Heston Blumenthal ( United Kingdom)
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| Heston Blumenthal is one of "The World's Most Influential, creative and important Chefs" |
According
to an interview with The Observer in 2004, he has been cooking
"seriously" since the mid-1990s.In 1992, three years before opening The
Fat Duck, he created his first ever dish, the now famous and often
imitated, triple cooked chips. In 2002 he invested in the Riverside
Brasserie with former Arsenal FC footballer Lee Dixon and Alfie
Hitchcock, but two years later he sold his shares in the business to his
former head chef, Garrey Dawson
In
2004, The Fat Duck was awarded its third Michelin star. Blumenthal is
one of only four British chefs to receive 3 Michelin stars.
