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Dubai; As Titanic opens its portholes this evening at the new Melia hotel in the rather odd location of Bur Dubai, FooDiva meets the man who many say instigated the UK celebrity chef trend in 1995 at the age of 33, when he became the youngest chef to win three Michelin stars.*

Marco Pierre White already has three franchises in the UAE – MPW steakhouse and Frankie’s at the Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Abu Dhabi, plus Frankie’s Dubai.

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Bringing a contemporary and lively dining concept to Fairmont Bab Al Bahr hotel in Abu Dhabi, Marco's is the new must-try venue to savour the simplicity yet.

He retired from the kitchen in 1999, yet has expanded his restaurant empire to 23 restaurants – so why another opening and why Dubai?

Meet Marco as he regales FooDiva in Titanic’s lounge with many a Michelin, Afghan and stock cube tale (interspersed with footie chit chat – he’s an Arsenal fan by the way, not Chelsea given his restaurant at their football club).

I forewarn you grab a cuppa or a tipple of something stronger as you’ll need a few minutes to digest.

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