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) the ranks of Irish restaurants with the most Michelin stars. Thornton was the first Irish chef to achieve two Michelin stars. Thornton has received numerous awards and was named "Food & Wine Magazine"/'s Chef of the Year for Ireland in 2007 and been described as a "gastronomic legend" in Ireland. Thornton's was named Number 25 in the 50 Best Restaurants in the World by Taste Magazine UK in 2003. Thornton views his profession as being similar to theatre and performance and was famously embroiled in a controversy in 2007 surrounding his alleged refusal to sell chips to his restaurant customers,