117 Quotes by Marco Pierre White

My favourite dinner is a cup of tea and a ham sandwich with English mustard.

I was brought up to respect my father and not to love him.

My favourite dessert is tarte Tatin.

I am not the sort of person who gives up.

When you work for someone, you never realise how much you are learning. It is only when you leave and you reflect back on life.

Oliver Reed was a great man who did things his own way. He used to come into Harveys, my restaurant in Wandsworth, and sit on the floor to have a drink before going to the table.

My mother's death was the defining moment of my life.

I discovered that the world of the finest restaurants was something akin to the world of the Mafia.

I think what you got to do is to create an environment which people wish to sit in. You have to create a menu which is interesting to people. You have to create food which is delicious and affordable. I think that's what's important.