As an adolescent in Southport, Lancashire, Wareing found that he had a natural talent for cooking and, despite being the only boy in his home econmics class, went on to take a course in catering to pursue his love of food.
At 18 Marcus worked at the Savoy Hotel in London before meeting Gordon Ramsay at his next job - Michelin starred Le Gavroche. In the early 90s the two talented chefs joined forces in the kitchen when Ramsey opened ‘Aubergine’, making Marcus his sous chef. The two remain close friends, in fact, Ramsey was Wareing’s best man and is godfather to Wareing's eldest child!
Having travelled to the USA, Frances, the Netherlands for his career and later juggling work in London with family life in Sussex, Marcus is now famed his three restaurants; The Gilbert Scott, Marcus and Tredwell’s, Marcus and of course, for his appearance on Masterchef: The Professionals.