Celebrity chef A 2012 paper published in the "BMJ" found that recipes in top-selling books by television chefs (Nigella Lawson, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jamie Oliver and Lorraine Pascale) were less healthy than supermarket ready meals. Neither ready meals nor the chefs' recipes met national or international recommendations for a balanced diet. Celebrity chef A celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become famous and well known. Today celebrity chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations via mass media, especially television. Several chefs have been credited with being the first celebrity chef, among them historically Bartolomeo Scappi and Marie-Antoine Carême.
Fabio Viviani (chef) Fabio Viviani (chef) Fabio Viviani (born October 10, 1978 in Florence, Italy) is a chef, restaurateur, and writer of cookery books who has appeared on reality television. He also sells a range of wines. In 2005 he moved from Florence to Southern California. In 2008 he appeared on the reality television competition series "Top Chef", where he was voted the "fan favorite"; since then he has had a second career as a television host, on-air personality and product pitchman. Fabio Viviani grew up in Florence, Italy. At age 11 he worked nights at a local bakery (since he was too