Interactions with MPW

[cabrales]

Thanks for your responses to questions to date

I've read a bit about the history of your interactions with Marco Pierre White.In what signficiant ways (if any) has MPW been a mentor, cheerleader and friend to you? Do you speak with MPW with some frequency at this stage in your respective lives?

If you are comfortable discussing it (and I would, of course, understand if you were to see this subject as being unduly personal or otherwise inappropriate for discussion) have you attempted to be helpful to MPW during what has been an apparently (at least) difficult period for him?

[Heston Blumenthal]

Marco and I have been friends for years (about 19 to be precise!) and we still speak on a regular basis.

He gave me great support when I was opening The Fat Duck and I wont forget that. His generosity is second to none.

When people like Marco go through some apparently "tricky" times I think that some of the press would like you to think that the situation seems a lot worse than it is in reality.

After all, Marco has achieved so much in his career and hes not about to stop yet!