We can all spend twenty, thirty, or forty pounds on a deluxe, highly marbled ribeye to treat ourselves at home. I absolutely love a premium steak. But the reality of the midweek shop is that sometimes we go for a slightly cheaper option – maybe because it’s a bargain or maybe because it’s what fits the budget that week. But […]
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Marco Pierre White has a recipe for roast chicken, and it is quite frankly mad. If you read through his autobiography, The Devil in the Kitchen, you will suddenly be stopped by him discussing his method for roasting a bird. He writes about it not in a true recipe style but in prose, describing how he famously roasted a chicken […]
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I’ve been trying out different recipes from Marco Pierre White’s White Heat cookbook. It’s a fascinating insight into what the restaurant scene was like in the late 80s / early 90s. I’ve made pig’s trotters, steak au poivre, this time I thought I’d give Marco Pierre White’s assiette of chocolate a go. What is it? Assiette means plate or tray, […]
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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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