White Heat
Good Books rating 4.25
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- ID: 134
- Added: 2025-09-02
- Updated: 2025-09-02
- ISBN: 9781845334109
- Published: 2007-01-01
- Reviews: 2
Once in a blue moon a book is published that changes irrevocably the face of things. White Heat is one such book. Since it was originally produced in 1990, it has gone on to become one of the most enduring classic cook books of our time. With its unique blend of outspoken opinion, recipes, and dramatic photographs, White Heat captures the magic and spirit of Marco Pierre White in the heat of his kitchen.
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- Possibly the most influential recipe book of the last 20 years.
- White Heat is credited with changing the image of chefs to sex symbols.
- One of the photographs featured White with a dead baby shark, which was laid across his lap.
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- MPW is a flawed man and clearly difficult to live with or be around. However, one cannot doubt his skill or dedication to his craft, and White Heat conveys this with stark clarity.
- The images have the frenetic energy of a war zone, so it's no surprise that the photographer took inspiration from the Vietnam War.
- You can practically taste it!