Chef Says chefs
Hugh Acheson [Chef of 5 & 10 in Athens, GA; Top Chef 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 Chez Panisse and Oliveto]
Mark Best [Australian, chef of Marque restaurant in Sydney]
Richard Blais [American, Atlanta 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 The Fat Duck, 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 cookbook author and television personality on PBS]
Sally Clarke [Chef of an eponymous London restaurant; often called the British Alice Waters]
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 [San Francisco chef of Incanto; Top Chef Masters 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 California]
Tom Kitchin [Chef of Michelin 2-star in Edinburgh]
Pierre Koffmann [French working in Britain, former chef of the Michelin 3-star La Tante Claire 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 James Beard 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 cookbooks]
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 Melbourne 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] Mark Peel [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 Noma 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 Le Bernardin, an NYC Michelin 3-star restaurant]
Michael Roberts [Former Los Angeles 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 Milk Bar 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 Australia, 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 Spago; TV personality]
Patricia Yeo [Originally an NYC chef, she has since run restaurants in Boston and Chicago; Top Chef Masters competitor]
Mei Yuan [Chinese scholar and writer on gastronomy]