Chef Says chefs

Hugh Acheson [ of 5 & 10 in Athens, GA; Masters judge]

Einat Admony [Israeli, chef of Balaboosta restaurant in NYC]

Ferran Adrià [Spanish, former chef of El Bulli in Spain, regarded as the #1 restaurant in the world for a decade]

Andoni Luis Aduriz [Spanish, chef of Mugaritz, Michelin 3-star in Spain]

Alexis [ancient Greek chef, ca. 350 BC]

Anaxippus [ancient Greek playwright, ca. 303 BC]

Michael Anthony [Chef of NYC's Gramercy Tavern]

Juan Mari Arzak [Spanish, chef of Arzak, Michelin 3-star]

Alex Atala [Brazilian, Sao Paolo chef, appears on lists of world's best chefs]

Sat Bains [British, Nottingham, Michelin 2-star chef]

Dan Barber [American, chef of NYC's Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Westchester County]

Lidia Bastianich [Italian, NYC chef of multiple restaurants and star of Italian cooking show]

Mario Batali [American, NYC chef, star of cooking show]

James Beard [American, U.S. iconic food writer and restaurant consultant]

Heinz Beck [Chef of Michelin 3-star La Pergola in Rome]

Paul Bertolli [American, former chef at and Oliveto]

Mark Best [Australian, chef of Marque restaurant in Sydney]

Richard Blais [American, chef and TV personality]

Georges Blanc [French, legendary French 3-star chef]

Raymond Blanc [French, working in Britain, mentor to many chefs]

April Bloomfield [British, NYC chef of Spotted Pig and The Breslin]

Heston Blumenthal [British, chef of , a Michelin 3-star, and TV personality]

Daniel Boulud [French, working in NYC, MIchelin 3-star chef and author]

Anthony Bourdain [American, former restaurant chef, TV personality, author]

Wayne Harley Brachman [American, former NYC pastry chef at Mesa Grill] Michel Bras [French, legendary 3-star chef]

Sean Brock [American, rising star chef from Charleston, SC]

Mario Carbone [Chef-partner of Parm, Torrisi, and Carbone in NYC]

Antonin Carême [French, defined French haute cuisine in the early 19th c.]

David Chang [American, chef of the Momofuku empire, TV personality]

Leah Chase [American, legendary African-American chef of Dooky Chase in New Orleans]

Julia Child [Legendary author and television personality on PBS]

Sally Clarke [Chef of an eponymous restaurant; often called the British ]

Amanda Cohen [American, NYC chef of Dirty Candy in E. Village]

Tom Colicchio [American, chef of several NYC restaurants, host of Top Chef]

Chris Cosentino [ chef of Incanto; winner]

Musa Dagdeviren [Turkish, chef and food historian]

Elizabeth David [British, iconic food writer]

Kobe Desmeraults [Belgian]

Alain Ducass [French, with many Michelin stars and restaurants around the world]

Wylie Dufresne [American, WD-50 and Alder]

Susan Feniger [American, LA-based chef of multiple restaurants and TV personality]

Nicholas Freeling [British chef]

André Garrett [British chef]

Matthew Gaudet [American, Boston chef regarded as up-and-comer]

Frédy Girardet [Swiss, legendary 3-star chef]

Suzanne Goin [American, LA-based chef and TV personality]

Joyce Goldstein [American, San Francisco chef]

Gabrielle Hamilton [chef of Prune, NYT best-selling author]

Emma Hearst [American, Iron Chef competitor, former NYC chef of Sorella]

Hegesippus [Greek playwright, ca. 180 BC]

Fergus Henderson [British, beloved chef of London's St. John]

Peter Hoffman [Chef-owner of NYC's Back Forty restaurants] Simon Hopkinson [British, retired chef, author of bestselling Roast Chicken & Other Stories]

Thomas Keller [American, legendary chef The French Laundry and Per Se]

Tom Kerridge [British, Michelin 2-star chef in Buckinghamshire]

David Kinch [American, chef of Michelin 3-star Manresa in ]

Tom Kitchin [Chef of Michelin 2-star in Edinburgh]

Pierre Koffmann [French working in Britain, former chef of the Michelin 3-star in London]

Gray Kunz [Swiss, working in America, known for his NYC restaurant Lespinasse]

Nico Ladenis [Tanzanian-born Greek working in Britain, 3 Michelin stars for his London restaurant and renounced them]

Jim Lahey [NYC founder of Sullivan Street Bakery; chef of Co. restaurant]

Bun Lai [Chef of New Haven sustainable sushi restaurant Miya Sushi (only sustainable sushi restaurant in the northeast); 2013 Foundation Award nominee]

Sarabeth Levine [Founder of NYC's Sarabeth's chain]

Edna Lewis [Revered former chef of several NYC restaurants and Southern cooking legend]

Donald Link [New Orleans chef]

Anita Lo [NYC chef; former Iron Chef contestant and Top Chef Masters competitor]

Emily Luchetti [Pastry chef at San Francisco's Farallon and author of numerous ]

Barbara Lynch [Chef-owner of many Boston restaurants, especially No. 9 Park]

Waldy Malouf [Former NYC chef, now with the Culinary Institute of America]

Andrew McConnell [Chef of the restaurant Cumulus]

Yoshihiro Murata [Chef of Kikunoi, a world-renowned Kyoto restaurant]

Magnus Nilsson [Chef of Faviken, a pioneering local ingredients restaurant]

Jean-Christophe Novelli [Former chef of several London restaurants and frequent UK TV personality]

Patrick O’Connell [Chef of The Inn at Little Washington, regarded as one of the US's finest restaurants]

Tadashi Ono [Japanese, working in NYC, best known as chef for Sono]

Daniel Patterson [San Francisco chef, author of a 2013 cookbook]

Cindy Pawlcyn [California chef, a Napa Valley pioneer] [Chef of La Campanile, a longtime LA standout]

Zakary Pelaccio [NYC chef of Fatty Crab and Fatty 'Cue]

Neil Perry [Iconic Australian chef of Rockpool and popular cookbook author]

Charles Phan [Chef of San Francisco's Slanted Door]

Fernand Point [Legendary chef of Le Pyramid; trainer of other legendary chefs]

Gordon Ramsay [London chef and TV personality]

René Redzepi [Chef of in Copenhagen, innovative restaurant often called one of the world's best]

Andrea Reusing [Chef of Lantern in Chapel Hill, NC; author]

Michel Richard [Chef of Citronelle in DC]

Eric Ripert [Chef of , an NYC Michelin 3-star restaurant]

Michael Roberts [Former chef]

Joan Roca [Michelin- starred chef with restaurants around the world]

Marcus Samuelsson [Chef of NYC's Red Rooster; TV personality]

Ben Shewry [Chef of Attica restaurant and cookbook author]

Nancy Silverton [LA restauarant chef and pastry chef; TV personality]

Andre Soltner [Former chef of Lutece restaurant in NYC]

Frank Stitt [Chef of Highlands Bar & Grill in Birmingham, Alabama]

Alex Stupak [Former pastry chef at WD-50 in NYC, now chef of Empellon]

Pedro Subijana [Michelin 3-star chef]

Michael Symon [Ohio chef; TV personality]

Taillevent (Guillaume Tirel) [French royal cook]

David Tanis [Former Chef at Chez Panisse; NYTimes columnist]

Bill Telepan [American chef of NYC's Telepan]

Christina Tosi [Chef of Momofuku in NYC]

Jean and Pierre Troisgros [French, seminal chefs in the nouvelle cuisine movement]

Ming Tsai [Boston chef; TV personality]

Tom Valenti [Chef of Ouest in NYC] Marc Vetri [Award-winning Philadelphia chef]

Jean-Georges Vongerichten [NYC Michelin 3-star chef and author]

Tetsuya Wakuda [Japanese working in , his Sydney restaurant Tetsuya’s often recognized as best in country]

Alice Waters [Chef of Chez Panisse in California]

Marco Pierre White [Former enfant terrible, TV personality]

Michael White [NYC chef with 2 Michelin stars]

Sherry Yard [Former pastry chef at ; TV personality]

Patricia Yeo [Originally an NYC chef, she has since run restaurants in Boston and ; Top Chef Masters competitor]

Mei Yuan [Chinese scholar and writer on gastronomy]