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Marco Pierre White | |
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Born | Leeds, England | 11 December 1961
Spouses | Alex McArthur
(m. 1988; div. 1990)Mati Conejero
(m. 2000, separated) |
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Website | marcopierrewhite |
Marco Pierre White (born 11 December 1961) is a British chef, restaurateur, and television personality.[1] In 1995, he became the first British chef to be awarded three Michelin stars. He has trained chefs including Mario Batali, Shannon Bennett, Gordon Ramsay, Curtis Stone, Phil Howard and Stephen Terry.[2] He has been dubbed "the first celebrity chef"[1] and the enfant terrible of the UK restaurant scene.[3]