Marco Pierre White and Sir Michael Caine’s business partnership revolved around The Canteen, a high-profile restaurant in Chelsea during the 1990s. Initially, their collaboration appeared to be a strong meeting of minds—Caine, the legendary actor, bringing his celebrity status and business interests, while White, the volatile yet brilliant chef, provided the culinary expertise. The restaurant, which was meant to offer […]
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Fancy something a little different instead of a meat ragu? Often this time of the year is co-opted into ‘Veganuary’ and while this recipe is vegetarian it could be tweaked into vegan very easily. It’s a Marco Pierre White recipe inspired from his time spent being vegan. After being inspired by his daughter Mirabelle and her friends adopting a low- […]
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Let’s take a look back at 2024 and revisit some of my favourite food things I’ve eaten. Top things Arayes Spud Jr texted me a recipe for arayes, a spicy lamb mince stuffed into a pitta then fried / baked, effusing just how good it was. I dug around for a few recipes and tried it. It’s entered instant rotation, […]
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I’ve been working my way through lots of of Marco Pierre White’s recipes in the past year. But now it’s time for his most notorious recipe. Pig Trotters. I’m adapting his recipe from the book White Heat. This is a recipe Marco absorbed from his mentor Pierre Koffmann, hence the name. They worked together at La Tante Claire and this […]
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