Q: Who is the best chef in the world?
A: It’s one of the most difficult questions to answer. We already named a list of Australia’s top chefs but what about from around the world? With no official world ranking and so many versatile categories like pastry chefs, tv chefs plus different cuisines it’s no easy task. Here are ten of the most famous chefs in the world.
1. Wolfgang Puck
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Restaurants
- Spago
- Spago Istanbuk
- Chinois on Main
- Postrio
- Spago Las Vegas
- Spago Maui
- Spago at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands resort
- Spago Beaver Creek
- Postrio, Las Vegas.
- Trattoria del Lupo, Las Vegas.
- CUT by Wolfgang Puck at Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown
- CUT in London, Beverly Hills, Las Vegas and Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands resort.
- CUT by Wolfgang Puck at The Address Downtown Dubai
- CUT by Wolfgang Puck at Four Seasons HotelsBahrain Bay
- Five-Sixty is located in Dallas, Texas and features Asian-inspired New American cuisine.
- The Source
- Wolfgang Puck B&G (2009) in Los Angeles.
- Wolfgang Puck at Disney Springs at the Walt Disney World Resort.
- Museum of Science in Boston.
- Wolfgang Puck Pizzeria and Cucina, MGM Grand Detroit in Detroit
- Wolfgang Puck Steak, a signature restaurant of MGM Grand Detroit in Detroit.[23]
- Wolfgang Puck American Grille, a signature restaurant located in the Borgata Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City.
- Springs Preserve Café, Las Vegas.
- WP24 by Wolfgang Puck located in The Ritz-Carlton in downtown Los Angeles, modern Chinese cuisine.
- Wolfgang Puck Pizzeria in Cucina, Las Vegas.
- Wolfgang Puck Bistro located in the South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California.
- Wolfgang Puck Express:
- JC Penney in Monroeville, Pennsylvania at Monroeville Mall.
- Denver International Airport
- Indianapolis International Airport
- Logan International Airport, Boston
- McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, Washington
- Seidman Cancer Center at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio
- Pearson International Airport in Toronto, Ontario
- Disney Springs at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL.
- Wolfgang Puck Bar and Grill Summerlin, Las Vegas
- The Kitchen by Wolfgang Puck:
- Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Calgary International Airport, Calgary, Alberta
- Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, Greenville, South Carolina
- Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia
- Washington-Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C.
- Changi International Airport, Singapore
Books
- Modern French Cooking for the American Kitchen (1980)
- The Wolfgang Puck Cookbook (1986)
- Adventures in the Kitchen with Wolfgang Puck (1991)
- Pizza, Pasta, and More (2000)
- Live, Love, Eat (2002)
- Wolfgang Puck Makes it Easy (2004)
2. Jamie Oliver
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Restaurants
Jamie’s restaurant chain went into administration in May 2019.Books
- Something for the Weekend
- The Naked Chef
- The Return of the Naked Chef
- Happy Days with the Naked Chef
- Jamie’s Kitchen
- Jamie’s Dinners
- Jamie’s Italy
- Cook With Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook
- Jamie’s Little Book of Big Treats
- Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life
- Jamie’s Ministry of Food: Anyone Can Learn to Cook in 24 Hours
- Jamie’s Red Nose Recipes
- Jamie’s America
- Jamie does… Spain, Italy, Sweden, Morocco, Greece, France
- Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals
- Jamie’s Great Britain
- Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals
- Save With Jamie
- Jamie’s Comfort Food
- Everyday Super Food
- Super Food Family Classics
- Jamie Oliver’s Christmas Cookbook
- 5 Ingredients – Quick & Easy Food
- Jamie Cooks Italy (2018)
- Jamie’s Friday Night Feast (2019)
- Jamie Oliver Ultimate Veg (October 22, 2019)
3. Heston Blumenthal
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Restaurants
Books
- Family Food: A New Approach to Cooking (2005)
- In Search of Perfection (2006)
- Further Adventures in Search of Perfection (2007)
- The Fat Duck Cookbook (2008)
- Total Perfection:In Search of Total Perfection (2009)
- Heston’s Fantastical Feasts (2010)
- Heston Blumenthal At Home (2011)
- Historic Heston (2013)
4. Ferran Adria
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Restaurants
- elBulli (closed in 2011)
Books
- El Bulli 1983–1993 (with Juli Soler and Albert Adrià)
- El Bulli: el sabor del Mediterráneo, 1993
- Los secretos de El Bulli, 1997
- El Bulli 1994–1997 (with Juli Soler and Albert Adrià)
- Cocinar en 10 minutos con Ferran Adrià, 1998
- Celebrar el milenio con Arzak y Adrià (with Juan Mari Arzak), 1999
- El Bulli 1998–2002 (with Juli Soler and Albert Adrià), Conran Octopus, 2003
- El Bulli 2003–2004 (with Juli Soler and Albert Adrià), Ecco, 2006
- El Bulli 2005
- A Day at El Bulli 2008
- The Family Meal: Home Cooking with Ferran Adria 2011
5. Marco Pierre White
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Restaurants
- London Steakhouse Co
- Marco Pierre White
- Steakhouse, Bar & Grill
- New York Italian
- Wheeler’s
- Bardolino
- Marconi
- Koffman & Mr White’s
- Chophouse
Books
- White Heat 25
- White Heat Days
- White in Hell’s Kitchen
- Macro Made Easy
- Great British
- White Slave
6. Gordon Ramsay
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Restaurants
- Restaurant Gordon Ramsay
- Pétrus
- Savoy Grill
- Maze Grill (previously Foxtrot Oscar)
- The Narrow
- Heddon Street Kitchen
- York and Albany
- Bread Street Kitchen
- Union Street Cafe
- Boxwood Cafe
Books
- Gordon Ramsay’s Passion For Flavour (1996)
- Gordon Ramsay’s Passion For Seafood (1999)
- Gordon Ramsay A Chef For All Seasons (2000)
- Gordon Ramsay’s Just Desserts (2001)
- Gordon Ramsay’s Secrets (2003)
- Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Heaven (2004)
- Gordon Ramsay Makes It Easy (2005)
- Gordon Ramsay Easy All Year Round (2006)
- Gordon Ramsay’s Sunday Lunch and other recipes from the F word (2006)
- Humble Pie (2006)
- Gordon Ramsay’s Fast Food Recipes from the F Word (2007)
- Playing With Fire (2007) (Follow up to Autobiography)
- Recipes From a 3 Star Chef (2007)
- Gordon Ramsay’s Three Star Chef (2008)
- Gordon Ramsay’s Fast Food (2008)
- Gordon Ramsay’s Healthy Appetite (2008)
- Cooking for Friends: Food from My Table (2008)
- Gordon Ramsay’s World Kitchen: Recipes from “The F Word” (2009)
- Ramsay’s Best Menus (2010)
- Gordon Ramsay’s Great Escape: 100 of my favourite Indian recipes (2010)
- Gordon’s Great Escape: 100 of my favourites South-east Asia recipes (2011)
- Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Cookery Course (2012)
- Gordon Ramsay’s Home Cooking: Everything You Need to Know to Make Fabulous Food (2013)
- Gordon Ramsay and the Bread Street Kitchen Team: Delicious Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner to Cook at Home (2016)
- Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Fit Food: Mouth-Watering Recipes to Fuel You for Life (2018)
- Gordon Ramsay: Quick and Delicious – 100 Recipes to Cook in 30 Minutes or Less (2019)
7. Shannon Bennett
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Restaurants:
- Vue Events at Rialto
- The Lui Bar
- Bistro Vue
- Benny Burger
- Café Vue in two locations
- Burnham Bakery at Eastland
Books:
- 28 days in Provence
- Cooking All Over the World
- My French Vue – Bistro cooking at Home
- My Vue Modern French Cookery
- Shannon Bennett’s Paris
- Shannon Bennett’s London
- Shannon Bennett’s France
- Shannon Bennett’s New York
8. Thomas Keller
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Restaurants
- The French Laundry
- Per Se
- Bouchon
- Bar Bouchon
- Bouchon Bakery
- Ad Hoc
Books
- Bouchon Bakery (2002)
- Ad Hoc at Home
- Under Pressure: Cooking Sous Vide
- Bouchon
- The French Laundry Cookbook
9. Curtis Stone
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Restaurants:
- Maude Restaurant, Beverly Hills
- Gwen, Los Angeles
Cookbooks:
- Surfing the Menu (2005)
- Surfing the Menu again (2005)
- Cooking with Curtis (2006)
- Relaxed Cooking with Curtis Stone (2009)
- What’s For Dinner? (2013)
- Good Food, Good Life (2015)
10. Emeril Lagasse
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Books
- New New Orleans Cooking (1993)
- Louisiana Real and Rustic (1996)
- Emeril’s Creole Christmas (1997)
- Emeril’s TV Dinners (1998)
- Every Day’s a Party (1999)
- Prime Time Emeril (2001)
- Emeril’s There’s a Chef in My Soup!: Recipes for the Kid in Everyone (2002)
- From Emeril’s Kitchens: Favorite Recipes from Emeril’s Restaurants (2003)
- Emeril’s There’s a Chef in My Family (2004)
- Emeril’s Potluck: Comfort Food with a Kicked-Up Attitude (2004)