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In its strictest sense, a celebrity chef is a someone who has become well-known for their cooking. In practical terms however the term grew in popularity during the 1990s, particularly in the United Kingdom. It accompanied an explosion in popularity of cookery programmes on television and cookery features in the printed press. The name celebrity chef is sometimes used in a slightly derogatory way - a celebrity chef who has "sold out" to the media being seen as somehow inferior to a traditional chef in a restaurant. Cantakerous multi- Michelin star winner Gordon Ramsay, for example, has made of point of saying that he is definitely not a celebrity chef, despite having appeared on documentaries and written several books. Others such as Gary Rhodes are perhaps more relaxed about the moniker, yet still have owned and operated several highly successful upmarket restaurants. Another well known celebrity chef is Antoine Careme who was the first chef known to this name.1 Some celebrity chefs
1.1 United Kingdom
See also: Ready, Steady, Cook, Can't Cook, Won't Cook
1.2 United States
- Alton Brown (not technically a chef)
- Julia Child
- Emeril LagasseEmeril Lagasse (born October 15, 1959 in Fall River, Massachusetts) is a chef, celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, and writer. Emeril is most well-known for his TV show Emeril Live on the Food Network, one of its highest-rated programs.
- Mario BataliMario Batali is an American chef. He originally studied Spanish theater at Rutgers University. He spent time at Le Cordon Bleu in London, but his interest in cooking was piqued after three years as a chef's apprentice in Northern Italy. He went on to own
- Wolfgang PuckWolfgang Puck (b. 8 January 1949 St. Veit, Austria) is a chef, restaurateur, and businessman based in Los Angeles, California. He owns, operates, or licenses a number of restaurants in the U. ranging from the storied Spago in Beverly Hills to Wolfgang Puc
- The Frugal GourmetThe Frugal Gourmet was a cooking show that aired on PBS from 1988 to 1997. Each show focused on different regional American, immigrant American, or world cuisine. The show was noted for devoting the opening segment to the history of the cuisine and dishes ( Jeff Smith)
- Martin YanMartin Yan ( Pinyin: Zhen Wenda; later Yin Wenda, note that & are both Yan in Cantonese) (born 1949) is a Chinese-born American chef who hosts the award-winning national cooking show Yan Can Cook''. Born in Guangzhou to a restaurateur father and a grocer
- James BeardJames Beard ( May 5, 1903 January 21, 1985) was an American chef and food writer. His family operated a small hotel in the Pacific Northwest, and he was exposed to a tremendous variety of foods native to that region as a child. He trained initially as a s
- Alice WatersAlice Waters (born 28 April 1944 in Chatham, New Jersey) is a well-known American chef. She is the founder and co-owner of Chez Panisse, the famous gourmet California cuisine restaurant in Berkeley, California. She is also the owner of two other Berkeley
- Anthony Bourdain
- Bobby Flay
- Rocco Dispirito
- Todd English
- Jacques Pepin
- Charlie Trotter
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