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106. Vietnamese heritage - Khanh Nguyen from Ashe in Sydney

Khanh Nguyen is the chef behind Ashe, a Southeast Asian grill in Sydney's CBD, where he mixes flavours and techniques from across Vietnamese, Malay and Thai cooking. Nguy

105. West African Visionary - Pierre Thiam, American-Senegalese chef

Pierre Thiam is a chef and cookbook author born in Dakar, Senegal. He lives in California and is the executive chef of Teranga, a New York-based fast-casual concept servi

104. Californian creative - Daniel Patterson from Jacaranda in Los Angeles

Daniel Patterson is the chef and co-founder of newly opened Jacaranda in Los Angeles. He’s best known for his innovative cooking at two Michelin-starred Coi in San Franci

103. Mexican seafood - Gabriela Cámara from Contramar in Mexico City

Gabriela Cámara is the chef and owner of Contramar, the Mexico City seafood restaurant she opened in 1998 in Colonia Roma, known for its tuna tostadas and pescado a la ta

102. New Indian cooking - Hussain Shahzad from Hunger Inc. in Mumbai

Hussain Shahzad is the Executive Chef of Hunger Inc. Hospitality in Mumbai, the group behind Papa's, The Bombay Canteen, O Pedro and Veronica's. He grew up in Chennai, an

101. An Englishwoman in New York - Jess Shadbolt from King, Jupiter and Deans

Jess Shadbolt is the chef and co-founder of King, Jupiter and Deans in New York. She grew up in the UK, and joined The River Cafe as the assistant to Chefs Rose Gray and

100. Moroccan fine dining - Fayçal Bettioui from Table 3 in Casablanca

Fayçal Bettioui is the chef of Table 3 in Casablanca, Morocco. Bettioui grew up in a family of pastry chefs. close to the port in Casablanca, and fish and seafood was alw

99. A London restaurant - Max Rocha from Café Cecilia in London

Max Rocha is the founder and chef of Café Cecilia in London. He was born in Dublin into a family of creatives. He started working in the music industry, but felt he neede

98. Norwegian roots - Heidi Bjerkan from Credo in Oslo

Heidi Bjerkan is the chef and founder of Credo in Oslo, Norway. She grew up in the coastal town of Trondheim, where her grandfather, who was a fisherman, supplied the fam

97. Singaporean DNA - LG Han from Labyrinth in Singapore

LG Han is the chef at Labyrinth in Singapore. Born to 3 generations of restaurateurs, food was never far from LG’s mind. He first studied finance at the London School of

96. Zero waste pioneer - Albert Franch Sunyer from Restaurant Nolla in Helsinki

Albert Franch Sunyer is the chef and co-owner of Restaurant Nolla in Helsinki, Finland. Born in a small mining town in Catalonia in Spain, as a young student he left his

95. A new restaurateur - Lynn Hazim from Middle Child in Dubai.

Lynn Hazim is the owner and restaurateur of Middle Child in Dubai. She grew up in Beirut in Lebanon as the middle child of her food-obsessed family. Hazim made a career i

94. The French Connection - Luke Selby from Palé Hall Hotel in North Wales

Luke Selby is the chef at Palé Hall Hotel in North Wales. Selby started cooking when he was 14, and he began his career at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, where he progressed

93. Brazilian blend - Ivan Ralston from Tuju in São Paulo

Ivan Ralston Bielawski is the chef and owner of Tuju in São Paulo. He was born in São Paulo in 1985, and comes from a family with strong ties to gastronomy; his parents a

92. Big in Japan - Jacob Kear from Lurra in Kyoto, Japan

Jacob Kear is the chef and owner of Lurra in Kyoto, Japan. Born to a Japanese mother in California, he grew up both in Japan and the US. After completing culinary school

91. Lebanese legacy - Yasmina Hayek from Em Sherif in Beirut, Lebanon

Yasmina Hayek is the Executive Head Chef at Em Sherif restaurants and cafés, and she is based in Beirut, Lebanon. She grew up in a family where food brought people togeth

90. Cape cooking - Ryan Cole from Salsify in Cape Town

Ryan Cole is the chef and co-owner of Salsify at the Roundhouse in Cape Town. Cole was born in 1989 into a Cape Town fishing family. In high school, he worked for three d

89. From the streets to the stars - Tim Raue in Berlin

Tim Raue is the chef and owner of restaurant Tim Raue in Berlin and many other restaurants in Germany. He’s one of Germany’s best-known chefs and has redefined German top

88. Reaching the stars - Torsten Vildgaard from FZN in Dubai

Torsten Vildgaard is the executive chef at FZN by Björn Frantzén in Dubai. He grew up in Copenhagen, and as a young chef had a dream of joining the small team at newly fo

87. The travelling chef - Marcin Król from Cypsèle in Paris

Marcin Król is the chef and restaurateur of newly opened Cypsèle in Paris. He was born in Poland but left his native country in 2013. His culinary career started when he