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The quote suggests that a chef's taste is shaped early in life, especially by family food and childhood experiences. It also claims that many chefs share a background of having a mother who cooked well.
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Originally said in English.
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About Marco Pierre White
English chef, restaurateur and television personality
Marco Pierre White is an English chef, restaurateur and television personality. He became the first British chef to earn three Michelin stars, and did so at age 33, making him the youngest chef to reach that mark. He is also known for training chefs such as Gordon Ramsay, Mario Batali, Shannon Bennett, Curtis Stone, Phil Howard and Stephen Terry. He has been described as the first celebrity chef and as an enfant terrible of the British restaurant scene.
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Books by Marco Pierre White
White Heat
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The Devil in the Kitchen
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