RIP 2018
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He was certainly the first 'celebrity chef' (he wasn't a celebrity until after writing) the laid bare the reality of how kitchens work.
Marco Pierre White had done a warts and all TV series before Kitchen Confidential came out but that was only showing the heated environment and abuse, not the food 'trickery' or truths. He got a lot of shit for it at the time as he smashed the wall of mystery that others had always adhered to.
Even now, TV shows display these gleaming sparse unhurried kitchens led by calm head chefs who may occasionally swear. There's no drug addled dish pig in the corner that may disappear at a moments notice. No career commis chef that spends their days/nights getting shit from above for everything they do, never any steaks dropped on the floor. -
His all access look at el Bulli and the 5 hour lunch at the French laundry were good porn at their finest
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Shame , he was a role model to me
Indeed. His grumpiness and general hatred of the world was quite inspirational.
He managed to reach a point where absolutely everything irritated him, I’m not quite there yet but apparently I’m getting closer.
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Shame , he was a role model to me
Indeed. His grumpiness and general hatred of the world was quite inspirational.
He managed to reach a point where absolutely everything irritated him, I’m not quite there yet but apparently I’m getting closer.
It’s good to have goals I reckon . -
RIP Mark Irwin, 20 years old and selected to prop against the 1956 springbok team.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/105177819/former-all-blacks-prop-mark-irwin-dies-aged-83
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