Celebrity chef was her impact on American cuisine, her kitchen has been preserved on display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. In recent years, gaining a Michelin star has increased a chef's profile sufficiently for them to be featured on television and become a household name. Marco Pierre White became the youngest chef in the world to achieve three Michelin stars, which went on to make him a household name and have one of his cookbooks, "White Heat", described in 2005 as "possibly the most influential recipe book of the last 20 years" by food critic Jay Rayner. More typical of
Kevin Thornton (chef) Kevin Thornton (chef) Kevin Thornton is an Irish celebrity chef, radio and television personality and author, known for featuring on television series such as "Guerrilla Gourmet" and "Heat" and characterised by a supposed dislike of chips and confirmed dislike of pizza. He has written a book, "Food for Life", and had his recipes featured on the national radio station Newstalk. He has been praised by "The New York Times" and featured in publications such as "The Dubliner" and the "Irish Independent". Thornton's restaurant, Thornton's Restaurant in Dublin's city centre, has received two Michelin stars, level with Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud in