Quotable Quotes by celebrity chef Marco Pierre White

I can't imagine anything worse than trying to impress a girl with dinner. To be honest, I'm always impressing myself, not other people."

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Published: Thu 10 Dec 2015, 11:00 PM

Last updated: Fri 11 Dec 2015, 9:07 AM

"To know how to eat well, one must first know how to wait."
When he's not being an enfant terrible, celebrity chef Marco Pierre White (who turns 54 today) does have some memorable things to say. Hear it from the youngest chef to be awarded three Michelin stars
The majority of people still crack an egg and drop it into searingly hot oil or fat and continue to cook it on high heat. You need to insert earplugs to reduce the horrific volume of the sizzle. And the result, once served up in a pool of oil, is an inedible destruction of that great ingredient - the egg. Maybe that's how you like it; in which case, carry on serving your disgusting food."
I can't imagine anything worse than trying to impress a girl with dinner. To be honest, I'm always impressing myself, not other people."
Success is born out of arrogance, but greatness comes from humility."
A tree without roots is just a piece of wood."
Gastronomy is the greatest form of therapy that anyone can be exposed to."
If you are not extreme, then people will take shortcuts because they don't fear you."

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