The Devil in the Kitchen Audiobook By Marco Pierre White, James Steen cover art

The Devil in the Kitchen

Sex, Pain, Madness, and the Making of a Great Chef

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for $0.00
Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

The Devil in the Kitchen

By: Marco Pierre White, James Steen
Narrated by: Timothy Bentinck
Try for $0.00

$0.00/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $19.95

Buy for $19.95

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

Without question, the original rock-star chef is Marco Pierre White. Anyone with even a passing interest in the food world knows White is a legend. The first British chef (and the youngest chef anywhere) to win three Michelin stars - and the only chef ever to give them all back - is a chain-smoking, pot-throwing multiply married culinary genius whose fierce devotion to food and restaurants has been the only constant in a life of tabloid-ready turmoil.

In The Devil in the Kitchen, White tells the story behind his ascent from working-class roots to culinary greatness, leaving no dish unserved as he relays raucous and revealing tales featuring some of the biggest names in the food world and beyond, including: Mario Batali, Gordon Ramsay, Albert Roux, Raymond Blanc, Michael Caine, Damien Hirst, and even Prince Charles. With candid honesty and wicked humor, he gives us insight into what it takes to become a great chef, what it's like to run a three-star kitchen, and why sometimes you really do need to throw a cheese plate at the wall.

©2006 Marco Pierre White and James Steen (P)2015 Audible, Inc. Culinary Adventures Professionals & Academics Chef Witty Inspiring
Inspiring Culinary Journey • Fascinating Personal Story • Crisp Accent • Captivating Storytelling • Excellent Narration
Highly rated for:
All stars
Most relevant  
The book is not only funny and interesting it will well up strong, usable passion.

A chef / restaurateur must.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
absolutely love the book. Marco Pierre White is fascinating. I listen to it 3 times. I must say the narrator really gets into it. He's great. Definitely recommend.

Amazing book. Greatest narrator ever.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The Devil in the Kitchen is my first book about anyone in the restaurant business. I decided to listen while I was cooking like crazy through the isolation of Covid 19. I could relate to so much of Marco’s background and what drove him to perfection, yet I am thrilled that he made it full circle to what in life is real, and important!He’s a class act, and someone I’ll probably never meet, nor eat in any place he has touched, but I’m glad he touched so many! Thank you, Good Man❣️

Loved this book❣️ Thank you!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I grabbed this book for a love of food and a simpleton's awareness of Marco Pierre White. I finished with a love for this man's story.
Passionate, focused and honest.

Props to narrator Timothy Bentinck as well for a superbly voiced telling.

Starts strong and stick the landing

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
As a chef myself, Chef Marco's story has further inspired me. Chef Marco's upbringing and background resignated with me because my relation to his struggles were similar enough for me to become immersed. His sort of "working class hero" status as a culinary professional was earned and and has motivated me when I needed it.
The performance if the narrator could not have been any better than what Audible delivers in this product as well.

Enlightening & Incredibly Motivating

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
As a chef or cook you will understand the addiction to the rush, the frustration of the guest, and the drive to do what it takes to be the best. Chef White's journey through life professional and personal rings true and close to home with so many of us in this industry.

I greatly enjoyed his personal story.

Hard truths

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
If you cook or eat, you deserve to hear this. Humble beginnings change the world

The man.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I loved this book , I don’t think Mr White comes off as well on TV.. so glad he’s happy now and retired with his family !!

A great door opening to a fascinating life

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Always will be a classic anyone who has a passion for the kitchen can rely on for inspiration and a reminder that the struggle is just a part of it all.

misery and beauty...struggle and success

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The narrator did an amazing job. The story was fascinating. I think this may be my new favorite.

Loved every minute of it.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews