After Dinner Speakers: Marco Pierre White, General Alexander Haig, Gordon Burns

At the age of 33, Leeds-born Marco Pierre became the only British chef to win three Michelin stars - and the youngest in the world to ever have done so. Almost as famous for his tempers, celebrity arguments and his fast-living as he is for food, Marco Pierre White is the original celebrity chef. His restaurant empire includes some of London's finest eateries, including the Criterion, Mirabelle, L'Escargot and Quo Vadis.