Chef Goes Up In Flames

This little story has brought back some LEGENDERY memories of boozy nights for me. Celeb chef Marco Pierre White is recovering after a flaming sambuca went down the wrong way at the ‘Spotted Pig in Manhattan’. He tried to drink the shot, which he had set alight (as you do) but instead, spilt the flaming drink down the front of his shirt. Chef Marco then made things worse when he tried to put out the flames with wine (hope it was someone elses, what a waste) the glass broke and he stabbed himself in the hand. I remember when flaming sambuca’s were all the rage in Australia in the 80´s. You could always spot the sambuca drinkers on a Saturday morning walking around with a huge red burn mark (suspiciously in the shape of a shot glass) around their lips. I was running a club at the time and I used to watch EVERY Friday night as punters ceremoniously lit their sambuca’s and then had a bit of a chat with their mates at the bar and then remembered their flaming drink and downed it in one manly shot. Problem was the glass would be red hot, and sort of suction itself onto their lips. We used to actually place bets behind the bar …… Here comes another flaming idiot!!!!