[bryan]

Daniel Boulud

[cmj]

those poor miss guided fools who think gordon ramsey to be the best. the guy is a wan*er .

his food is a marco rip off, and i`d love to see if he wants to have a go i`d knock him out.

and for promoting the profesion, he does`nt he just promotes him self, the arrogant tosser that he is.

my vote in the uk :- simon hopkinson
marco pierre white
the roux brothers
furgus henderson

and in canada:- david hawksworth

[Lovesherfood]

A great Kiwi Chef is Peter Gordon. Helped to found the Sugarclub in London. Has way cool ideas about fusion

[Marlyn4k]

A difficult question.

Gordon Ramsay is universally acknowledged by the Guides as being the best chef. His flagship restaurant scores perfect marks in each of three major publications (Michelin, Which? Good Food Guide and AA Guide)

Heston Blumenthal is lauded by his peers for his innovative style, he is also self taught and comes with no baggage.

The best chef and the best restaurant are, in my opinion, two different things. The Waterside Inn (Michel Roux) offers unparalleled front-of-house as well as the best of traditional gastronomic values.

[Cuisene_Addict]

Jean Georges Vongerichten
He is one of the best Chefs in the world but i dont know who the best is in my country?

[koen]

on le gout et le couleur ne discute pas.
excuse my french.
meaning , you can NOT discus taste or color
thats something everyone makes up for him/herself.
And asfar as Elbulli or Thomas Keller or any other ,
they are the ones who take it all a step further and you can be the judge of that when you sit at their table and enjoy the experience of having a meal they lovingly prepared and broke their heads over.
bottomline, the best chef is the one who gave you a glorieus moment at his table !

[andy2004]

There is a chef that i met on my travel and i think hes the best. He may be unreconised by name but hes surely the best.
His name is Chef devendra katwal from Bhutan.

[David Jolley]

Originally Posted by Jeremy

There are many great chefs in this world, the challange is justifying your choice (you will note that I never made a choice, just posed the question!)

A great chef does not have be a famous chef, it can be someone you know or have worked with that has been an inspiration, role model blah blah...... I would love to hear what makes them the best. Also are they good for our profession because they create amazing food or because they are good for the image of the business.....

best chef would be either kevin thornton in Dublin IrelAND OR HESTON BLUMENTHAL FROM THE FAT DUCK , FROM BRAY. lONDON.

[Ma Facon]

ESCOFFIER , JEAN-LOUIS PALLADIN , CHARLIE TROTTER and may we all be the best CHEF that we can be.

[chrose]

Seeing Kuans nephew reminded me of a picture that my wife showed me recently that I had forgotten all about. It is my son wayyy....back when he was 2-1/2 and wanted to be a chef like daddy (yeah, sure thing)

[mule]

followed very closely by names like Peter Timmins, Lawrence McFadden and Johnny Johnstone...Best, to me, means most skills...These guys are head and shoulders above because they are ALWAYS competing...

[ChefOliver]

I hope that one day, my name for once will be listed.

I list a name which has engraved onto the Culinary cutting board, I speak of Julia Child.

Take care,
Kevin

[jscibelli]

I have to got with Christian Delouvier of Lespinasse in NYC, now at Ducasse. Or, one of the sous chefs of Lespinasse, now the executive chef at Blue Hill in NYC, Juan Cuevas.

[Mikeb]

The Chefs I admire most are Pierre Gagnaire, Ferran Adria, and of course Alain Ducasse.

For making the most out of the abilities he has. He may not be the best cook, but has made himself one of the most recognised.