Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Hugh Christopher Edmund Fearnley-Whittingstall is an English celebrity chef, television personality, journalist, food writer, and campaigner on food and environmental issues.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall in March 2009
A celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become a celebrity. Today, chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations, usually through the media of television and radio, or in printed publications. While television is ultimately the primary way for a chef to become a celebrity, some have achieved this through success in the kitchen, cookbook publications, and achieving awards such as Michelin stars, while others are home cooks who won competitions. In South Korea, a celebrity chef is referred as a cheftainer.
Alexis Soyer's image was used to market a range of sauces produced by the Crosse & Blackwell company.
Doña Petrona giving a cooking class in Buenos Aires, 1938
Jamie Oliver's campaign on the quality of school dinners changed the government standards in the United Kingdom.