebrity chef'
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- World-renowned chef, Marco Pierre White, is the international headliner at this year's Good Food and Wine Show in Cape Town.
We got up close and personal with the chef-turned-restaurateur, whose career spans almost forty years.
"I'm not very good at projecting on screen" - Literally the most magnetic personality in the culinary world.
i actually lagued at that line
bit of olive oil.....
@@jessed0308 lol
he's sayin that he doesn't like putting up an act. doesn't want to be a persona in order to be more 'palatable'.
If Marco wasn’t no chef, I could see him being a college professor, I bet His lectures would be awesome.
More like History professor.
He did a really good talk at Oxford university check it out
@Isami Yuzuriha so
@@TheSnoozeFox I saw that, it was really interesting
@JimJam's Music and Gaming What is an ' intellectual type' ?
What is he talking about, his ability to project on screen is phenomenal. He never stutters, he's calm, collected, articulate and most of all authoritative.
he knows this
Yeah but it’s just him being himself, he probably doesn’t feel like he is acting
The difference is most celebrities are completely fake and project a facade to entice customers/fans or appeal to their benefactors, etc. Marco is genuine and speaking from the heart. That’s what he’s talking about. He doesn’t like pandering or performing.
It s his choice though.
For such a soft-spoken guy, Marco is astoundingly charismatic.
"I'm just a cook, I'm not a celebrity"
Humble words from a master
Bit David Brent, though
😂😂 strings to Marcos bow
Agreed. Having worked with doctors and engineers, most working professionals that are obsesed with a title tend to be the least humble and capable. The few that are actually good at there work tend not to care about a title.
Uhhh He chooses to be a celebrity by making these shows - 99pct of chefs dont sign contracts to appear TV shows they stick to cooking
@@tonymiller225 he's also not saying that he isn't a celebrity, he's saying that he's a better chef than the people generall classed as celebrity chefs
Bless you Marco. With age comes wisdom. Truly one of the greatest cooks of the modern age.
storm3698 of any age
storm3698 in my opinion the greatest cook of all time
Knorr cook 😂😂😂 he is a snackbar specialist at best
@@jiveAt5 what's wrong with the Knorr stockpots? They're pretty effective in home kitchens where cooking your own stock will cost you time and energy. Those videos are respectively for home cooking. And I love them!
@@peaaanuuutz they're bad for health, have an industrial taste and are very salty. Time and energy is what is required for good food
Hey, he busted his arse all his life to get to where he is at, striving to achieve perfection to get those 3 Michelin Stars. Now he is older and quite naturally wants to take it easy a bit more. Why the hell shouldn't he take a massive paycheck to endorse a cooking aide designed for people who arnt as talented as him. Good for him I say
Agreed. Once you're established the way anyone like Marco has , even at one Michelin star, is an outrageous lifetime achievement. Let the man be unchained of the saute station, let him walk away from the refrigeration, let him escape florescent lights and let his skin turn olive and tinted again.
and it's also more down to earth. That fine dining is pretentious too, expensive, elaborate.
Fish and chips will do fine for a lot of people. He just shows you how he cooks at home and uses the Knorr products, because a lot of people do use those artificial products to create sauces, etc. Of course, the recipe will taste better if you just make your own sauce, stock, whatever (he even says so in those clips: 'why buy it, when you can make it yourself?' - Before he oddly enough, throws in a premade Knorr product xD).
I mean, I don't think he's in it purely for the money. The food he makes is quick, cheap, easy and he manages to include the pods in wonderful ways.
No he didn't!
He used other people's dishes and stood in famous people's spotlights until he was noticed.
He's a con man
@eli H bad argument, language was put not stealed
@@jmbkpo Stolen is the correct word. Not being a jackass. Just trying to help. Regardless, what and how did he steal? If you're going to make an assertion that big then you need to back it up.
This guys very articulate. No stuttering, slow talking or “ah” or “ehs”.
Fully agree. Perfect voice and tone. Impeccable storytelling. Compelling, honest.
The video has jump cut edits
I never noticed 🤦🏻♂️
Well he does say um in the video so
Just a lot of ums and uhs, and jump cuts..
Why do i get the impression he could have been a French war criminal instead of being a chef?
A Vichy France commander
Or a French peasant sent to prison who stole a loaf of bread to feed his sister and niece.
@@TheStraightCircle Plot twist: Gordon Ramsay becomes Javert
@Kula Cnt ikr but his face looks french to me for some reason
He's as French as a tin of spam, spam, spam....More like Marco-the- Mafioso-enforcer...part-time, of course.
I would pay to watch this guy make toast.
Shaved Cat savage lol 😂
do you write that on every video??
june may Lol wtf are you even on about? Why are you trying so hard to be a tough guy? I've seen this same comment, written by the same person, on different videos and you come at me with that keyboard warrior crap. Your intuition sucks btw, seeing as I'm not male, fat, gay or British and I hate Domino's LMAO
Cidi Huia Whoa, calm down! I call everybody bro, ya chill? Bro, the Queen is on your money, dude. Just watch the clip, I'm the one singing with the glasses.
june may Your attempts at being funny are failing
Marco: "I never wanted to be a chef."
Also Marco: literally a culinary god
Much like Andre Agassi......hated tennis but was also world Number 1 in his time
@@seanob9245 nick diaz, don't like fighting, but is a Legend. Dude got me into training, him and Tong Po (OG kickboxer)
@@RickyBobby42069 It's likely that when DIaz fought GSP, there where two HOF fighters who didn't want to be in the octagon fighting for a title.
In a way it makes sense. He didn't want to be a chef so perhaps he knew of a way to becoming one that people who do want it don't have the capacity to figure out.
@@thaddeusmarcuscheeleyjr.786 That really doesn't make that much sense. I guess you could argue that someone who wants it could be blinded by the goal?...still doesn't really work.
"Mother nature she's the true artist, we're just the cooks"
Marco Pierre White
He’s referring to the Almighty Creator what a wonderful
Thing.
@@CEO786 he said mother nature
Not god ya donut
@@markfavorite795 Exactly. Praise be to the Almighty Lord. :-)
@@CEO786 how can the people who believe in god be so annoying lmao clowns
@@CEO786 gl getting into heaven with that attitude lmao (spoiler: you won't, because heaven doesn't actually exist :/ its all in ur head lmao)
I love that he mentioned his mother's favorite biscuits and how as a child they weren't his personal favorite, but as an adult they are. He is a family-oriented person! There are many things in my life that I didn't personally enjoy but found a love for them because of their connection to a loved one.
3 Michelin Stars, 5 knives and forks, and 3 crates of Knorr Stockpot.
FedorMachida Last pmsl
FedorMachida Last i dont get this can someone explain please
Is that a pikey picnic
hahahahahahahaha
Leroy Jenkins well said. ....Leroy Jenkins!!😮
I'm not a celebrity chef, I'm just a cook! - The Legend, Marco Pierre White
Gordon would never have that humility he loves the spot light to much
Gordon is definitely a celebrity chef and does have 3 stars
@@evanhammond7305 Gordon Ramsay was an apprentice of Marco Pierre White.
@@blokeabouttown2490 what's your point?
@@stgeorge4559 I mean... The guy can cook too so I don't blame him lol
"I'm not very good at projecting on screen"
The least accurate statement in this clip
He's though,looking at his knorr videos he is always not looking straight to the screen
@@devinhalim5194 he doesnt have to. Its his choice.
there is no camera can capture his big personality, so that statement is valid.
Because what you see here is him in his natural form, his genuine self. On set, no doubt he'll get directed to be this and that or do this and that by producers. Like any of us, its quite miserable having to put on your fake persona just to please your coworkers, boss or work culture.
"A recipe can confuse you, a story can inspire you." Marco Pierre White. This quote is applicable to the kitchen as much as in business, in relationship and in life.
He's a goddamned poet, I'm tearing up.
🤣😂😂😂
Word
Bruh
Weird af ok
that’s just a fact, everything he has ever said can be quoted out of inspiration, a underrated genius wiser than the wiser.
"The truth is, nature is the true artist, were just the cooks". Wow! Love that line, the truth is Marco Pierre White is to food, what Pablo Picasso was to art.
Picasso's art is crap.
@@leod-sigefast He was a visionary you idiot! You have to understand art before you talk shit
Lol, Bourdain used to cook while on LSD 🤙,
What Pablo Escobar was to cocaine
@claire bigelow The only lump seems to be that so called cabbage you call your brain. Marco Pierre White has achieved culinary status the likes of which, this country had never before seen. I doubt whether even a few people will remember you when you pass away.
He still makes Gordon look like a student lol he's great 👍
When a Chef of this level calls himself a cook, you know you are looking/listening to greatness.
I’m listening to someone who uses the language carefully. A “chef” is the chief - the head of a professional kitchen. The chef is also a cook, generally. I don’t like the term “chef’s knife.” The chef uses the same kind of knife most other cooks use, but it might be more expensive and he or she is likely to own it and not let others use it. My knife is a cook’s knife.
This man is the Yoda of the chef world.
Yoda of the chef world, this man is.
scandiescot3 lol
What i like the most in this man, is the fact that he mentions his mother in most of his interviews, and how he enjoys the simplest things in life
ye not coocking for those rich bastards
As much as this guy says he can't project on-screen, I can't help but feel he could play a great Bond villain
“A story is way more important than a recipe.” Damn bro
"A recipe can confuse you but a story can inspire you! And that's what life is all about, those stories. Because its those stories which can inspire us to achieve what we want to achieve in life. Its those stories that make us dream and success is born out of dreams" I just love when Marco Pierre White says that, he is so much more than a cook. He is very deep and inspirational.
That's the best part of this video.
Deep inside, cooking is deep.
literally brought a tear to my eye. He has so much insight.
"He is so much more than a cook", also he is the one who made that Ramsay cry.
This man is pure class
He's 99% class, 1% stock pot.
@@PatrickPierceBateman knorr or less
It is so heartwarming to see even a perfection like this man being a mama boy. A testimony to the greatness of what a mother is.
This guy is on a different level. The most eloquent, philosophical, smart chef I have ever heard in my life! He would have been an ACE in any career! Everything he talks about is pure gold! Bravo Marco!
“A recipe can confuse you, but a story can inspire you.” This man has reached that beautiful plateau that we all are walking towards.
I like how he romanticizes and finds aesthetic value in food. He turns cooking into an art-form.
This man is literally the Rolls Royce of cooking. A touch of true class within every single thing he does.
Ironic, considering he said Rolls Royce is boring.
Damn he has such a relaxing and peaceful voice
He's ridiculously humble for someone of his caliber. Gordon Ramsey considers this man his mentor and inspiration even to this day. And he never gloats about his sex appeal which is also a huge turn on..they don't make em like this anymore.
Are you referring to Gordon or Marco not referring to their sex appeals?
Well said! I couldn't say it better! X
Quota Luvv sex appeals? What?
@@zestyfruitloops6290 look at young Marco juicy
He don't consider him, he was his mentor. Big difference
He sounds like Anthony Hopkins. He's got a great voice for an actor!
Anirudh Sivakumar not really
J C Anthony Hopkins sounds like Marco
BIRD THAT GOES TO WAR only Anthony is WELSH
Looks nothing like Hopkins. Has a great voice for an actor? Maybe, but I assume you're making that judgement based off of the Hannibal films with Hopkins, and in that case, any relaxed deep voiced person from Wales, or any Englishman can fill the roll. Marco just so happens to seem to have similar mannerisms.
He can be a commentator on cooking shows.
He sounds great when speaking. i woild love an audiobook narratd by Pierre.
This is 5 minutes of absolute gold. Wow...
He is the Marlon Brando of international cuisine - putting art before fame
My biggest takeaway from this: Marco had a very specific and concrete goal. Worked nonstop since he was 17 to achieve it. Achieved 50% of it in 1988 and 10 years later achieved 100% of it. And more than the satisfaction of achieving the goal, he appreciated how it transformed him as a person as he "progressively realized a worthy ideal" as Earl Nightingale would say. I struggle to cook toast, but I have nothing but admiration for Marco as a man who achieved his goals, and he is truly an inspiration for anyone who has dreams and goals and is dedicated to achieving them!......Cynics please don't bother replying. Only people who get it need respond.
he doesnt say 'like' or 'um', its so refreshing. i could listen to him all day.
Marco is one of the few chefs that genuinely drive a passion in me to cook, hes so brutally honest and caring so long as you give him the respect he deserves from working his ass off his entire life
I actually find him very wise and likable. He’s very calm outside of the kitchen and seems like someone you could have a drink with and learn a thing or two.
Marco Pierre White is clearly from a time where actual talent was more important than Tik Tok and other bullshit.
100!!!!!!!
The more I hear him talk, the more I understand why he no longer respects Gordon Ramsay, regardless of any personal shit behind closed doors. I can only think he despises EVERYTHING about how Ramsay operates.
******** tik tok
Fuck tiktok... It brainwashed all people. Hey if you defend tiktok, your opinion doesnt matter here no matter how many times u roast me. fuck u and ur tiktok
@@supcanaloccomeupinyourcrib7665 i agree.
This man is extremely wise and I honestly did not expect that from such a hardened and aged chef
Do i have a favorite food memory. Ya,,i have a lot with my mother. That brought a tear to my eye.
There's a quiet calm authority in his voice. The way he speaks and the words he says literally warmed my heart
Bloody hell, the final part was just amazing, a very Cervantes-esque conclusion, this man's ability is wonderful; an illustrious chef and a subverb eloquent speaker.
"Story is better than recipe"
-Marco Pierre White
My cousin who's a chef had a poster of Marco Pierre (the famous one with a cigarette in his mouth). Now I'm beginning to understand why. He is such a smart and renowned individual.
fuckin love Marco he achieved a simple kind of enlightenment through attainment. he reached the absolute peak and realised it didn't actually mean as much
He's looking more and more like Tommy Cooper as he ages...
Roland Orzibal from Tears for Fears..
He looks like Lasse Brandeby
John Snuh
just like that
knife, bread, bread, knife
I disagre, Marco, you have a wonderful, genuine personality to project on the screen. You have it all, the skills, knowledge and the personality.
I think he means Gordon Ramsey, though he won some stars.
@@nagihangot6133 he’s talking about Oliver
his scary presence in the kitchen world is amazing on screen.
Far and away the most relaxed I've ever seen him. He is a deep man. Full of emotion and nostalgia for his home and family. Here he seemed so comfortable, acknowledging his lack of celebrity performance tricks without any malice for those that do possess them. He is a cook. I'd love to taste his Lasagne! I ate at Harveys many moons ago. Fun experience but he was right. Full of strangers. I want to interview him now! :)
relatable comment on your behave..
"I'm not very good at projecting myself on the screen", said one of the most charismatic chefs of the day.
Goodness I adore Ramsay but I respect Marco way more as a person he’s so humble and doesn’t try to be flashy
i stopped watching gordon's videos because i've noticed that he acted like he was always trying to get my attention.
@@lablueguy2000 That's American Television for you
Me too
@@crimsonwolf1988 He acts the same in his youtube videos.
Marco was one of Gordon's earliest mentors
This was brilliant. I hope one day to see a full unedited version.
Marcos words stop me and really make me think. I never experienced that from any chef in my life. This man is something out of this world special.
"I'm not very good at projecting on screen", he says in a loud and clear voice with a confident posture, intense stare and incredible gravitas in his voice.
Watch his early stuff. He hated the camera. Was rude beyond belief, as modern manners go, but true to his own code.
If he were a woman, he'd have been put in an asylum or convent, or burned as a witch.
Or publicly 'cancelled' today.
@@jzthompson9598 what you on about
@@jzthompson9598 'Burned as a witch' are you ill
@@enclavesoldier1778 Grazie!
@@jzthompson9598 what crack rocks you smokin my man?
you always gotta admire and appreciate hard work and focus
Even the most renowned chef can't forget the greatness of their mother's hands
Marco said he is not good in front of the cameras but everyone love him because of his personality. This is the point. Just be yourself
"Let's not forget, Mother Nature, she's the true artist. We're just the cooks." - M.P. White
The way he talks and tells his stories makes me want to listen to him for hours. I not only see the poetry in his cooking but also in how he expresses himself. Thanks for sharing this video
you should see his Oxford talk, it's incredibly captivating
The words coming out of this man's mouth is just as beautiful as the food coming out of his kitchen.
Marco`s intensity is so captivating. He`s truly one of the most stoic people I have ever seen
Marco is so wonderful to listen to. The way he speaks is unparalleled. I may not want to be a cook but I hope that some day I can be as determinate in my own pursuits as Marco was in his culinary career. I'm not built of the same stuff as he is, I don't think most people are; I draw inspiration from his attitude, his character, and his perseverance to accomplish a goal he set out for himself. He may not see himself as a person that's able to project onto the screen, but he's certainly projected enough to make an impact on how I see myself, how I see work and how I look at success.
great vibe , great focus, humble direction
Lovely interview, with an exceptional man. So good of heart.
Such an underrated and humble chef. I could have a full blown conversations with Marco Pierre White for days.
He is a mystical presence. It is like seeing a mystical creative channel. Something about the way he is, makes me want to tear up, almost edging on a spritual revelation.
Cooking or talking, I love the way this man does it. I enjoy Marcos techniques and attitude so much
A Northern lad from Leeds, England, born into a working class family. Worked hard at and perfected his craft. And, having hit the pinnacle of gastronomy, no longer considers that pinnacle any longer relevant, and now only wishes to create food that normal people can afford and enjoy. Bravo Marco, this is what legends are made of. They are beyond awards, and on another plane altogether. A common sense down to earth person. I like Marco a lot. A great chef, but above all, a wonderful straightforward insightful person who has given so much to so many, and who continues to wow us with his abilities.
With all the videos I have seen about Marco, I more and more believed that his mother, who died when he was only six, impacted his personalities, he attitudes towards food and how he defines the best food / meal. He often says that the best chefs in the world are the ones that are able to connect food to their childhood and let the food become an extension of themselves. Marco has achieved the top no doubt, but he is a very tragic figure, as he now constantly brings those treasured memories with his mom, limited as they are, to extend that into his cooking and what he thinks are the best food.
He was spot on! My favorite food memories were also with my mother! She taught me everything I know about cooking and baking! I miss her so much...
I like how he handle his speech. No “um” here and there but carefully pause then deliver.
Wtf, this guy is like a philosopher of food. My hats off to this man
I love Marco Pierre. He is so humble and always tried to help ❣️
he does look like he could turn into a fight at any given moment though.. like some über Italian.. passionatly.. completely dedicated.. just look at gordon..
Words cannot describe this interview. It was surreal. These 4 mins were mesmerizing. With age comes wisdom as they say. Beautiful and inspiring!
I knorrw
Never wanted to be a chef, but his dream was always 3 stars at Michelin and 5 at knives and forks. How mysterious he is.
This is inspirational. Sometimes you don't get what you want, but you'd better give 100% and strive to be the best at whatever you do.
“A story is way more important than a recipe. A recipe can confuse you, but a story can inspire you.”
He never wanted to be a Chef, but again it's his choice.
And it’s our choice to choose knorrs stockpots
@@steverogers7601 still waiting for the punchline
@@testtset7946 then wait
@@steverogers7601 funny guy
When you're young, you don't have a concept of this. His father pushed him and was hard with him. He was scared. Ruled by fear. Now he's older and has the wisdom
I could listen to this man talk all day. Being a chef might not have been his dream, but he certainly developed a passion and a love for food that is rarely rivaled. I could never think of MPW as a 'celebrity chef'. Celebrity chefs, in my mind, are celebrities first and chefs second. MPW only incidentally became famous as a result of his pursuit of excellence in the kitchen. I'm so happy that once he obtained his dream he allowed himself to focus on other things. Obsession is a thief of joy.
"Look at food for what it is, not for what you want it to be. Mother Nature is the true artist"
"I'm not very good at projecting on screen, I'm just a cook."
Very humble words from a grandmaster. ❤
The more I listen to this guy the more I admire him...the more successful he becomes, the more humility he shows. I thought Ramsay was a great chef and even greater guy - but Marco is WAY superior in any aspect, especially the human, spiritual one. Truly awe-inspiring.
One of the most interesting and inspiring storytellers ever. Certainly not just a great cook.
This is why you inspire me Marco. Good food has passion and flavor.
Could listen to this guy talk for hours. Intense but fascinating.
Marco is definitely one of the deepest, most philosophical chefs. You're drawn in when he talks. There's something very likeable about him and his aversion towards all the glitz and glamor of the entertainment reality television show Michelin star restaurant industry bullcrap.
Yeah nothing like a real down-to-earth stock pot man.
@@random_name3977 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@random_name3977 it's your choice
I could listen to him talk for hours, such an incredibly interesting man, he speaks from the heart
Such clarity my god
God, this man is a living treasure.
"I'm much happier doing that, making food accessible within nice environments and enriching people's lives ... A story is way more important than a recipe. A recipe can confuse you, but a story can inspire us to achieve what we have to achieve in life ..." How beautifully and profoundly said by Marco Pierre White.
No doubt, Marco is one of the best chefs for modern cooking and some has even regarded him as the father for modern cooking.
But more importantly, it's his deeply evolved humble philosophy for cooking "Keep it simple!", I'll never forget when he has shared his remarkable cooking philosophy with one of the contestants on 2012 Master Chef Australia when he was invited to be the guest judge. And ever since, his this philosophy has become the key and the motto for my cooking and living inspirations at all time!
🙏🙏🙏🙏
His voice is so comforting
That was way more deep than I ever expected.
He was very natural during the Great British Feast series. Amazing talent and the master of many students, including Gordon Ramsey.
Just think, if he hadn't become a chef would Gordon Ramsay have got where he is today?
Difficult to tell... There were also a few other notorious chefs in the culinary world who were his mentors
Since Ramsay also went to france to study under one of the most decorated chefs of all time, I'd say he'd be where he is now when it comes to the chef part. But the main reason he got on tv was because of his anger, which started hell's kitchen and so on. SO, as a chef he'd be the same, but as a tv personality, maybe not. If you look at how pierre is in the kitchen, you see that ramsay has taken very much the same approach.
You project yourself wonderfully, so great just to watch and listen to.
Just about cried. Thanks Marco 🙂
“Mother nature is the true artist, we’re just the cooks”.