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
Olivier Elzer the head chef of the French restaurant Pierre Restaurant (two Michelin stars) by Pierre Gagnaire in the Mandarin Oriental. He was awarded two Michelin stars in 2010 and 2011. In 2011-2014, Elzer was the head chef of the fine dining French restaurant L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon Hong Kong (two Michelin stars) and was awarded three Michelin stars from 2012 to 2014. In 2014, Elzer proceeded to cofound and become the head chef of his own branding restaurant, Seasons by Olivier E in Hong Kong. He was awarded one Michelin star every year from 2014 to 2017. Elzer was praised for