Shannon BennettInterviewed August 2011
Shannon is executive chef of Vue de Monde in Melbourne. He trained classically yet is also influenced by the latest cooking trends.
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Shannon BennettInterviewed August 2011
Shannon is executive chef of Vue de Monde in Melbourne. He trained classically yet is also influenced by the latest cooking trends.
Gunther HubrechsonInterviewed August 2011
Gunther's is one of the top restaurants in Singapore, with classical French food.
Grant AchatzInterviewed July 2011
Grant Achatz is chef/owner of Alinea in Chicago. Thanks to Lara Kastner for permission to use her portrait of Mr Achatz.
Steve TerryInterviewed July 2011
Steve Terry is head chef of The Hardwick in Wales, settling there after a distinguished career in London kitchens, including the legendary Harveys.
Bryan WebbInterviewed June 2011
Bryan Webb is chef/patron of the Michelin starred Tyddyn Llan in north Wales, after establishing his reputation at Hilaire in London in the 1990s.
Shaun HillInterviewed June 2011
Shaun Hill is head chef of The Walnut Tree in Wales. He has a distinguished career in which he established the reputation of Gidleigh Park.
Danny GrantInterviewed June 2011
Danny Grant is head chef of RIA, the main restaurant at the excellent Elysian hotel in Chicago.
Francis BrennanInterviewed June 2011
Francis Brennan is the head chef at L20, one of two restaurants granted three stars by Michelin in their inaugural Chicago edition.
David KinchInterviewed June 2011
David Kinch is chef and owner of Manresa in Silicon Valley, awarded two Michelin stars
Jason AthertonInterviewed May 2011
Jason Atherton is chef/patron of Pollen Street Social. He was previously head chef at Maze, and also Verre in Dubai.
Alexandre BourdasInterviewed April 2011
Alexandre is the chef/patron of Sa Qua Na in Honfleur, which gained a Michelin star within months of opening, then a second star the following year.
Daniel HummInterviewed February 2011
Daniel Humm is head chef of Eleven Madison Park in New York, one of the very few New York restaurants to have a four star review in the New York Times.
John WilliamsInterviewed December 2010
John Williams MBE is the head chef of the Ritz Hotel in London.
Bjorn and DanielInterviewed November 2010
Bjorn and Daniel (pictured) are the joint head chefs of the two Michelin star restaurant that bears their names in Stockholm.
Michael HoffmannInterviewed November 2010
Michael Hoffmann is chef/patron of Margaux in Berlin, which he runs with his wife Kathrin. He has earned a Michelin star for Margaux.
Helmut ThieltgesInterviewed October 2010
Helmut Thieltges is chef/patron of Sonnora, a 3 star Michelin restaurant in Germany with superb classical cooking. He died in Juy 2017.
Brett GrahamInterviewed August 2010
Brett Graham is the chef/patron of The Ledbury. He is also part owner of the gastropub The Harwood Arms.
Dominic ChapmanInterviewed August 2010
Dominic Chapman is head chef and owner of The Beehive, and was previously head chef at the Royal Oak, a pub near Maidenhead which achieved a Michelin star for its simple yet beautifully executed British food.
Michel GuerardInterviewed October 2009
Michel Guerard is one of the most famous cooks in France, having three Michelin stars for decades and being the prime influence of nouvelle cuisine.
Antonin BonnetInterviewed October 2009
Antonin Bonnet was head chef of the Greenhouse in London. He now runs Le Sergent Recruteur in Paris.
Marc HaeberlinInterviewed August 2009
Marc Haeberlin is head chef of the Auberge de l'Ill, one of the prettiest three-star restaurants, on the bank of a river in a village in Alsace.
Michael CainesInterviewed August 2009
Michael Caines is head chef of two-star Michelin restaurant Gidleigh Park, prettily set on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon.
Claus-Peter LumppInterviewed August 2009
Claus-Peter Lumpp is head chef of the 3 Michelin star Bareiss, a lovely restaurant tucked away in a beautiful corner of the Black Forest.
Sven ElverfeldInterviewed August 2009
Sven Elverfeld is head chef at Aqua, located in the unlikely setting of Wolfsburg and in 2009 was awarded a third Michelin star.
Martin BurgeInterviewed July 2009
Martin Burge is head chef of Whatley Manor, which in 2009 received its second Michelin star.
Michel TroisgrosInterviewed July 2009
Michel Troisgros is chef/patron of Troisgros, founded in 1930. Three generations of the same family have cooked at the restaurant.
Stevey WilliamsInterviewed May 2009
Stevey Williams was the first head chef of the Harwood Arms, the gastropub in Fulham, gaining it a Michelin star.