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
Michael Quinn (chef) Great Britain'. He subsequently worked at Claridge's, and earned a Michelin star as head chef of Gravetye Manor, and headhunted by The Ritz in 1980. His success there led to him being known as the "Mighty Quinn". Michael made history by insisting that the menu should be written in English rather than French. He made television appearances on iconic programmes such as Farmhouse Kitchen and Wogan, and was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1985 Birthday Honours. He appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme "Desert Island Discs" on 17 March