Marco Pierre White Marco Pierre White Marco Pierre White (born 11 December 1961) is a British chef, restaurateur, and television personality from Leeds. White has been dubbed the first celebrity chef, and the "enfant terrible" of the UK restaurant scene. He was called the godfather of modern cooking by Australian "MasterChef" (Season 4, Episode 53). White was the youngest chef ever to have been awarded three Michelin stars. He has trained notable chefs such as Mario Batali, Gordon Ramsay, Curtis Stone and Shannon Bennett. White was the third of four boys born to English chef Frank White and Maria-Rosa Gallina, an Italian emigrant
Ron Blaauw (chef) Ron Blaauw (chef) Ron Blaauw (Hoorn, 7 September 1967) is a Dutch head chef and TV-personality, known for his cooking in the Michelin starred restaurant Ron Blaauw. After finishing his secondary school he started working as cook in De Kersentuin in Amsterdam. He also worked in "Aujourd'hui" and "'t Jagershuis". In 1999, he started his own restaurant "Ron Blaauw" in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel. In 2004 and 2005 he was awarded one Michelin star for his cooking there. From 2006 to present he was awarded two stars each year by the Michelin Guide. After a long and strict procedure, Blaauw