Luke Thomas (chef) "Britain's Youngest Chef". Although this was the first filmed appearance by Thomas, his first broadcast television appearance was as an expert on "Junior MasterChef". He also competed in the "Great British Menu" in 2012 against Mary Ann Gilchrist and Richard Davies, where he became the youngest competitor to ever appear on the show. In May 2013 he is opening a pop-up restaurant for six months in Mayfair, London, alongside Mark Fuller. Fuller has compared Thomas to Marco Pierre White, while Thomas says that his idol is Jamie Oliver. Fuller appeared alongside Thomas in "Britain's Youngest Chef", where he admitted that
Celebrity chef Michelin starred restaurants in recent years, the success of Gordon Ramsay led to the commissioning of five part television series "Boiling Point" by the UK's Channel 4 which followed the chef as he opened his first solo restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. While Joël Robuchon, Alain Ducasse and Gordon Ramsay all run restaurant empires which each hold more than ten Michelin stars, Ramsay is arguably the more famous chef due to his number of television shows broadcast internationally both in the UK, the United States and around the world. Dedicated food related television channels have also become a medium for chefs