Profiles — Chefs
Chefs
Chefs and restaurateurs, and the kitchens, cookbooks and broadcasts that made them household names.
French chef (1951–2003)
Bernard Loiseau
Bernard Daniel Jacques Loiseau was a French chef at Le Relais Bernard Loiseau in Saulieu, Côte-d'Or.
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American chef and TV personality (born 1977)
David Chang
David Chang is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, author, podcaster, and television personality.
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American chef (1857–1915)
Fannie Farmer
Fannie Merritt Farmer was an American culinary expert whose Boston Cooking-School Cook Book became a widely used culinary text.
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Italian chef
Francesco Bellissimo
Francesco Bellissimo (Chinese: 贝拂岚 Bèi Fú Lán) is an Italian celebrity chef, actor, foreign tarento, social media personality, fashion influencer, lifestyle influencer, entrepreneur , martial artist and sommelier dell'Olio.
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French cook and food writer (c.1310–1395)
Guillaume Tirel
Guillaume Tirel, known as Taillevent ( was an important figure in the early history of French cuisine.
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French chef (born 1953)
Guy Savoy
Guy Patrice Savoy is a French chef who is the head chef and owner of the eponymous Restaurant Guy Savoy in Paris, France, and its sister restaurant in Las Vegas, U.S., both of which have earned multiple Michelin stars.
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Luxembourgian chef
Léa Linster
Léa Linster is a Luxembourgish chef, and a gold medal winner of the 1989 Bocuse d'Or, the first and to date only woman to accomplish this.
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French chef (1933–2024)
Michel Guérard
Michel Robert-Guérard, known as Michel Guérard, was a French chef, author, one of the founders of nouvelle cuisine and the inventor of cuisine minceur.
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