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Despite only being able to accumulate three Michelin stars in one restaurant, there are countless reputable chefs who extend their gastronomic identity and influence to several restaurants.
In this regard, a recent survey determined who was the chef with the most Michelin stars worldwide. 21 stars that surround the aura of a single person: Alain Ducasse, the chef who has a career of more than 40 years at the head of prestigious restaurants.
He is a key figure in the world of international gastronomy, currently overseeing 34 restaurants in seven countries: from the renowned Le Louis XV in Monaco, his hometown, which has three stars, to his eponymous restaurant at The Dorchester in central London.
Ducasse is known for being the great architect of a culinary movement that fuses products, techniques and traditions from different periods and countries that, beyond his restaurant complex, he transfers to his books and his own cooking institute.
Although stars are technically awarded to restaurants and not chefs, this star of gastronomy personally opened all those kitchens, and restaurants that, as he revealed to Forbes, become ‘a succession of small craft workshops, telling their own story’.
After Alain, the second chef in the ranking, with 17 stars, is Gordon Ramsay, followed by Pierre Gagnaire, who has accumulated a total of 14 stars for his high interpretation of French cuisine.
