Julia Child

The late Julia Child was a famous American cook, author, and television personality, who introduced French cuisine and cooking techniques to the American mainstream, through her many cookbooks and television programs. Her most famous works are the 1961 cookbook "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" and her television series The French Chef, which premiered in 1963. Child was not the first television chef, however, she was the most widely scene and is often considered the first celebrity chef. She became the first chef to target American families, specifically housewives (at the time) in the arts of finer cooking in the home. For many years, Child was one of the most influential women on television. After her death, her kitchen was put on display at the National Museum of American History.

Masaharu Morimoto

Masaharu Morimoto is one of the most famous Japanese chefs, best known as the third "Iron Chef Japanese" on the hit TV cooking show Iron Chef, and an Iron Chef on its spin-off, Iron Chef America. Formerly the head chef at New York City's famed Nobu restaurant, Morimoto has made a name for himself outside of the television world through his ability to take very unique ingredients incorporated with traditional dishes in order to make a modern fusion-type cuisine in a name all to himself. Chef Morimoto has since departed from his role as the head chef at Nobu, and currently is an owner in a restaurant chain bearing his name, the aptly titled Morimoto, with multiple locations worldwide. Chef Morimoto still currently is an active participant in Iron Chef America.

Anthony Bourdain

Anthony "Tony" Bourdain is a world-famous chef, food writer and host of his own travel and food show. Well-known for his humor and his down-to-earth attitude towards life in general, Bourdain is truly a personality all to himself. Bourdain is a 28-year veteran of professional kitchens, having worked as a dishwasher, line cook and chef. He graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1978. In 2000, he published a memoir of his experiences in the culinary underbelly "Kitchen Confidential," which became an unlikely international bestseller. Bourdain is currently a "chef-at-large" at the restaurant Brasserie Les Halles in Manhattan, where he has been the executive chef for over a decade. He can also be found as a recurring guest judge on the reality cooking show "Top Chef", for which he blogs. In addition, he is also the host of his own travel and food show, currently in its fifth season, on the Travel Channel called "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations".