Marco Pierre White at The Chelsea Physic Garden. Photograph: Alex Lake for Observer Food Monthly Why does Marco Pierre White want to be interviewed on Bibendum’s terrace, by which I mean: outside, in the freezing cold? At first, I assume it’s because he wants to smoke. But this can’t be right because, as things turn out, he won’t have a fag until we’re saying goodbye. More likely, then, it’s just that he’s rather proud of his outdoor garb: a tweed jacket and matching cap, worn backwards over his still ebullient curls. White, whatever he says to the contrary, has always been madly image-conscious; it’s possible that he thinks this look will help him to be seen as a man who’s happier on a...
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