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Podcast: Desert Island Dishes
Episode: Marco Pierre White: The original rock and roll chef
Description: My guest today is Marco Pierre White. The original rock and roll chef, Marco Pierre White was the chef who cooked like an angel, looked like a rock star and changed the way the world thought of British food. Born in Leeds, to a chef father and Italian mother he was the third of four sons. As a teenager he travelled to London with just £7.36 in his pocket to pursue a career in cooking.
He trained under some of the most famous chefs in the world - Pierre Koffman and Albert Roux. He opened his own rest...