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Marco Pierre White

British Chef

Born: Dec 11, 1961

Life Me People Think World You

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Remember, restaurateurs are only shopkeepers; that's all we are. It's no different from the supermarket down the road. Marco Pierre White

Remember Down Supermarket Only Road Different Down The Road

I can't work in a domestic kitchen; it's just too confined. There's no freedom, and there's no buzz. Marco Pierre White

Work Freedom Too Kitchen Domestic Just Confined Buzz

Nine out of 10 English chefs have their names on their chests. Who do they think they are? They're dreamers. They're jokes. Marco Pierre White

Jokes Dreamers Think Nine Out Names Chefs Chest English Who

I like a nice cross section of society in my restaurants - the stars, the toffs, the working guy. Marco Pierre White

Nice Stars Society Section Restaurants Cross Guy Like Working

I wouldn't want to be in one room, 20 hours a day, 52 weeks a year, with four white walls and a stove. I think it stunts your growth as a human being. Marco Pierre White

Day Human Being Walls Stove Year White Think Weeks Hours Stunts Human Being Want Room Your Growth Four

My pet hate, with customers, is those that think it's all about wallets. Marco Pierre White

Hate Pet Think Those About Customers

Generally, I respect critics; they have their job to do. Marco Pierre White

Respect Job Critics Generally

My mother's death was the defining moment of my life. Marco Pierre White

Life Death Mother My Life Defining Defining Moment Moment

I discovered that the world of the finest restaurants was something akin to the world of the Mafia. Marco Pierre White

World Restaurants Mafia Finest Something Discovered

Oliver Reed was a great man who did things his own way. He used to come into Harveys, my restaurant in Wandsworth, and sit on the floor to have a drink before going to the table. Marco Pierre White

I am not the sort of person who gives up. Marco Pierre White

Gives Sort Am Up Person Who

I came from the most humble side of society, and I know what it's like to be poor, really poor, and I was brought up in the '60s and '70s very poor, and I'm very happy flying the flag for the working man. Marco Pierre White

Man Happy Humble Society Side Flying Brought Like Know Most Came Up Very Flag Poor Really Working Working Man

My children are, without question, the most wonderful thing. I've learnt more about myself through my children than any other experience in my life. Marco Pierre White

Life Myself Experience Wonderful My Life Other About More Through Most Without Learnt Question Than Wonderful Thing Any Children Thing

The newspapers had described me as the Jagger of the Aga. It wasn't hard living up to the reputation. Marco Pierre White

Me Reputation Living Had Up Jagger Newspapers Hard

In 1990 at Harveys, when I was 28 years old, I became the youngest chef to win two Michelin stars. It was a huge achievement. Marco Pierre White

Achievement Win Old Stars Became Chef Years Huge Youngest Two

I take so much from my life. I have my shooting and my fishing. I have my working life. I have my relationship with my children. Marco Pierre White

Life Relationship My Life Take Fishing Shooting Children Much Working Working Life

I like my mind being stimulated. I like discovering new concepts. Marco Pierre White

Mind New Like Concepts Stimulated Discovering Being

Like most fathers, I would do anything for my children, and I've worked very hard at trying to be a good father. I want to give them education, security, everything I never had. Marco Pierre White

I met my first wife at the fishmonger's in the summer of 1987, some six months after opening Harveys. Marco Pierre White

Wife First Met Summer Months Some Opening Six After

My tortured life - with its extremes and conflicts - might have been difficult for me to deal with, but the press couldn't get enough of it. I was in the papers every day, 'the enfant terrible of the culinary world.' Marco Pierre White

Life Day Me Every Day World Difficult Every Enough Extremes Press Papers Tortured Terrible Deal Culinary Been Get Conflicts Might

My cooking attracted celebrities. I met Sylvester Stallone. He squeezed my bicep and said: 'I don't usually eat your kind of food, but for you, I ate it.' I haven't got a clue what he'd eaten but he asked me to cook for his wedding feast when he married Jennifer Flavin at Blenheim Palace. Marco Pierre White

Food Me You Cooking Met Kind Married Ate Eat Eaten Feast Wedding He Attracted Said Got His Celebrities Squeezed Clue Asked Cook Your Jennifer Palace

I was brought up on a council estate. I know what it's like to be poor. Marco Pierre White

Brought Council Like Know Up Estate Poor

There's something rather comforting about putting on an apron. Marco Pierre White

Comforting About Something Rather Putting

'Kitchen Wars' makes 'MasterChef' look like a walk in the park! Marco Pierre White

Walk Kitchen Park Like Look Makes Wars

The French make the best wine. Marco Pierre White

Best Wine French Make

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