Daniel Clifford (chef) first commis chef at The Bell Inn in 1992, and became a demi-chef de partie at Marco Pierre White's Box Tree through 1993. He gradually moved up in responsibility through a variety of restaurants including working in France until becoming a senior sous chef at Rascasse in Leeds in 1996, where he worked until being named head chef of his current restaurant, Midsummer House, in 1998. Clifford was awarded his second Michelin star at Midsummer House in the 2005 list. It was the only new restaurant to earn a second Michelin star that year, and became one of eleven restaurants
Michelin Guide restaurant might lose, and who might gain a Michelin star. The Michelin Guide also awards Rising Stars, an indication that a restaurant has the potential to qualify for a star, or an additional star. Since 1955, the guide has also highlighted restaurants offering "exceptionally good food at moderate prices", a feature now called "". They must offer menu items priced below a maximum determined by local economic standards. () is the company's nickname for the Michelin Man, its corporate logo for over a century. In 2014, Michelin introduced a separate listing for gastropubs in Ireland. In 2016, the Michelin Guide