Top 10 Chefs

Gordon Ramsay

Gordon James Ramsay is a big name in the cookery industry and features among the top 10 chefs. He was born in Johnstone in Scotland on November 8, 1966 and inclined towards cookery when he was 19 years. Gordon Ramsay is the only chef in U.K. to be rewarded a sum of ten Michelin stars. Prior to getting the offer from Aubergine restaurant in the year 1993 for the designation of the head chef, he worked in London under Pierre White and Albert Roux and Joel Robuchon and Guy Savoy in Paris. Ramsay is one of the high profile chefs of English origin and presently named among the only three renowned chefs in the nation to possess three Michelin stars for his self-owned restaurant. Gordon James Ramsay has become famous person in the UK and even appears on TV shows on food and competitive cookery. In the United States, Ramsay is famous for hosting FOX's Hell's Kitchen.


Jamie Oliver

Popularly nicknamed as The Naked Chef, Jamie Oliver happens to be an English chef famous for his increasing number of television shows focusing on food. A discussion on best chefs in the world remains incomplete without him. Oliver is against the use of processed food items at the national schools. Jamie Oliver specializes in Italian Cuisine. He is famous all over the world, for his diverse international repertoire.

Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain, among the famous chefs in the world, happens to be the chief chef of Les Halles located in New York City, has got more than 20 years of working experience in the culinary industry. Graduating from the Culinary Institute of America, he has worked in certified kitchens in and around the world. Besides being an immensely reputed chef, Bourdain has even penned down a large number of worked based on both non-fiction and fiction. To see Anthony Bourdain, you have to watch the Travel Channel's program on cultural adventure and cookery named as “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” hosted by him.

Paul Bocuse

Paul Bocuse is known as the father of the culinary art in France. He has been a legend for decades and is named among the supreme chefs related to nouvelle cuisine. Nouvelle cuisine, opposed to traditional haute cuisine, is loaded with calorie, less opulent and stresses on the importance of high quality fresh ingredients. On the occasion of a presidential dinner in the Elysee Palace in 1975, Bocuse created soupe aux truffles, the renowned truffle soup in the world. Since then, soupe aux truffles have become Soupe V.G.E., the main attraction of his restaurant located near Lyon. V.G.E. is the initials of Valery Giscard d'Estaing, France’s former president.

Thomas Keller

Thomas Keller, the owner and chef of The French Laundry situated in the Napa Valley of Yountville in California, Bouchon located in Las Vegas and Bouchon Bakery and Per Se at The Time Warner Center, New York City, is widely recognized as one of the finest chefs of America. He and The French Laundry, his milestone restaurant, have been applauded with numerous awards. In 2005, Per Se’s wining of the three-star rating award by the Michelin Guide has made the name of Thomas Keller famous in the history of American culinary industry as the one and only chef of American origin to obtain two three-star bistros. He is even a well-known author of some award-winning recipe books like the Bouchon Cookbook and The French Laundry Cookbook.

Rocco DiSpirito

Rocco DiSpirito, born on 19th November, 1966, was brought-up in Jamaica in Queens. His cooking experience began at the age of 11 in Nicolin’s (Mother) kitchen. At 16 years of age, to sharpen his culinary talent, he joined the respected Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. After graduating in 1986, Rocco did his post-graduation studies in France at Jardin de Cygne. DiSpirito is renowned for his exclusive fusion cooking and Italian-American dishes.

Wolfgang Puck

Wolfgang Johann Puck, an Austrian-American chef, was born on 8th July, 1949. He is a Los Angeles based restaurateur, businessman and television personality. On the Celebrity 100, Puck has recently been regarded as the chef who earns the highest. Wolfgang Puck possesses a huge array of restaurants, varying from high profile restaurants like Chinois, Cut, Postrio and Spago to the normal ones like Wolfgang Puck Café and Wolfgang Puck Express.

Emeril John Lagasse

Emeril John Lagasse, a French-Portuguese-American restaurateur, was born on October 15, 1959 and is the chef-owner of numerous world-renowned restaurants of the United States. Besides being a celebrity chef, Emeril is even an author and television star. Emeril's restaurants have earned top ratings and have been critically praised by the esteemed magazines of the cooking industry. In the year of 2006, Lagasse has even contributed many recipes towards the food selection of the International Space Station, a NASA effort for the improvement of the food quality for astronauts.

Todd English

William Todd English, Boston based celebrity chef, restaurateur, entrepreneur, television personality and a highly praised author was born on August 29, 1960. The public television show named “Cooking with Todd English” brought on-screen by Connecticut Public Television has made Todd English a well-known figure. Olives in Charlestown owned by him is one of the trendy restaurants in the country. English even works as the chief chef in US based Delta Airlines.

Charlie Trotter

Charlie Trotter was born September 8, 1959 and is based in Chicago. Post graduating from the University of Wisconsin in political science, he endeavored into the cookery industry in 1982. Besides being a celebrity chef, Trotter is even a television celebrity, restaurateur and author. Apart from sharing his unique recipes in the cooking show named “The Kitchen Sessions with Charlie Trotter” he has penned down 14 cookbooks and 3 management books. In the year 2005, Charlie Trotter was honored by the International Association of Culinary Professionals with the award of the Humanitarian of the Year.