Awards & Recognition
★Three Michelin stars at The Fat Duck for 21 consecutive years
★Two Michelin stars at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
★One Michelin star at The Hinds Head pub
★World's Best Restaurant 2005 (World's 50 Best)
★OBE for services to British Gastronomy (2006)
★Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
★Honorary degrees from Reading, Bristol, and London universities
★Food Book of the Year 2009 (Guild of Food Writers)
★James Beard Foundation Award for cookbook design
★Chef Award at Catey Awards 2004
Notable Facts
→Pioneer of molecular gastronomy and multi-sensory cooking
→Owns The Fat Duck (3 Michelin stars), one of only 8 three-star restaurants in UK
→Created iconic dishes like bacon-and-egg ice cream and snail porridge
→Self-taught chef who revolutionized British gastronomy
→Has ADHD and bipolar disorder, became ambassador for Bipolar UK
→Worked with scientists from University of Bristol on food innovation
→Bestselling cookbook author with multiple award-winning publications
→Regular television personality with multiple series on BBC and Channel 4
→Appointed OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for services to gastronomy