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
Kenny Atkinson (chef) decided to move with his family to the Scilly Isles to work at the St Martin's on the Isle restaurant. It was there that he won his first Michelin star, which was covered in the national press as the reviewer needed to travel some 400 miles to visit the restaurant. Success led to a new head chef position at the White Room restaurant within Seaham Hall in County Durham. Again, he won a Michelin star. Whilst working there in 2009, he was offered the opportunity to appear on the BBC Two television show, "Great British Menu". Another chef had dropped