Marco Pierre White and Gordon Ramsay

Marco Pierre White and Gordon Ramsay both run "Hell's Kitchen"--Marco in the United Kingdom, and Gordon in the United States. Although Marco Pierre White trained Gordon Ramsay, his training is reflected in Ramsay's culinary style and quest for perfection, not his management style. Marco, who may cut a more menacing figure than Ramsay, never loses his temper in the kitchen, never curses, and gives his cooks sufficient training and warning before they get the chop.

The British and American versions of "Hell's Kitchen", while both reality television shows, have different goals. British and American celebrities are selected to cook in Marco's kitchen, while culinary students and working cooks/chefs are selected to cook in Gordon's kitchen. The winner of the British "Hell's Kitchen" simply lives to tell the tale of the experience (maybe they get some prize money to go to charity, not sure), while the winner of the American "Hell's Kitchen" is selected to run one of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants.

I enjoy watching Marco Pierre White a lot more than watching Gordon Ramsay. Marco walks around his kitchen with a kaffiyeh tied around his head, wielding a twelve inch chef's knife, like a barbarian king...but he is wise and gentle. He has a sweet tooth and crazy hair. And the man is a real artist.