With a host of glamorous accolades to his name, Chef Thomas Keller is undeniably one of the most acclaimed chefs in America. With a penchant for crossing geographical boundaries in his gastronomic creations, he is best known for marrying American ingredients with French preparations. An inspirational figure in the culinary circles, his iconic pairings of American food has been replicated throughout the world. His genuine passion for food has indefinitely elevated American cuisine to another level on the international frontiers.

A strong believer of taste as the ultimate appraisal of any dish, Chef Santi Santamaría transforms each of his creations into a seamless marriage of flavours, emotions and cultural sensations. Drawing inspiration from his rich Catalan heritage, he gingerly turns all ingredients from its most wholesome forms into the most exquisite pieces of culinary art. The first chef in Catalonia to have ever received a three-Michelin-star rating, he is truly an icon of greatness of Catalan cuisine.

Often mused as an impressionist painter, Chef Alain Passard respects produce, interprets flavours with absolute authenticity, preserving colour, aroma and true to the purity of the product. The cuisine of Alain Passard encompasses highly elaborate culinary principles, the precise cooking methods, and the indicative origins of the produce. A timeless blend of flavours, together with a chef's boundless creativity and passion for his art is what makes Alain Passard's cuisine, a definite delight. His cuisine escapes clichés and embraces a new nutritional style of tomorrow.

Blessed with energy and a keen sense of creativity, Chef Nicolas Le Bec is driven by pure passion for the culinary arts as well as his inquisitive nature of the gastronomic world. His cuisine is more often than not, a true reflection of himself - surprisingly quirky and pleasantly inspiring, but yet always balanced. This young 33 year-old rising star is the only one amongst his peers from Lyon to be honoured by the Michelin Guide in 2007.