Just because something is English does not necessarily mean it is good. We make the best cheddar; we make great pasties. But we can't make very good brie or baguettes - and the French can't make pork pies. — Marco Pierre White Copy Share Image
Cuisine Nouvelle was just a concept, and one which, crucially, the English managed to get wrong. I mean, if you run a restaurant, you've got to feed people, not make pretty little pictures on plates to make up for your… — Marco Pierre White Copy Share Image
When you walk down the street of Kabul your values for life changes, they do change. — Marco Pierre White Copy Share Image
How many chefs when I was a young boy shouted at me during service? All I ever said was "Yes, chef." The customer is… — Marco Pierre White Copy Share Image
Can you imagine, I lost my mother at age six? My childhood ended then. — Marco Pierre White Copy Share Image
In 1990 at Harveys, when I was 28 years old, I became the youngest chef to win two Michelin stars. It was a huge achievement. — Marco Pierre White Copy Share Image
The day I stopped fearing my father was the day I could enjoy him. — Marco Pierre White Copy Share Image
Rudeness is not having fun, and if it is, it's at the expense of another person. — Marco Pierre White Copy Share Image
I like things that are educational and educational. I like things that are inspirational. — Marco Pierre White Copy Share Image
Nine out of ten English chefs have their names on their chests. Who do they think they are? They're dreamers. They're jokes. Just ask… — Marco Pierre White Copy Share Image
I like a nice cross section of society in my restaurants - the stars, the toffs, the working guy. — Marco Pierre White Copy Share Image
The food wasn't very good in the first kitchen I ever worked in. But it was very busy, so I learnt to be fast,… — Marco Pierre White Copy Share Image
I spent my days on the riverbanks, in the woods, in the fields, shooting, hunting and stalking. I unravelled everything within my life. Self… — Marco Pierre White Copy Share Image
I didn't understand myself well enough be an ambassador to my world, to inspire people to want to cook, to inspire young people to… — Marco Pierre White Copy Share Image
