Jamie Oliver – also known as the ‘Naked Chef’, Jamie Oliver is a very popular television celebrity known for cooking and absolutely nothing with being nude. He didn’t even agree with the title of the show, but it has made him very popular. He has been in many other shows on television including Jamie’s Kitchen, Jamie’s Kitchen Australia, Jamie’s School Dinners, and more.

Rick Stein – this British chef specialises in fish and owns four different restaurants, a café, a seafood restaurant, bistro, and a patisserie shop. He also has a cookery school. He has become a popular figure on television with the BBC on the Rick Stein’s Taste of the Sea, Fruits of the Sea, and more.

Keith Floyd is a well known chef that started out in the 70s owning restaurants that would soon crumble and close the doors. He wrote a book called Floyd’s Food prior to becoming a personality people would remember as a chef. He would soon be known as a radio personality or radio chef in Bristol and then he forged into the spotlight on television as a television chef. His financial problems continued until about 2008 when he took on a new venture restaurant called Floyd’s Brasserie in Phuket. He also now owns a bar called koh Samui in Thailand. Keith Floyd has travelled around the world to perform cooking shows and even be featured on children’s television series.

Nigella Lawson is known as a cooking writer but has always had a passion for cooking. She has written several books about cooking including, How to Eat, How to be a Domestic Goddess and others. The Sunday Telegraph has dubbed her work as valuable. She even won the Author of the Year for the British Book Awards in 2001. She has hosted her own cooking shows on television known as Nigella Bites and she had almost 2 million viewers around the United States. Some critics said she was far too sexy and flirtatious. Channel 4 gave her a second show called Forever Summer with Nigella, which focused on a concept of cooking making you feel like you were constantly on a vacation or holiday. Nigella Lawson is a very successful television personality known today as a favourite chef.

James Martin is a celebrity chef that has appeared on many programmes such as James Martin: Yorkshire’s Finest, Ready Steady Cook, Stately Suppers, Comfort Food, Can You Cook It, and many more. He is well known in Britain for being one of the finest chefs. He has also held specials for children in need. He has released appliances for cooking, the range brand of Premium Appliances and even assisted with designing other brands like Bigblue Product Design. He has a range of cookware on the market. James Martin has been on television since 1996 and known as a chef, ballroom dancer, and has a passion for fast race cars.

Anthony Worral-Thompson started as a Sous chef at Brinkley’s Restaurant and in less than a year he became the head chef. This is one of the most famous chefs today known as a celebrity. He has worked for many notable restaurants such as Wiz and Woz, Ménage a Trois, Old Luxters Barn, and more. He owns a holding company AWT Restaurants. He owns the Windsor Grill, the Kew Grill, and the Windsor Larder. He has made many television appearances on Saturday Cooks, Saturday Kitchen, I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, and more. Anthony Worral-Thompson has won many awards in the kitchen also, including the Mouton Roghschild and the Meilleur Ouvrier de Grande Bretagne.

Delia Smith wears many hats including a top chef, an author, and a television personality. She started her career as a hairdresser at 16 but changed into cooking at the age of 21. She took a job as a cooking writer for the Daily Mirror’s magazine, for editor Michael Wynn-Jones. She wrote for 12 years about cooking and famous chefs around the world. She has made television appearances in Family Far and soon became a resident cook on the BBC. She has been on television teaching people how to cook for many years; covering the most common and classic techniques. She even published a book entitled, ‘How to Cheat at Cooking’. In 2008, Delia Smith signed a contract with the BBC for a six part series to cook. Some of her dishes include Martelli pasta and a famous mashed potato.

Gordon Ramsay is well known around the world as the meanest chef and also for hosting the reality show ‘Hell’s Kitchen’. He has also been known as a restaurant consultant helping restaurant owners flip their failure into success. Gordon Ramsay is well known as one of the top chefs, if not the best for his cuisines. He has won a total of 16 Michelin Stars and held three stars at the same time. He is ranked third if judged by Michelin stars, currently being beaten by Alain Ducasse and Joel Robuchon. He is well known for competitive cooking shows and for his flaring temper. Gordon Ramsay is certainly not afraid to tell someone what he thinks, which is where he gets most of his respect.

This English chef started with a Harvey’s restaurant in Wandsworth Common, London. This is a very large restaurant. Maco Pierre-White earned a Michelin star award almost as soon as the doors opened and a second award the following year. He won a third Michelin star award working in the dining room at the Restaurant Marco Pierre White. Gordon Ramsey has been an employee of his along with other famous chefs like Bryn Williams and Jason Atherton. He is known to personally cook a side of chips when patrons would ask for some with their lunch rather than serve a bag of crisps. Marco Pierre-White is known to have a major temper but to be an amazing chef.

Heston Blumenthal is a self taught chef has been seriously cooking for almost 20 years. He has published many books on cooking including ‘A new approach to cooking, The big fat duck cookbook’ and more. His primary focus of cooking is in British Cuisine. Discovery Science featured a television series called Kitchen Chemistry with Heston Blumenthal, with seven different episodes of how to cook many favoured dishes. He has signed a two year contract with Channel 4 and we are sure to see quite a bit more of him.

by Julie-Ann Amos, professional writer, and owner of international writing agency www.ExquisiteWriting.com

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