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
Celebrity chef publication of "How To Cheat At Cooking". Product range tie ins on housewares have also becoming a staple part of a celebrity chef's income. More than 4.7 million of Ken Hom's endorsed wok range have been sold in Europe. The writing of cookbooks have also been a regular product of the celebrity chefs, from both those which have gained Michelin stars, and home style cooks which have had books produced as a tie in for television shows. Certain endorsements by celebrity chefs have led to high levels of criticism from the food industry and the public. In 2011, Australian chef