Thursday
Jul172008
Marco Pierre White, Great British Fat head
Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 11:14PM
I have seen a couple of episodes now of Marco Pierre White's Great British feast and have watched with amazement as this ostentatious, shaved ape in tweed throws his greater that average weight around whilst smoking endless cigarettes and shooting fluffy cute things for laughs. If I didn't know he was a chef, I would never have guessed. His rough alcoholic nobility meets neanderthal man look belies his three michelin star talents, but enough of his unsavoury looks, at least he has a winning personality!
The premiss of the show is to test different recipes on the general public in his Berkshire restaurant to come up with the ultimate great British feast. The public eat a selection of dishes for each course and record their thoughts on a form. At the end of the meal Marco's long suffering Maitre d' goes through the various comments as Marco scoffs and sneers that the public don't know what they are talking about and then promptly strops off in a childish huff in his ridiculously extravagant chauffeur driven Range Rover. He also annoys me because I have to spend time coming up with a polite insult to describe him when there are so many swear words that would do just that.
His chauffeur, Mr Ishii, is a quiet Japanese gentleman who has to put up with his purple fits of rage on a fairly frequent basis but as Marco and his faithful servant stood together on the river bank whilst Marco dangled his rod gently into the water their relationship reminded me of scenes of Ted and Ralph from the fast show! He not only seems to make the men around him uncomfortable but his greasy 'awwwright me bootifuw daaarlin' approach to anything female makes me and most certainly them want to rush to the nearest facility with running water and scrub with wire wool and extra strong bleach. More importantly his unwashed slimy appearance would most certainly put me off his food. I would no more eat his food than I would plate of slugs.
Even though he irritates me greatly, it does really make me laugh when he tries to interact with the lower classes. He made a trip to the local supermarket to see what the little people get up to. I'm not sure what he expected to find. I had visions of him asking the staff to direct him to the isle with the Gulls eggs, which incidentally was one of the courses. He seemed about as comfortable as you would expect the Queen and Prince Philip to be, strolling up and down the isles.
"BOGOF! Pheelippe!, no not those ones the Bird's Eye Fish Fingers, they're two for one!"
He was also picking leaves off potted herbs and eating them and then putting his mucky paws all over everything on the fish counter.
Next week is the final showdown, the 'world of puddings' as he so eloquently puts it, so I will greatly look forward to that.
The premiss of the show is to test different recipes on the general public in his Berkshire restaurant to come up with the ultimate great British feast. The public eat a selection of dishes for each course and record their thoughts on a form. At the end of the meal Marco's long suffering Maitre d' goes through the various comments as Marco scoffs and sneers that the public don't know what they are talking about and then promptly strops off in a childish huff in his ridiculously extravagant chauffeur driven Range Rover. He also annoys me because I have to spend time coming up with a polite insult to describe him when there are so many swear words that would do just that.
His chauffeur, Mr Ishii, is a quiet Japanese gentleman who has to put up with his purple fits of rage on a fairly frequent basis but as Marco and his faithful servant stood together on the river bank whilst Marco dangled his rod gently into the water their relationship reminded me of scenes of Ted and Ralph from the fast show! He not only seems to make the men around him uncomfortable but his greasy 'awwwright me bootifuw daaarlin' approach to anything female makes me and most certainly them want to rush to the nearest facility with running water and scrub with wire wool and extra strong bleach. More importantly his unwashed slimy appearance would most certainly put me off his food. I would no more eat his food than I would plate of slugs.
Even though he irritates me greatly, it does really make me laugh when he tries to interact with the lower classes. He made a trip to the local supermarket to see what the little people get up to. I'm not sure what he expected to find. I had visions of him asking the staff to direct him to the isle with the Gulls eggs, which incidentally was one of the courses. He seemed about as comfortable as you would expect the Queen and Prince Philip to be, strolling up and down the isles.
"BOGOF! Pheelippe!, no not those ones the Bird's Eye Fish Fingers, they're two for one!"
He was also picking leaves off potted herbs and eating them and then putting his mucky paws all over everything on the fish counter.
Next week is the final showdown, the 'world of puddings' as he so eloquently puts it, so I will greatly look forward to that.
tagged Great British feast, ITV, Marco Pierre White, flashy, food, idiot in Uncategorized, rants
Great British feast, ITV, Marco Pierre White, flashy, food, idiot in Uncategorized, rants
Reader Comments (14)
So I'm not the only person who can't stand him? And it's so unfashionable and un-foodie to admit that! After a few episodes of Hell's Kitchen I couldn't even bear to turn this one on... the man is a pig... who uses Knorr. Nuff said. :D
Ohh I'm glad I'm not the only one you can't stand him. I would've liked the program if it weren't for him ;)
I hate Marco!!! he's an arrogant arse and there are so many women of a certain age I know who think he's hot!!! RE. VOLT. ING!!!
The though that people find him attractive actually wants to make me heave! uuuugghhh!
It's a funny program and I don't know what to make of it, but I've been watching all the same :)
My boyfriend said the same thing re: Ted and Ralph!
Sarah,
Thanks for your brilliant piece regarding this obnoxious oaf. I bet ITV are wishing they had never given him a £1.5m contract after this outing. Apparently he did this show to pay for his divorce and it doesn't half show. His attitude throughout has been 'I can't be bothered to get out of bed'. A journalist who was interviewing him once said that you can smell his armpits on the next table!
I have had the displeasure of encountering him, and he is very obnoxious in person. Also, if you think he looks bad, I can tell you that he actually photographs a lot better than he looks.
He is telling the press that he has a new girlfriend, but he that he doesn't want to share her with the world! As if the world is interested. Apparently, she is a young half-Spanish/half-Italian girl - she is presumably called 'Golddigger'.
Take a look at the UK Times Online for today - there is an interview with Mr Ishi which is nauseating. The poor man is so subservient to MPW.
he can leave is shoe's under my bed any time he want'
Thankyou for your comment VC but now I feel a little ill ;-)
While looking up a recipe, I found your note regarding Mr White, i found the show rather refreshing, I think the man is a genius, as far as food is concerned.
I for one would like to go for a drink with this chap as I feel he would be good company, yes he's different, but surly thats a good thing?
Frazer
I think he's gorgeous and far more erudite than most chefs appear to be.He's different and that makes for good television.
If you don't like Marco and his style, why read the article and why condem? I am sure Mr. Ishi is very happy working for Marco, what a treat for anyone
A treat indeed, Mr. Ishi is very lucky.
I loved the Great British Feast - I.T.V. have lost direction but Marco, (love him or hate him) is a very knowledgeable man and we could all learn a lot from him.
And the comment regarding Knorr - well I cook with Knorr often, you have to know how to use it, if you listen you will learn.
Marie
I for one agree wholeheartedly with your comments, as a matter of fact the way i found you web page was by typing in to google "Marco Pierre white is a complete idiot" so here I am. After reading this I am glad others think as I do that this pretentious old trout shouldn't have his own show. I can't stand grown men who have little temper tantrums, my two year old niece is better behaved than this overgrown, wine-soaked man-baby. in all honesty i can see he has some prodigious cooking talent, but this is by far eclipsed by the mans inability to deal with the gargantuan weight of his own big head (he has a big head both physically and metaphorically in point of fact). the revelation that the mature lady likes the look of him is frankly a bridge too far for me, is it the absurd bandanna or his alcoholic'o'clock shadow on his inverted chin that does it for you? either way, no...just no. In conclusion this man comes from bad stock (see what i did there? in your face Knorr!) wonderful blog btw
Many thanks, yes I nearly lost my lunch when I saw that he is admired by so many ladies! Not really sure what the appeal is. When I watch the advert it makes me heave a little.