Paul Bocuse, born 11 February 1926, is a French Chef based in Lyon who is famous for the high quality of his restaurants and his innovative approaches to cuisine. He owns a restaurants amongst a small number of restaurants in France to receive a three-star rating by the Michelin Guide.
Gordon James Ramsay, Jr., born 8 November 1966, is a Scottish born British chef and restaurateur. His restaurants have been awarded 15 Michelin Stars in total and currently hold 14.
Grant Achatz, born April 25, 1974, is an American chef and restaurateur often identified as one of the leaders in molecular gastronomy or progressive cuisine. His Chicago restaurant Alinea has won numerous accolades, and Achatz himself has won numerous awards from prominent culinary institutions and publications.
Ferran Adrià i Acosta is a Spanish chef born on May 14, 1962 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona, Spain). He was the head chef of the elBulli restaurant in Roses on the Costa Brava and is considered one of the best chefs in the world.
René Redzepi (born 16 December 1977) is a Danish chef and co-owner of the two-Michelin star restaurant Noma in the Christianshavn neighborhood of Copenhagen, Denmark. His restaurant was voted the best restaurant in the world in 2010 San Pellegrino Awards, 2011, 2012 and 2014. Redzepi is noted for his work for the reinvention and refinement of a new Nordic cuisine and food that is characterized by inventiveness and clean flavours.
Massimo Bottura (born 30 September 1962) is an Italian restaurateur and the chef patron of Osteria Francescana, a three-Michelin-star restaurant based in Modena, Italy which has been listed in the top 5 at The World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards since 2010 and received top ratings from ESPRESSO, Gambero Rosso and the Touring Club guides. Osteria Francescana was ranked 3rd World's Best Restaurant at the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2013.