Marco Pierre White is arguably the greatest chef of his generation, the youngest ever to achieve three Michelin stars Marco's version of Hell's Kitchen in 2007 was a huge ratings success for ITV, attracting more than 5 million viewers - more than Nigella, Jamie or Gordon Ramsay for their TV series Based round his pub in Berkshire, The Yew Tree, the book is packed full of healthy, hearty and original British recipes Like Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, the book and TV series will show the whole process from catching the food to preparing and cooking it The series will run in the autumn on prime time on ITV for 4 x 60 mins

Marco Pierre White was born in Leeds in 1961. After learning his trade at the Box Tree in Ilkley, Le Gavroche, Tante Claire and Le Manoir, he opened his first restaurant, Harveys, in 1987. He went on to open several more restaurants before becoming the first British chef to win three Michelin stars at Hyde Park Hotel. More honours followed before, at 38, he retired from the kitchen and began to build a career as a hugely successful businessman.