Celebrity chef was her impact on American cuisine, her kitchen has been preserved on display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. In recent years, gaining a Michelin star has increased a chef's profile sufficiently for them to be featured on television and become a household name. Marco Pierre White became the youngest chef in the world to achieve three Michelin stars, which went on to make him a household name and have one of his cookbooks, "White Heat", described in 2005 as "possibly the most influential recipe book of the last 20 years" by food critic Jay Rayner. More typical of
Robert Thompson (chef) love of cooking at just 10 years old. After attending Thames Valley Community College, Robert started his cooking career with an apprenticeship at L'Ortolan in Reading then Sojourns at The Falcon and Chimney’s Restaurant. Robert settled as a commis chef in 2001 at Winteringham Fields under Michelin chef Germain Schwabb winning the 2006 Acorn Award. Robert was named head chef two years later at the age of 23 after Germain retired. Here Robert was awarded his first Michelin star and listed as chef to watch for the future by journalist Jay Rayner. After maintaining two Michelin stars and winning one