Chef↕ | Country↕ | Specialty↕ | Michelin Stars↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gordon Ramsay | UK | French/British | 7 | Hell's Kitchen & TV empire |
Anthony Bourdain (Legacy) | USA | French/Global | 0 | Parts Unknown & food writing |
Julia Child (Legacy) | USA | French | 0 | Bringing French cuisine to America |
Massimo Bottura | Italy | Italian Avant-garde | 3 | Osteria Francescana (#1 restaurant) |
René Redzepi | Denmark | New Nordic | 3 | Noma & foraging revolution |
Jiro Ono | Japan | Sushi | 3 | Jiro Dreams of Sushi |
Nigella Lawson | UK | Home Cooking | 0 | Sensual food presentation |
Jamie Oliver | UK | Italian/British | 0 | The Naked Chef & school meals |
Gaggan Anand | India/Thailand | Progressive Indian | 2 | #1 in Asia multiple times |
Alice Waters | USA | Farm-to-table | 1 | Chez Panisse & slow food |
David Chang | USA | Korean-American | 2 | Momofuku empire |
Heston Blumenthal | UK | Molecular Gastronomy | 3 | The Fat Duck & science cooking |
Dominique Crenn | France/USA | Poetic Culinaria | 3 | First woman 3-star in USA |
Salt Bae (Nusret Gökçe) | Turkey | Steak | 0 | Viral salt-sprinkling meme |
Alain Ducasse | France | French Haute | 20+ | Most Michelin stars ever held |
Vikas Khanna | India/USA | Indian | 1 | Junoon & Indian haute cuisine |
Yotam Ottolenghi | Israel/UK | Middle Eastern/Vegetarian | 0 | Vegetable-forward revolution |
Roy Choi | USA | Korean-Mexican Fusion | 0 | Kogi BBQ & food truck movement |
Clare Smyth | UK/Northern Ireland | British | 3 | Core & cooked for Royal Wedding |
Marco Pierre White | UK | French/British | 3 (returned) | Youngest 3-star chef & Ramsay's mentor |
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