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Mar 16 2010

The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great Chef

The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great Chef This is real life entertainment, what a cleverly written book. – Agnes Lak –
This book was recommended to me by Keith Floyd. And what a story it is! Fantastic, how Marco is able to look at himself from a distance. Could simply not put it down. Totally hooked and I hope to shake his hand one day. Highly recommended.
Satisfied customer – Jane H. Reinsmith –
I received the book well within the delivery range date. Book was in perfect condition.
Sex and madness in the kitchen – Ronald D. Miranda – Oakland, Ca
This is the story of the original Rock star chef. Before there was gordon ramsey, anthony bourdain, or bobby flay there was Marco. A legend among chefs, everyone knows his name, and everyone respects him. He is the kinda guy you dont want to run into in a dark alley.
Better than Kitchen Confidential? – justputthatanywherepal – Midland City
I loved this book but at the end I could not help but feeling that if I knew Chef Marco in real life, I would probably have hated him just like the many other people whom have known him. However, that does make this a bad book. This an a great story of a flawed man [aren't we all] reaching the pinnacle of his his art/trade.

This is in the Kitchen Confidential realm and I would say the autobiographical nature of Devil in the Kitchen has the edge [sorry, Tony].
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?There hasn?t been a food memoir this deliciously wicked since Anthony Bourdain?s Kitchen Confidential.??Portland Oregonian
The Devil in the Kitchen is legendary chef Marco Pierre White?s memoir of growing up working-class in Leeds and going on to become a king in the culinary world?the original celebrity chef. The first British chef (and the youngest chef anywhere) to win three Michelin stars?and also the only one to ever give them all back?is known equally for his astonishing talent and for being a chain-smoking, pot-throwing enfant terrible of the kitchen. In The Devil in the Kitchen he takes readers on a revealing and raucous ride, featuring some of the biggest names in the food world and beyond. It?s truly a decadent feast for anyone who loves food or just a great story.
Amazon Significant Seven, May 2007: Marco Pierre White made history as the most decorated chef in the UK and still holds the honor as the youngest chef ever to win three Michelin stars. Billed as a “brooding Byron” of the kitchen, MPW brought a punk-rock sensibility to his craft, shattering centuries-old rules of fine-dining tradition (and bruising many egos in the process) in his pursuit for perfection. He remains a searing influence on a generation of chefs who survived tours-of-duty in his kitchen brigade and those inspired by White Heat, his modern-classic cookbook (and now high-priced collector’s item). In his absorbing culinary memoir, The Devil in the Kitchen, MPW offers intimate insights into his storied career presenting a larger-than-life portrait of a living legend and a culinary genius. –Brad Thomas Parsons
The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great Chef
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