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
David Myers (American chef) David Myers (American chef) David Myers is an American-born, Michelin-starred chef and restaurateur. Myers is based in Los Angeles, but work in his restaurants in Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai. Myers was born in Boston, and grew up in Cincinnati. Myers opened his first restaurant Sona (Los Angeles), which went on to earn a Michelin star, along with accolades such as Best New Chef by Food & Wine magazine, James Beard nominations for Rising Star Chef and Best Chef – Pacific in 2008 and 2009 and Restaurant of the Year by Angeleno magazine. Myers subsequently opened Pizzeria Ortica in