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

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.