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.
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.
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.
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.
@@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
@@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!
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
@@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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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! :)
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
lucas8265 Absolutely! Who cares if he is being paid by Knorr. Like he says he makes great food accessible to the likes of us. Great food like Chicken chasseur and Paella can be made by simple old me without slaving away to make homemade stocks at a very high cost.
I once siad seed sold out to Knorr but i keep watching him and what he just said made me feel a fool. What great guy and a great great chef just wants to be simple and enjoy his success. well done you Marco i apologise.
He was rooting for Michelin stars, once he got them, he realised that wasn't the answer to his happiness, on some of his videos he quoted that the simplicity of fishing and doing things before he gained the money, made him more happier than he ever realised, this man will never ever be a sellout. He's a genius.
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.
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
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..
Chef Marco might not have the flash personality of a celebrity chef, but he projects great humanity and truth about food and the best ways to prepare it!
If you’re interested in Marco, I can highly recommend his talk at Oxford university. The man is one of the best story tellers I’ve witnessed and gives a real insight to how he came to be.
I'm soon to be going on a cruise ship for the first time ever. I'm fortunate enough for Marco Pierre White to be on board as he sometimes cooks on it. I really hope I cross paths with him as he truly is a unique personality and an incredibly skilled chef. I wish him great health.
alex kanyima WTF are you talking about? There can only be one head chef. The fact of matter is Gordon, and anyone else who has worked for the likes of him are carrying on that legacy. The torch has been passed and it will continue to do so.
@@BGRUBBIN You're right, we may even get a future chef who's even more brutal and elegant in his ways of teaching, think gordon ramsay but everything he says, he says it clearly and precise where you messed up, and how, instead of saying simple phrases like, "over cooked, under cooked, raw, burnt, too scrambled, not enough lamb sauce" so on. I hardly believe that this world will end with these chefs as the greatest, people learn and overcome the greats, think of Zeus, and how he overpowered his father.
Victor Dobrecovic that doesn't mean anything tbh. He was saying growing up he never had a desire to be a chef but he got into the industry and just kept going.
Marco Pierre White, you sir are a legend. Even though you don't think of yourself as a personality who fits well on the screen, you truly do. You're right, you aren't Jamie Oliver with his quirky, mainstream type personality (no offense to Jamie, i like him too). But you have the persona of a passionate man, who can speak with such great touch about what he loves, without sounding pretentious. The "celebrity chefs" could and should learn a great deal from you, if the case is that you don't want to carry it out yourself. Just videos like these are so perfect and down to earth, really hits me in the heart. Thank you.
