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
Top Chef (season 8) Chef, defeating "" contestant Mike Isabella. "" runner-up Carla Hall was voted Fan Favorite. 18 past "Top Chef" contestants were selected to compete in "Top Chef: All-Stars". <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Top Chef (season 8) Top Chef: All-Stars is the eighth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". The season was first filmed in New York City before concluding in The Bahamas. "All-Stars" consisted of chefs from the previous seven seasons who did not win the title of Top Chef. It premiered on December 1, 2010, and concluded on April 6, 2011. The cast was announced during the "" reunion special