Jamie Oliver, the lovable Essex boy who shot to fame just 10 years ago as The Naked Chef, tops olive magazine's poll of the most iconic British chefs.
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Doyenne of cookery, Delia Smith, comes second followed by winner of 12 Michelin stars, Gordon Ramsay, in third place.
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Nearly 2,000 people took part in olive magazine's poll to find out Britain's most iconic chefs of all time.
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The results not only included current chefs, but also famous cooks of the past such as Elizabeth David (10th) and Mrs Beeton (12th).
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Rick Stein, whose huge impact on the Cornwall town of Padstow has led the town to be nicknamed 'Padstein', resides in fourth place. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, lover of local organic British produce, scooped 5th place in the poll.
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Yorkshire man and presenter of Saturday Kitchen James Martin came sixth, followed by the flamboyant Keith Floyd (8th), and award-winning food writer Nigel Slater (9th).
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Heston Blumenthal, whose trademark dishes at The Fat Duck in Bray include bacon and egg ice-cream and snail porridge, secured 11th place.
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Christine Hayes, editor of olive magazine, says: "Though their cooking styles couldn't be more different, British food legends Jamie, Delia and olive magazine's contributing superchef, Gordon, made the top three.
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"British cooking is no longer something to be sneered about and our iconic British chefs' poll recognises the talent that has helped to make this happen."
olive's top 20 most iconic British chefs – 1,925 respondents
1 Jamie Oliver |
2 Delia Smith |
3 Gordon Ramsay |
4 Rick Stein |
5 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall |
6 James Martin |
7 Nigella Lawson |
8 Keith Floyd |
9 Nigel Slater |
10 Elizabeth David |
11 Heston Blumenthal |
12 Mrs Beeton |
13 Marguerite Patten |
14 Gary Rhodes |
15 Ainsley Harriott |
16 Marco Pierre White |
17 Two Fat Ladies (Clarissa Dickson Wright and Jennifer Paterson) |
18 The Hairy Bikers (Dave Myers and Si King) |
19 Graham Kerr – the Galloping Gourmet |
20 Antony Worrall Thompson |
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Notes to Editors:
The British themed May issue of olive magazine is on sale now priced at Β£3.30 and is packed with recipes, restaurant recommendations and food-focused travel ideas from across the country.
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Heston Blumenthal and Nigel Slater, two of the iconic chefs from olive’s poll, are featured in the magazine on why they think British food is currently at the top of its game.
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The poll was conducted in April 2008 via a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Magazines reader panel of UK adults aged sixteen years and above. Iconic status was defined as the chef respondents had the most respect and affection for.
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Michaela O'Farrell
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