Best Chefs in the World: The world’s finest chefs are an endangered species. They are not only skilled at their trade, but also adept at convincing you to spend exorbitant amounts of money on food that would be considered a luxury in most locations.
Undoubtedly, the Michelin Star is the highest honour in the international culinary industry. Some have even referred to them as “the Oscars of the culinary world.”
The Top Best Chefs in the World
1. Alain Ducasse
Alain Ducasse, whose name is synonymous with breaking Michelin star records, currently possesses 17 Michelin stars. This makes him the current chef in the world with the most Michelin stars.
Considered by many to be one of the best chefs in the world. He has established an empire of 36 restaurants spanning the globe over the years. He is also one of only two chefs to have earned 21 Michelin stars over the course of his career and the first chef to own three-Michelin-starred restaurants in three locations.
2. Pierre Gagnaire
Pierre Gagnaire, another renowned French chef, has spent his 40-year career accumulating Michelin stars. Growing up in the Michelin-starred kitchen of his family, he received his first Michelin star at the age of 26 and hasn’t stopped since. According to the Michelin guide, this rebellious chef is “at the forefront of the fusion cuisine movement” and is renowned for subverting the conventions of traditional French cuisine.
It is a culinary marvel that Gagnaire’s eponymous restaurant on Rue Balzac in Paris has maintained three Michelin stars for more than two decades. Currently, he supervises 18 gastronomic restaurants around the globe, including Sketch in London, one of the top Michelin-starred restaurants in Mayfair.
3. Martin Berasategui
As the third most decorated chef in the world, Martin Berasategui presently holds twelve Michelin stars, more than any other Spanish chef. He is also one of the few chefs in the world who owns two restaurants with three Michelin stars.
This extraordinary Basque chef received his first Michelin star for his first restaurant, Restaurante Martin Berasategui, at the age of 25. The renowned restaurant received its third Michelin star in 2001 and has been on the list of the 50 finest restaurants in the world for six years.
4. Yannick Alleno
Yannick Alleno oversees 18 restaurants around the globe. His Alléno Paris du Pavillon Ledoyen, located in the Champs-Élysées Gardens, is one of the oldest restaurants in Paris. It is a constellation of Michelin-starred restaurants, with three-star ratings in the 2020 French Michelin Guide. In 2020, Pavillon Ledoyen became established with the highest independent star rating in the globe.
This French chef is not motivated solely by stardom. Since 2013, Yannick Alléno has conducted research and development on French cuisine to the extent that he has launched his own culinary movement. As part of his research, he examined sauces in great detail and even patented a method, Extractions®.
5. Anne-Sophie Pic
Let’s applaud the females! Anne-Sophie Pic holds eight Michelin stars across her five restaurants, making her the female chef with the most stars.
After her father’s death in 1997, this French chef assumed leadership of the family restaurant Maison Pic without formal culinary instruction. After receiving three Michelin stars for the restaurant, Pic established a second establishment, Restaurant Anne-Sophie Pic, which honours her family’s Valence culinary heritage. It seeks to demonstrate the inventive, innovative spirit that, according to the Michelin Guide, “binds the Pic family to the history of French cuisine.”
6. Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay is arguably the most well-known chef in the world due to his volatile culinary demeanour and exceptional British cuisine. Throughout his career, he has been awarded 16 Michelin stars, but he presently holds only seven. Since 2001, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in London has held three Michelin stars, making it the longest-tenured three-star restaurant in London.
The chef, restaurateur, and television personality of Scottish descent is affiliated with 35 restaurants worldwide. He has appeared on television screens in virtually every English-speaking country, establishing a highly successful empire. In 2019, Forbes ranked Gordon Ramsay as the 35th highest-earning celebrity in the world, one spot above Rihanna. The majority of Gordon Ramsay’s estimated $220 million net worth in 2020 stems from his popular television series Hell’s Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, and Master Chef.
7. Thomas Keller
Thomas Keller has set an excellent example despite the fact that the Michelin guide may not be the highest honour among American chefs. He is the most decorated chef in America, holding 7 stars at present. He is also the only American chef to simultaneously possess all six of his total seven Michelin stars.
One of his five restaurants, The French Laundry, recently celebrated its 25th anniversary and has been named the world’s finest restaurant on two separate occasions.
8. Yoshihiro Murata
With four restaurants around the globe and seven Michelin stars. This Japanese chef is a culinary icon who has spent nearly fifty years promoting Japanese cuisine. As the maestro of kaiseki cuisine. He received the prestigious American Express Icon Award in 2020 as part of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards programme.
Murata is the third-generation owner of his family’s century-old three-Michelin-star Kyoto ryotei, Kikunoi. He pays homage to his ancestors’ traditional kaiseki cuisine through a contemporary approach.
9. Seiji Yamamoto
Seiji Yamamoto is one of the most famous Japanese chefs of the 20th century. He sent an eel for a CT scan to better comprehend its anatomy. In addition to his dedication to understanding the science of cooking. He earned a reputation for integrating the revered culinary traditions of kaiseki with modern techniques of molecular gastronomy.
Since its inauguration, Ryugin, Yamamoto’s Tokyo restaurant, has attracted other culinary masterminds, including Jol Robuchon. He now oversees two overseas locations. One in Hong Kong and the other in Taipei, both of which are included on the list of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants.
1o. Andreas Caminada
Andreas Caminada, a multi-award-winning Swiss chef, began his career as a modest pastry chef. He took over as tenant and chef de cuisine at Schloss Schauenstein. It is a historic castle restaurant in the Swiss Alps, at the age of 26. Since then, the restaurant has received three Michelin stars and nineteen Gault Millau points, achieving unprecedented success.
Caminada also owns IGNIV by Andreas Caminada at Grand Resort Bad Ragaz and Badrutt’s Palace Hotel, both of which have Michelin stars.
