Steve Drake (chef) Steve Drake (chef) Steve Drake is a British chef who has held a Michelin star at two restaurants, including his current establishment, Sorrel. He has previously worked under a number of chefs, including Nico Ladenis and Marco Pierre White. He began his culinary career working in a café making bacon sandwiches. After culinary school he began working under Keith Stanley at The Ritz London Hotel, at the age of 17 in 1990. He was staying in shared accommodation, and met a fellow chef who was working at Nico Ladenis' restaurant. Drake went for an interview and gained a job there,
Kevin Thornton (chef) Kevin Thornton (chef) Kevin Thornton is an Irish celebrity chef, radio and television personality and author, known for featuring on television series such as "Guerrilla Gourmet" and "Heat" and characterised by a supposed dislike of chips and confirmed dislike of pizza. He has written a book, "Food for Life", and had his recipes featured on the national radio station Newstalk. He has been praised by "The New York Times" and featured in publications such as "The Dubliner" and the "Irish Independent". Thornton's restaurant, Thornton's Restaurant in Dublin's city centre, has received two Michelin stars, level with Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud in