[Nicko]

My good friend Christopher Koetke(formerly of Les Nomades in Chicago and now a top instructor at Kendal College) is by far one of the greatest Chefs I have ever know and had the pleasure to work with. His humility and love for excellent food has continued to amaze me over the years.

From the celebrity arean I would have to pick Freddy Girardet, and Mark Verra.

[IronChefATL]

I for one am suprised nobody said Martin Yan. Okay well he is really funny. Actually I just credit him with my earliest interests in professional cooking. As far as culinary ability it would be absolutely impossible to rank chefs. You would only pick people you know personally or that have obtained some type of celebrity. The #1,2, or 3 could be some chef in Cambodia, we would never know.

[culinarian247]

Ok. Since I wouldn't flat-out name a chef on this site I'll just tel you in a roundabout way who's my favorite. My "Basics" (or "Skills" if you're into CIA lingo) instructor. I know you may not know of him but he's phenomenal in the kitchen. His knife skills even served him well enough to win over an ACF Certified Master Chef in competition. Since my instructor (at the local CC) was pitted against the CMC (instructor at the Art Institute) it, to me felt like one of those "My dad can beat you dad" situations.

[chefboy2160]

Ok , Ill admit it . my three favorite chefs are ( Drumroll )
ME , MYSELF , AND I ............
Remember , its ok to trust in allah , but still tie your camel ..........................