marcus wareing, welcome to hardtalk. there are an awful lot of chefs in the world.nly a very few elite, top chefs. what distinguishes the very best from the rest? i think it is — i think first of all it's a mindset, it's a work ethic and i think there is a type of sacrifice that a top chef has and wants to sort of drive themselves individually, and as an individual, to excel head and shoulders above everybody else. and a lot of advice that i've ever had through the years coming through the ranks was... and it came from my father originally, was to stand out from the crowd and to do that you need to do something different. most of the great chefs around the world started as apprentices to other truly great chefs. if we look at your cv, you worked with albert roux, you've obviously famously worked a lot with gordon ramsay, both in their different ways great chefs. so did you acquire skills and knowledge directly from them? without a doubt. your travels, your working in kitchens is the foundation of who you are as a chef. the most important thing about trying to be a g