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Matt Tebbutt - From Getting Fired by Marco Pierre White to Saturday Kitchen Success

Oct 22, 2026 · 1h 52m

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After two years of chasing him, we've finally got him! This week we're joined by the brilliant Matt Tebbutt, Saturday Kitchen presenter, former MasterChef judge and one of Britain's best-loved TV chefs, for an outrageously funny and revealing conversation over lunch at Café François. And what a career he's had. Matt takes us back to the wild days of London's great kitchens, including working under Marco Pierre White, who once pretended to be a French waiter just to wind him up, before eventually sacking him in the middle of service. The following day, Marco phoned him demanding to know why he wasn't at work! We hear about his experiences working with some of the country's greatest chefs,…