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 O'Hare (chef) Michael O'Hare (chef) Michael O'Hare (born June 1981) is a British chef from Redcar, North Yorkshire, England. He is chef-patron at The Man Behind The Curtain in Leeds, which was awarded a Michelin star in October 2015. He is also Creative Director of GG Hospitality and oversees the company's restaurant The Rabbit in the Moon at the National Football Museum in Manchester. O'Hare began cooking whilst at university before becoming a professional chef, gaining experience at various restaurants including John Burton-Race at The Landmark and Noma. O'Hare was born in Middlesbrough England. He describes Redcar, North Yorkshire as his home