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
Sushi Saito most Michelin stars in the world of any chef, once described Sushi Saito as "the best sushi restaurant in the world". The restaurant gained a third Michelin star on the 2009 list, having previously held two. Takashi Saito said he was "very happy" at the news. Former Michelin Guide directeur général Jean-Luc Naret said that he "wanted to make this place my own". In the Asia-only version of The World's 50 Best Restaurants by "Restaurant" magazine, Sushi Saito was ranked 39th in 2013. Sushi Saito Sushi Saito, owned by chef Takashi Saito, is located at First Floor Ark Hills south