Escargot
I was walking through London’s SoHo on a day off while doing interviews during the Olympics. I was just walking around and I saw this restaurant Escargot that Marco Pierre White owns. Being a big chef groupie I stopped and took a picture. I first heard about Marco Pierre White in Bill Bufford’s book Heat. He was recounting a story of Mario Batalli working for White and getting so pissed off at him he threw a bunch of salt into his sauces and walking out. If you want to see a video with a young Gordon Ramsay as a kitchen slave this one is priceless.




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I am jealous of your visit to Escargot. I have the book, "Heat" and really enjoyed the video clip you discovered and shared here. Not running out to source pig trotters, but certainly will be trying my hand at the lobster and leak dish. Yummy.
PS: So fun to see that Ramsay has always been an, um, interesting leader in the kitchen.