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
Laurent Gras (chef) of the Year award, and a nomination for Best New Restaurant from the James Beard Foundation Award. In November 2010, the newly published Michelin Guide for Chicago gave the restaurant three stars, its top rating. At the same time, Gras announced his departure from the restaurant. Currently, he is the co-executive chef of three Michelin starred Saison in San Francisco. In August 2012, Gras released his first cookbook as an interactive e-book published by Alta Editions. "Laurent Gras: My Provence" includes dishes from Gras's early years growing up and working as a chef on the Côte d'Azur. The digital cookbook