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
Phil Vickery (chef) Phil Vickery (chef) Philip Vickery (born 2 May 1961) is an English celebrity chef. He is best known for working on ITV's "This Morning", where he has been the Chef since 2006. Vickery followed Gary Rhodes as head chef of the Castle Hotel, Taunton, Somerset, which at the time held a Michelin Star. It lost its Michelin status under Vickery, but retained its 4 AA rosettes, while he gained the "AA Chef of the Year". Vickery regained the Michelin star, re-awarded for four consecutive years from 1994 to 1997. Vickery has written twelve books. The first, "Just Food", was published