Top 10: The Hottest Chef Alive

As glamorous as rock stars (and sometimes just as difficult), the 10 chefs here are the superstars of the food world

The chefs we celebrate on these pages are hot from toque to toe. Sure, some of them play the part: they strut around in cool clothes, throw fits, attract groupies, pen books and preach their food gospel on TV. But they didn't make our top-10 list simply for their swagger on the culinary catwalk. With postmodern vision and breathtaking technique, these mavericks are paving the way to the next millennium. They're so much in demand that we were lucky to catch up with them at all, and when we finally managed to get their attention, well, they boasted, they joked, they sulked, they sighed and they flared like steaks on a grill. The next time you travel, check out their food--your meal is guaranteed to be hot.

Here are the top 10 Chef alive:

- Jean-Georges Vongerichten
Restaurant:
JoJo, Vong, Jean Georges, Mercer Kitchen, Spice Market, Perry Street, Matsugen (New York City), Prime Steakhouse (Las Vegas), Vong's Thai Kitchen (Chicago), Chambers Kitchen (Minneapolis), Market (Paris), Cafe Martinique, Dune (Bahamas), V, Rama (London), Jean-Georges (Shanghai), Lagoon (Bora Bora)

- Elena Arzak Espina
Restaurant: Restaurante Arzak, San Sebastian (Head Chef)

- Cheong Liew
Restaurant: The Grange Restaurant

- Marc Veyrat
Restaurant: Auberge de l'Eridan in Veyrier-du-Lac, near Annecy, France

- Pierre Gagnaire
Restaurant: Le restaurant de Pierre Gagnaire

- Susur Lee
Restaurant: Lee, Toronto, Canada, Thompson LEE Hotel, New York City, New York

- Gordon Ramsay
Restaurant:
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay
Boxwood Café
Maze
Pétrus
Banquette
Verre
Gordon Ramsay au Trianon Palace, Versailles
Gordon Ramsay at Conrad Tokyo
Gordon Ramsay at Powerscourt
Cerise by Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay at The London
La Noisette
The Narrow
The Devonshire
Plane Food at Heathrow Airport T5

- Ferran Adrià
Restaurant: El Bulli (The Best Restaurant in The World)

- Gianfranco Vissani
Restaurant: Vissani Restaurant, Italy

- Marco Pierre White
Restaurant:
Belvedere
Drones
L'Escargot
Parisienne Chophouse
Maison Novelli
Mirabelle
Quo Vadis

Source: http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/the-hottest-chefs-alive