@@teosoderholm96 This is true to a degree , he was like the pele of cooking back in these days but nowadays this sort of cooking is outdated and wouldn't be able to compete. I'm sure hes learned a lot himself though
@@callumpettitt8192 please go look google pictues of his restaurants, its a fucking joke and would be a joke in a small town even, he hasn't learned anything for 30 years... he is NOTHING today just and old drunk coke addict
On Master Chef he specifically insisted on using a spatula to mix instead of a wooden spoon since it can reach all parts of a mixing bowl and allows the ingredients to blend better
Gordon sounds like him. He has same rhythm to his speech. “Seasoned nicely. Scallops on. Fois gras on. Sauce, gently on the carrots.” Its interesting to hear what I think of Ramsey’s peculiar staccato as something he obviously picked up from Marco.
miele Gordon definitely has his own style, through some of his mannerisms are like Marco’s, he has a different presence in the kitchen and in life than Marco does
He was also know to kick people out mid dinner for being rude, not even charging them for the meal. Which is quite ironical considering his own behavior.
28, two Michelin stars. 33, three. Dedicated is an understament when it comes to MPW. No wonder he doesn't give a f* these days. He has nothing to prove.
To be fair to current chefs, it was 1000x easier to get a michelin star back in the day. Food culture was not innovative and very classic, whereas today, you have to be innovative, creative and literally perfect both in taste and presentation.
He’s disrespectfully handsome. His voice is English, his hair is Italian, and his style is French. Just pure perfection with no lack. Even his smoking is a Marlboro commercial.
@@qweqwe1324 The reporters in his restaurants weren't walking over him, they would just engage him. But he acted like an arrogant prick. And Marco 100% sold out to knorr, unless he supports MSG in fine dining.
@@gangisspawn1 To add to this he’s kind of a scumbag in general. I’ve heard he would sleep around a lot and cheated on his wives multiple times. Great cook, but awful person.
I've watched this so many times there's only a certain number of videos on Marco Pierre White. It's really unfortunate. The guy is genius. He was running 4th best restaurant in Britain when he was in his twenties. That is absolutely insanity. You can tell how bored he was he was on the phone just toying with people. He was like a mad genius.
Well there is something like the succes paradox. He doesn't sound like a genius to me, just a child with a mouth. Now you will say that I haven't achieved what he has. But that's not true but more, how do you know? Exactly just a childish response again. These people are good at what they do just like the best trashman you can think of, doesn't make them genius, just one part of their brains which functions. The other part is hanging on the phone making some people like you believe they are genius rofl
I've watched this many times too & this video is by far the best. It showed him at his prime in the kitchen but I think Harvey's & everything that came with it burned him out. He switched gears after & owned several restaurants. He opted for the business aspect of the industry w/his name but not behind the stove. He had to give something up to gain both financial & personal.
Marco would have made a great James Bond villain! Just his quiet, controlled, measured way of speaking and the hint of controlled rage waiting to spill out from the quiet facade, Full respect to the man, an absolute genius and toiler!
@@animaljustice7774 I might be wrong here but a genius isn’t necessarily someone who’s really smart. A genius could be a genius at a craft. You could say Leonardo decrapdio is a genius actor. Or micheal Jordan was a genius basketball player and so on.
I will never forget interviewing for my first commis position, the chef was running behind. And asked if I wanted to read a cook book while I wait. I declined politely. It wasn't a choice, he handed Me , Marco Pierre White's - White heat book . I turned through the first pages and realized that this chef, was on a different level and that he would shape my career and life. I was 16 , and was lost in life up until that fateful day. Thank you Keith and Marco Pierre
Small world. I knew all those people. They're always nice before you get hired. You must be retired or changed career by now unless you were talented to make it to the top.
"I can do you at 9:30.. you're desperate are you? Can you give me your number? and your bedroom number?" There's no way he just said all of that unintentionally hahaha
It wasn't unintentional, after all he was known to cheat on his wives repeatedly and was caught with staff and others on numerous accounts. Great chef, kind of a sociopathic piece of shit in every way though.
Marco was really intimidating back in the 80s, from the way he speaks, to the way he lights a match. Dude was cool and quietly terrifying at the same time.
For anyone else that might be curious about all the chefs that have gone through Marco's kitchen, the chef that was helping Marco prepare the scallop with fois gras dish was Phillip Howard, the chef patron of the Square in London (2 Micheline stars). Stephen terry also showed up here and there and he was in GBM season 3 with Jason Atherton and Glynn Purnell cooking at Heston Blumenthal's banquet.
I started in television around the time of this programme doing computer graphics and can remember when titles like this one were ... really well liked, and clever. Nice memories and yes how far we've come. Plus I love this man's food and passion.
01:17 that match-stick light without looking down and lighting of the cigarette is one of the most epic moments I have ever witnessed - such a mic drop moment.
I just love the way the sounds of the kitchen while cooking is wonderful to me🤩🥰 utensils, pots, knifes, wine bottle, the oven doors the plates every thing is just music to my ears and I love it!👌👍👍👍
The only reason this comment made me laugh is because I'm high and I wasn't expecting to see it on this particular Gordon Ramsay-related video. Good job, but kindly, fuck you.
Anthony bourdain was fangirling over marco when he was a young cook, even going so far as to replicate an iconic photo of marco holding a knife. You can see that pic in bourdains book, kitchen confidential.
+NGC6144 Yes, apparently someone half heard of the great Marco, and thought his name was something like" Macu ". So it's like, " Sorry, Macu is not in, he's off on a sabbatical, he won't be back for another six months. ". Who knew MPW had a great sense of humor?
So what? It's one of the few pillars of the British cuisine, he started working at 16 which means that by the age of the video he has done it like a million times.
I love watching these old school 80s everyday living. Just Marco sitting, smoking casually and actually talking to people on the phone. Nothing like we see anymore.. although I'm not a fan of the smoking, but it reminds me of being a young child in the 90s.
I assume a lot of people will argue because Gordon Ramsay is now a widely popular chef but Marco is the best there ever was. 6 years later: You're right guys, he isn't. I was really inspired by him but that's not enough to say he was the best ever. Acting like a blind fanboy isn't good for anyone - learn from my mistakes!
Best of his generation. The food business is always changing and Gordon Ramsay’s dishes work with the time we are in. While Marcos wouldn’t make it anywhere near a Michelin restaurant
Saidur Rahaman well the sound engineer doesn't necessarily make the music. He mixes everything and make sure everything blends and sounds good. It's more of the producer that has the vision for the song being written.
I don’t think that’s 2pm, I think it’s 2am when they would go to Chinatown, I have a very hard time thinking the Number 4 Restaurant in the UK especially with a Chef as driven as Marco would have closed at 2pm on a Saturday. They go out to Chinatown once everything had been closed out (guessing Midnight closing then waiting for the last diners to leave plus getting everything closed and put away so at or a little before 2am), kick it and eat for a couple hours THEN Marco would head home about 4am and lay in bed all day Sunday
One thing I've noticed about Marco is how much control he had over his workers or apprentices, they are literally ready to say how high when he says jump.
My absolute favorite chef. So much accomplishment. A true artist, I come back to this video from time to time because I will get a burst of excitement from his mastery
MPW - genius, and the meal I had at Harvey's in the early 80's remains unforgettable as three-course masterpieces. Plus, MPW did say Hello and was extremely pleasant and unaffected. A Lennonesque man, perhaps....
It's incredible. Ramsay is often seen as a violent Chef yet the myths that surround Harvey's and Marco Pierre White are so scary. You see that small kitchen and less than 10 people and it's crazy, and White has to call every single fucking ticket. That is fucking crazy. For real, Ramsay is kind of nice guy, he just wants his shit done and that's it. But what they say about White is beyond nasty and everything that you see in this video seems so calmed and relaxed. That's fucking crazy, really fucking crazy.
Hazera A Well, if you must know, there is a story of a cook that started at Harvey's and he complained about the heat in the kitchen and Marco took his knife, opened his jacket from behind and ask him 'You feel better'. There's also the infamous story of Marco in which he made Gordon cry. Gordon often describes Harvey's kitchen as a violent kitchen, full of bullying and humiliation. In the book, The devil in the kitchen by Marco, you can see more of these stories, but you should check all these videos of Marco and get a glimpse of how he is in the kitchen. Best regards ;)
Gordon Ramsey on one of his last days broke down crying, Marco feels bad now and feel party responsible for creating Gordon's tempter when he first started his own restaurant.
I doubt the one where Marco sliced this guy's jacket open is true, but the one on Gordon's last day when he humiliated him so much that he cried, that's true.
Marco was the Mickey Rourke look of culinary back then. Extremely talented with the "it" factor, can't be explained just smooth. Years later Michelin Madness doc said it all for all Chefs, he took part in it.
i first watched these old marco vids when they were uploaded to youtube 15 years ago and every now and then it pops up in my recommended feed and i enjoy it all over again
I find his cooking to be soothing. He has a very relaxing way about him. He’s not screaming and bullying the chefs training under him, that’s no way to pass on a skill
Oh no, Gordon Ramsay talks about Marco’s erratic, violent behaviour in his book. He physically beat one of his chefs, threw pots and pans and boiling water and sauces…fired someone who was Gordan’s roommate and told Gordan he had to kick the man out of his flat or he would be fired too. He was actually quite cruel back in the day….
"You can ask me anything....but whether you get an answer is another question" - great response
That was fake. You think there was a customer on the phone??? :'D
@@CooManTunes It wasnt a customer, it was probably either a bill collector or a spam call.
@@IlDeimos You're quite the imaginative idiot. Other wishful thinkers have approved of your comment.
@@CooManTunes and you’re quite the asshole
@Luka Cherriman Ditto ☺️
Can't stop laughing at him answering the phone... Just the sort of customer service you would expect from Marco Pierre White.
Especially when he starts answering with a French accent 😂
And his pen is just the ink tube with no case
you have to do me!
@@TBonerton pretty sure its a clear case
This guy fucks!
The intro is so 80's it hurts lol
riceball23 agreed!
+riceball23 It's of it's time, get over it.
must have been that good kind of pain !
What is the song tho? It's actually pretty amazing.
ilyjax did you ever find the song? I fn love it
Young chefs don’t know how fortunate they are with all this material available on TH-cam
This is free cooking lessons from the master
this is highly irrelevant today, he can't cook for shit in todays world
@@teosoderholm96 This is true to a degree , he was like the pele of cooking back in these days but nowadays this sort of cooking is outdated and wouldn't be able to compete. I'm sure hes learned a lot himself though
@@teosoderholm96 Marco Pierre white can't cook? are you fucking dumb
@@callumpettitt8192 lol clueless idiot, yea right his restaurants are real high end today :-) he can't cook for shit
@@callumpettitt8192 please go look google pictues of his restaurants, its a fucking joke and would be a joke in a small town even, he hasn't learned anything for 30 years... he is NOTHING today just and old drunk coke addict
A chef that takes down his own restaurants reservations. What a boss
He was so smooth when he lit his cigarette channeling along the conversation. His personality and ego is like everything.
Smokes in his own restaurant too 😆
@@morcatna4767 you could back then 😂
@@kyestevens whaaaaaat??? 😆
@@kyestevens same story with the foie gras.
1:42 Saturdays are for the boys, Marco was ahead of his time
FER DA BOIZZZ
*"ME AND THE BOIS AT 2AM LOOKING FOR BEANS!!!"*
Lmmmmmfaooooo, underrated comment 👆🔥
Why do you think that’s his surname
FERDA
"I'm sorry, Marco is in Paris today" xD
PussyCat lool
Why did he said thag
When at the time he had never even been to France at all yet.
@@Mikeplaysdbd dodging ppl
@Sandy Jones ...........
If you ever feel useless, remember there's a spatula is Marco's kitchen
His hand was the thing
On Master Chef he specifically insisted on using a spatula to mix instead of a wooden spoon since it can reach all parts of a mixing bowl and allows the ingredients to blend better
@Elon Esqandar 😩😩😩😭😭😂🤣🤣🤣☠⚰
Gordon sounds like him. He has same rhythm to his speech. “Seasoned nicely. Scallops on. Fois gras on. Sauce, gently on the carrots.” Its interesting to hear what I think of Ramsey’s peculiar staccato as something he obviously picked up from Marco.
miele Gordon definitely has his own style, through some of his mannerisms are like Marco’s, he has a different presence in the kitchen and in life than Marco does
Gordon actually worked for Marco for a min
@ yeah that happens when you are mentored by some strong personality like Marco at a very young age.
Giovanni Martinez 🤦🏻♂️
@@Beelzebubba2024 he must have seen him as a sort of God. Hes so sure of himself so passionate and self aware.. So rare
The best part of this whole video is Marco trolling his customers. 10/10 on the savagery. Bravo.
The french accent got me
My favorite part of the video is the part stove part griddle thing
My name is Brian like you is, but I'm definately smartar then you.
He was also know to kick people out mid dinner for being rude, not even charging them for the meal. Which is quite ironical considering his own behavior.
@@IrLosin Well I would kick out rude customers too, but would not be rude to customers otherwise.
28, two Michelin stars. 33, three.
Dedicated is an understament when it comes to MPW. No wonder he doesn't give a f* these days. He has nothing to prove.
Yeah but if I could get a magic lamp, I'd wish for Marco to cook me dinner.
@@FLMKane I just wanna eat some food with him and talk about life .. base on his interview .. especially in Harvard .. he's a great person
To be fair to current chefs, it was 1000x easier to get a michelin star back in the day. Food culture was not innovative and very classic, whereas today, you have to be innovative, creative and literally perfect both in taste and presentation.
@@ZygimantasA No .. there's tons of reason you're wrong
@@dexteraguirre2814 Go on, state the reasons. Compare the menus from now and 20 years ago.
"I can't do you"
Woman on the other end says "You gotta do me "
Marco smiles
chefs are cheeky and dangerous. my dad's one of em'
Me: *melts*
He also asked for a ladies room number
I deny everything.
I thought they had to deliver a dish to a guest in a hotel room who couldn't book a table because reservations were full xD
Why is noone talking about that epic cigarette light at the beginning?
Not epic but kinda cool,i learned this from old people myself so wich i have been told to be prety cool. still,it isn't. it kills.
Josh Cohen Many schmucks think that lighting a cigarette with a match stick is classless
epic cigarette light while talking about money. this guy was straight gangster.
MojoRider 80 rappers try doing that shit but they never come close to marco
@Hellzyead how edgy
He’s disrespectfully handsome. His voice is English, his hair is Italian, and his style is French. Just pure perfection with no lack. Even his smoking is a Marlboro commercial.
SIMP!!!! 🤮
He is, isn’t he?
He is frighteningly clever and intelligent. Its like he is operating on another level. Fascinating.
Only to the lesser minds
Cocaine helped I'm sure
Fascinating. Like squid is.
@@leenb7560 like yours?
Cockney genetics
Cocaine
Marco was really handsome in his golden time
Diana Maldonado have you seen him with his long hair
I'm guessing you choose not to see the jogging bottoms/trainers combo.
+Here Puff Puff early 90s
macho
Oh shut up, anyone on TV is handsome
You can tell gordon was taught by him, Gordon displays many of his mannerisms
Gordon is much more personable though! Marco is just a douche.
@@gangisspawn1 Marco doesn't let people walk all over him, he won't sell you his heart, but he'll sell out to Knorr for money.
@@qweqwe1324 The reporters in his restaurants weren't walking over him, they would just engage him. But he acted like an arrogant prick.
And Marco 100% sold out to knorr, unless he supports MSG in fine dining.
@@gangisspawn1 To add to this he’s kind of a scumbag in general. I’ve heard he would sleep around a lot and cheated on his wives multiple times. Great cook, but awful person.
@@cocob0l0 I think he’s a high functioning sociopath.
I could listen to Marco answer the phone with his French accent for days and never grow bored.
And wank at the same time you dirty bastard
he answers his phone with a fake french accent sometimes@carbonenterprises1216
I've watched this so many times there's only a certain number of videos on Marco Pierre White. It's really unfortunate. The guy is genius. He was running 4th best restaurant in Britain when he was in his twenties. That is absolutely insanity.
You can tell how bored he was he was on the phone just toying with people.
He was like a mad genius.
He was so smooth when he lit his cigarette channeling along the conversation. His personality and ego is like everything.
Well there is something like the succes paradox. He doesn't sound like a genius to me, just a child with a mouth. Now you will say that I haven't achieved what he has. But that's not true but more, how do you know? Exactly just a childish response again. These people are good at what they do just like the best trashman you can think of, doesn't make them genius, just one part of their brains which functions. The other part is hanging on the phone making some people like you believe they are genius rofl
And now he is like hannibal lector.
I've watched this many times too & this video is by far the best. It showed him at his prime in the kitchen but I think Harvey's & everything that came with it burned him out. He switched gears after & owned several restaurants. He opted for the business aspect of the industry w/his name but not behind the stove. He had to give something up to gain both financial & personal.
Marco would have made a great James Bond villain!
Just his quiet, controlled, measured way of speaking and the hint of controlled rage waiting to spill out from the quiet facade,
Full respect to the man, an absolute genius and toiler!
wow
I can tell that he's a genius from his choice in doodle drawings.
Grand observation. You must own a telescope
Absolute genius. A madman as well. The greatest chef the UK ever produced.
He’s not a genius. Just a good chef
I would rate Michel Roux over him
@@animaljustice7774 I might be wrong here but a genius isn’t necessarily someone who’s really smart. A genius could be a genius at a craft. You could say Leonardo decrapdio is a genius actor. Or micheal Jordan was a genius basketball player and so on.
@@jackspinner4727 ok
@@jackspinner4727 No, you are correct. A genius does not necessarily mean smart.
"You can ask me anything. But whether or not you can get the answer is another question."
7:03 - now that is one hell of a phone call
😆
@Hellzyead relax
@Hellzyead how was it fake?
I think he was serious about the number so he could call back when cameras were off but the room number was a charming joke.
Very telling how he answers the next call.
I will never forget interviewing for my first commis position, the chef was running behind. And asked if I wanted to read a cook book while I wait. I declined politely. It wasn't a choice, he handed Me , Marco Pierre White's - White heat book . I turned through the first pages and realized that this chef, was on a different level and that he would shape my career and life. I was 16 , and was lost in life up until that fateful day. Thank you Keith and Marco Pierre
What was the chef's name?
@@ashitpatnaik6096 Keith Armstrong
Lost in life at 16?
@@garbeal2397 lmao
Small world. I knew all those people. They're always nice before you get hired. You must be retired or changed career by now unless you were talented to make it to the top.
Lol. he lights a cigarette, puts it in his mouth, doesn't smoke it and then puts it in an ashtray. Remember it's your choice.
I just light up a whole stockpot.
His choice really
He didn’t light that cigarette. The cigarette chose to be lit.
There is no real recipe
Simple and delicious
8:18 oh shit, it's the debt collector!
"Sorry, Marco is in Paris" 😂😂😂
flukeman022 haha!
"I can do you at 9:30.. you're desperate are you? Can you give me your number? and your bedroom number?" There's no way he just said all of that unintentionally hahaha
Marco you sly dawg :P
It wasn't unintentional, after all he was known to cheat on his wives repeatedly and was caught with staff and others on numerous accounts. Great chef, kind of a sociopathic piece of shit in every way though.
@@garji2477 he’s a G
@@Keeki549 Lets not try to make being a shitty person something to look up to :)
@@garji2477 Nah yeah, he's definitely a G
Pretty much every "boy" working in his kitchen, went on to be a superstar chef.
That's why an apprenticeship is so valuable. The acorn becomes the oak.
Who else apart from ramesey
@@aryaaswale7316 there was another guy that was actually was a sks offender, I forgot his name but I read about him few days ago on wikipedia
@@aryaaswale7316 Mario batalli
Really? I don’t think so
Marco was really intimidating back in the 80s, from the way he speaks, to the way he lights a match. Dude was cool and quietly terrifying at the same time.
I could just watch him answer the phone for an hour straight. That alone is prime entertainment.
"With a very young and quiet Gordon Ramsay." roflmao
That was Gordon???
@@Rohgamu no
that's not Gordon
@@professorbuffon6115 no it isn't, it's Phil Howard.
@@professorbuffon6115 there were many chefs working for Marco. This one is Phil
Marco just seems like the coolest guy and ridiculously intelligent.
This guy is Tom Hardy's real dad.
looks just like him
omg..I though the same things before I read the comment
I find them both easy on the 👀
No no it's fucking Ramsey Bolton
Guess they’re from or stayed in the same neighborhood in London. The same accents and their tones are so identical
For anyone else that might be curious about all the chefs that have gone through Marco's kitchen, the chef that was helping Marco prepare the scallop with fois gras dish was Phillip Howard, the chef patron of the Square in London (2 Micheline stars). Stephen terry also showed up here and there and he was in GBM season 3 with Jason Atherton and Glynn Purnell cooking at Heston Blumenthal's banquet.
Marco doesn't have to resort to gimmicks, just pure talent and charisma.
I started in television around the time of this programme doing computer graphics and can remember when titles like this one were ... really well liked, and clever. Nice memories and yes how far we've come. Plus I love this man's food and passion.
I don’t know why but young Marco just looks like that one compelling character in a movie acted by a really good actor. It’s just entertaining to see.
Hugh Grant
That end killed me hahaha, its like its straight out of a comedy, but its real witch makes it even more hilarious!
01:17 that match-stick light without looking down and lighting of the cigarette is one of the most epic moments I have ever witnessed - such a mic drop moment.
And the smile after that.. he knows how to use his charms
didnt light the cig though
HE'S SOOOOOOOO HANDSOME!! glad he made it to international tv even though he doesnt like acting hehe 💜💜
WHERE IS MY KING FISH WHERE IS MY KING FISH
Gets into a fight with a king fish
His version of Wheres the Lamb Sauce
Harry wheres harry??!!
Marco asked calmly
Harry, run you fool!
The chefs hear a bang and crash !! Marco is fighting with the kingfish
Even his body language when he started speaking in a french accent was on point.
the way he lights that cigarette.
right?
Wrong! He's not using a smartphone.
dat glue is chicken crust
@Jaegar Ultima its called saliva.
@Jaegar Ultima you seem dumbfounded, I thought i'd help you out.
I went to Harvey's in the 90s is still have a menu marco signed for me
WoW, that’s SO AMAZING! I’m envious of you (in a good way). MPW is my culinary-hero, and I would LOVE to meet him, or have something signed by him.
Is there any way you could send me a picture of the menu/signature?
That's so cool! Cherish that
Can I have it?
Wow that's soooo cool...... 😮😮😮
I just love the way the sounds of the kitchen while cooking is wonderful to me🤩🥰 utensils, pots, knifes, wine bottle, the oven doors the plates every thing is just music to my ears and I love it!👌👍👍👍
8:18
Who is in this calling?
Callers: Bank
I'm sorry Marco is in Paris today
LMAO...
"Hello this is Harvey's Restaurant"
"HELLOOOO...I'M NINOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Ryan Raikoh can i not go anywere on youtube regarding cooking and not see fuckin nino comments below?
@@TheEugeep i dont know whats sadder, you getting salty and offended by a simple joke, or the person tellinh the Nino joke.
Take the Ramsey crap outta here. This man made him cry before. Imagine what he’ll do to nino, finna shit his pants.
The only reason this comment made me laugh is because I'm high and I wasn't expecting to see it on this particular Gordon Ramsay-related video. Good job, but kindly, fuck you.
But I'm still actually laughing my ass off at your comment so very good job, but still, very kindly, fuck you.
Marco couldve easily played bond with those expressions.
The way he lights that cigarette at the beginning is just pure boss
"hi this is the tax collector" "oh sorry marco is in paris right now..." lol
6:24 now i understand where Gordon Ramsay learn his " let the.... do the work"
Really?
I thought so too..and he mentored Gordon as well I've watch that
Marco: "I can do you at 9:30" Oh yeah. Naughty rofl
He looks pissed off with the interviewer.lol
God I loved the 80’s!! Everyone’s so chilled out, lighting up a ciggy….. when life was easy going!
Anthony bourdain was fangirling over marco when he was a young cook, even going so far as to replicate an iconic photo of marco holding a knife. You can see that pic in bourdains book, kitchen confidential.
Byronic looks, velvety voice, charisma, creativity and discipline -- rare bird indeed.
It's funny, Marco as secretary; The worst part of the job.
+NGC6144 Yes, apparently someone half heard of the great Marco, and thought his name was something like" Macu ". So it's like, " Sorry, Macu is not in, he's off on a sabbatical, he won't be back for another six months. ". Who knew MPW had a great sense of humor?
NGC6144 e
7:00 onward is pure gold !
I’ve read white heat multiple times and watched these episodes too many times to count. Never gets old, as a chef these have inspired me so much.
I love the simplicity of the dishes. All about getting the most out of a few great ingredients.
Wow man this guy was a pioneer of his time just an absolute joy watching an artist at work.👏👍
7:00 and onwards = marco god mode activated
I can definitely see where Gordon got all of his talent from. Marco is a genius.
You don’t get talent from anybody. You are born with it. Or not.
Tom deluded
@@Tom-pf7xw you sound like someone that doesn't practice and blames everyone else for their own self imposed shortcomings.
@@hugodogobob You are confusing “talent” with “experience”. You can’t build talent with practice.
@@Tom-pf7xw no, you build talent with practice. The people with the most talent are the people that have practiced the most.
Such a bad-boy. Got that James Dean vibe. Absolute rebel.
2:50 even at Marco’s age, the speed and confidence as he prepares the scallops...
So what? It's one of the few pillars of the British cuisine, he started working at 16 which means that by the age of the video he has done it like a million times.
Alessio f you could always join a restaurant and learn to cook like Marco.
@@G_Silent why? To prove that a person gets faster the more he repeats the same assignments?
"You can ask me anything, but weather you get an answer is another question" HAHA
Me: *Discovers young Marco*
**So this is love starts playing in the back of my head**
Marco getting a ladies room and number while setting up the reservations was, well, masterful. 😅
I love watching these old school 80s everyday living. Just Marco sitting, smoking casually and actually talking to people on the phone. Nothing like we see anymore.. although I'm not a fan of the smoking, but it reminds me of being a young child in the 90s.
So awesome, thank you for this! Anything Bourdain and Marco are both big inspirations for me
I assume a lot of people will argue because Gordon Ramsay is now a widely popular chef but Marco is the best there ever was.
6 years later: You're right guys, he isn't. I was really inspired by him but that's not enough to say he was the best ever. Acting like a blind fanboy isn't good for anyone - learn from my mistakes!
Best of his generation. The food business is always changing and Gordon Ramsay’s dishes work with the time we are in. While Marcos wouldn’t make it anywhere near a Michelin restaurant
@@alexsircus368 Michelin is bs anyway
He was a revelation in UK, nobody can argue that, but France and Italy were far ahead. I don't think he ever been on the top10 during his time.
Ramsay is a classless prick. The only reason why he's brought up is because Marco was his boss.
No he isn't. And he isn't because he is cooking food and using techniques invented by the French chefs who are probably unknown to the wider world.
Marco is a freakin Maestro in the way he cooks! Wow!!
from 0:22-0:40 the sound engineer did a great job, i just like that old retro beat
Saidur Rahaman well the sound engineer doesn't necessarily make the music. He mixes everything and make sure everything blends and sounds good. It's more of the producer that has the vision for the song being written.
This is art not just cooking but a piece of art that should be immortalized.
he had so much passion for cooking when he was younger... He treats it like an 'art'...
At 28 two Michelin stars??
WHAT
The youngest in history, even when he got three of it.
@@AminNazari666 not any longer Sir. He was the youngest.
He got the third at 33.
Tom Aikens got 2 at 26.
Don't forget the fact that he's the only one in history to give back his three Michelin star status after realizing how worthless they actually are.
8:12 Ultimate Troll
The man is a culinary god... Level headed, calm & collected, I'd have killed to work with him back in the day...
A legend in the industry! What I would have gave to be trained by him .
He's from a working class background in Yorkshire, yet he speaks as though he's been brought up and educated in Eton
Without sounding fake or pretentious!
He was brought up professionally in some very good restaurants. He worked hard to fit into that world.
The chef helping Marco with the scallops is now a two michelin starred hef in his own right, Phillip Howard is his name.
I love that Marco is his own Administrative Assistant, answering that endlessly honking phone-LOL
I love how Marco is just one of the boys goes out 2pm gets home 2-4am chills watching tv back to work the next day legend
I don’t think that’s 2pm, I think it’s 2am when they would go to Chinatown, I have a very hard time thinking the Number 4 Restaurant in the UK especially with a Chef as driven as Marco would have closed at 2pm on a Saturday. They go out to Chinatown once everything had been closed out (guessing Midnight closing then waiting for the last diners to leave plus getting everything closed and put away so at or a little before 2am), kick it and eat for a couple hours THEN Marco would head home about 4am and lay in bed all day Sunday
@@zachhoward9099 yeah cause Saturday night he ain't got to close is he
One thing I've noticed about Marco is how much control he had over his workers or apprentices, they are literally ready to say how high when he says jump.
My absolute favorite chef. So much accomplishment. A true artist, I come back to this video from time to time because I will get a burst of excitement from his mastery
The passion this man has is phenomenal. I hold so much respect for Chef White.
MPW - genius, and the meal I had at Harvey's in the early 80's remains unforgettable as three-course masterpieces. Plus, MPW did say Hello and was extremely pleasant and unaffected. A Lennonesque man, perhaps....
Seriously?0.0
@@setsers1 Seriously and in his own right/rite/write
even if marco is on the phone taking reservations he can still watch everything going on in the kitchen even if hes not their
Every time I watch one of these I see another great chef who worked under Marco
This time Phil Howard
Haha “I could do you at 9:30. What’s your room number?” I now like him more than Ramsey
It's incredible. Ramsay is often seen as a violent Chef yet the myths that surround Harvey's and Marco Pierre White are so scary. You see that small kitchen and less than 10 people and it's crazy, and White has to call every single fucking ticket. That is fucking crazy. For real, Ramsay is kind of nice guy, he just wants his shit done and that's it. But what they say about White is beyond nasty and everything that you see in this video seems so calmed and relaxed. That's fucking crazy, really fucking crazy.
What are the horror stories? I'm intrigued
Hazera A Well, if you must know, there is a story of a cook that started at Harvey's and he complained about the heat in the kitchen and Marco took his knife, opened his jacket from behind and ask him 'You feel better'. There's also the infamous story of Marco in which he made Gordon cry. Gordon often describes Harvey's kitchen as a violent kitchen, full of bullying and humiliation. In the book, The devil in the kitchen by Marco, you can see more of these stories, but you should check all these videos of Marco and get a glimpse of how he is in the kitchen. Best regards ;)
prto3 😶 bloody hell
Gordon Ramsey on one of his last days broke down crying, Marco feels bad now and feel party responsible for creating Gordon's tempter when he first started his own restaurant.
I doubt the one where Marco sliced this guy's jacket open is true, but the one on Gordon's last day when he humiliated him so much that he cried, that's true.
When he's talking with a cigarette in his mouth at the begining, he reminds me a lot young Tom Hardy.
no man, it should be how much young Tom Hardy remind you of MWP, because how earlier MWP appear in this world and how much of a boss MWP is.
Marco was the Mickey Rourke look of culinary back then. Extremely talented with the "it" factor, can't be explained just smooth. Years later Michelin Madness doc said it all for all Chefs, he took part in it.
i first watched these old marco vids when they were uploaded to youtube 15 years ago and every now and then it pops up in my recommended feed and i enjoy it all over again
7:36 he's so focused on his work that he completely forgot the cigarette he lit that's kind of crazy
I find his cooking to be soothing. He has a very relaxing way about him. He’s not screaming and bullying the chefs training under him, that’s no way to pass on a skill
He's not doing that *on camera.* There's another video where he talks about a time he drove Gordon Ramsay to tears.
Oh no, Gordon Ramsay talks about Marco’s erratic, violent behaviour in his book. He physically beat one of his chefs, threw pots and pans and boiling water and sauces…fired someone who was Gordan’s roommate and told Gordan he had to kick the man out of his flat or he would be fired too. He was actually quite cruel back in the day….
‘Beep beep’ wtf?!?!? What is that thomas the tank engine sample doing there?
I miss the 80’s. I don’t miss smoking though.
That was the best part of the 80s tho
The elegance and poise with which he lights his cigarette…
This guy is so crazy he's a genius. Wonderfully eccentric!!