13 X 26mins filmed in 1920 X 1080 50i in 2008

KK-1

LE GAVROCHE - London

Michel Roux [2 Michelin Stars]

The Master's Master.

The brother's Roux have single-handedly been the breeding ground for all the top 2-3 star Michelin Chefs in the UK. Their students include Marco-Pierre White, Phil Howard, Gordon Ramsay....the list goes on and on...

HELENE DARROZE - Paris

Helene Darroze [2 Michelin Stars]

Grand-Daughter of Michelin-starred Jacques Darroze, the belle-Helene has just taken over the kitchens at London's Connaught Hotel - Blimey!

KK-2

PETROSSIAN - Paris

Armen Petrossian

Petrossian bought these priceless Caviar pearls to the west after the Bolshevik revolution and simply continue to do so.

PIED-A-TERRE - London

Shane Osborn [2 Michelin Stars]

Ex-Australia Osborn's dishes keeps being confused as modern French by Haute Gallic gastronomes - strewth!

KK-3

DOMINIQUE BOUCHET - Paris

Dominique Bouchet [12 Michelin Stars]

A student and part of the team which elevated Robuchon's Jamin to legendary status, Bouchet brings 3 stars to every establishment he has ever worked in from the Hotel Crillon to the Tour D'Argent and now his first-ever private restaurant in Paris.

JOIA - Milan

Pietro Leeman [2 Michelin Stars]

A student of Gualtieri Marchese and disciple of the legendary Freddy Girardet, Swiss-Italian born Pietro Leeman also spent a number of years in Japan which informs his "vegetarian" haute cuisine.

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LOUIS 13th - Paris

Manuel Martinez [2 Michelin Stars]

Named after the King who just happened to be ordained on these premises over Two centuries earlier.

MOSIMANNS - London

Anton Mosimann

The "Master's Master". Mosimann is the only chef in the world who can boast 2 royal warrants and clients which include No.10 Downing St as well!

Trained in Switzerland by one of Escoffier's proteges.

KK-5

ALAIN SENDERENS [previously LUCAS CARTON]

Alain Senderens - 3 Michelin Stars

The "Master of Masters". Alain Ducasse was his protege. Great modern Chefs like Carlo Cracco, Christian Delouvrier and a long list of others have found their epiphany at this Parisien Temple of Gastronomy.

RESTAURANT 48 - Athens

Christoforos Peskias

A disciple of Charlie Trotter, Peskias deconstructs classic Greek Cuisine and imbues it with a modern gastronomic patina. The dining room is also an architectural masterpiece.

SPONDI - Athens

Arnaud Bignon - 2 Michelin Stars

Ex protege of Eric Frechon [Paris' Bristol], Bignon has received the first 2-star rating ever given to a restaurant in Greece. And it's well deserved!

TAXI - Melbourne

Michael Lambie

Ex -3 star Marco-Pierre White Restaurant executive chef Lambie has embarked on a modern cuisinal course whilst in a Melbourne landmark restaurant.

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VUE DE MONDE - Melbourne

Shannon Bennett

Already a Melbourne institution, Bennett studied many years under London masters before applying his craft.

BENNELONG @ SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE

Guillaume Brahimi

A disciple of the legendary Joel Robuchon [he even completed 3 stages at Jamin!], Brahimi brings his Parisien technique to an Architectural Icon - The Sydney Opera House.

KK-8

NOBU - Melbourne

Tadashi Takahashi

NOBU - Need anything be said? Robert DeNiro's infatuation on a plate.

BECASSE - Sydney

Justin North

A student of Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir, NZ born North found his epiphanies at Paris' Pierre Gagnaire and then, of all places, at Liam Tomlin's Sydney restaurant.

KK-9

PIER - Sydney

Greg Doyle

The King of all things Fish in Australia.

ARIA - Sydney

Matt Moran

Following in the footsteps of his close friend Gordon Ramsay, Matt Moran also has his TV show "THE CHOPPING BLOCK" as well as consulting for Singapore Airlines.

KK-10

INTERLUDE - Melbourne

Robin Wickens

Classically trained in London then trailblazing into the world of Molecular Gastronomy, Wicken's humour is very evident in the spectacular dishes he assembles.

MARQUE - Sydney

Mark Best

A disciple of Alain Passard, Best came to cooking quite late in life but seems to have made up for it with his talent for dishes with a zest of zen.

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YOSHII - Sydney

Yoshii Ryuichi

Mixing foie-gras with sushi is one of Ryuichi Yoshii's ways to bridge the gap between Western Food-Wine marriages. His is the "vice-versa" of East meets West.

VAROULKO - Athens

Lefteris Lazarou - 1 Michelin Star

Absolutely fresh fish [just caught] is the start of what goes on the plate at this very awarded and iconic Athens restaurant [with views of the Acropolis!].

KK-12

ALAIN PASSARD - Paris

3 Michelin Stars

GORDON RAMSAY - London

3 Michelin Stars

Gordon Ramsay

Before Gordon became a TV celebrity, he was quite a good chef...

KK-13

PETRUS @ BERKELEY - London

Marcus Wareing [2 Michelin Stars]

Wareing is Gordon Ramsay's partner in Culinary Crime. A fastidious perfectionism yields sublime examples of current food art.

LASSERRE - Paris

Jean-Louis Nomicos - 2 Michelin Stars

Nomicos is a student of Senderen's Ducase as well as Marchesi and after 8 years at Lassere, has founds his own unique direction.