Look At All The Stars
The Michelin Guide began awarding stars to restaurants in 1926 and over the last century, the prestige of said stars has become something coveted by chefs around the world. It's an honor for one's restaurant to get even one Michelin star, but there are some chefs who've seen their establishments rack up 10, 20, or even more. In 2024, these are the chefs with the most career Michelin stars.
Thomas Keller: 8 Michelin Stars
Thomas Keller is the only American chef with two 3-star restaurants—one of them being the world-renowned The French Laundry, which he opened in California all the way back in 1994.
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Andreas Caminada: 9 Michelin Stars
As of 2024, this Swiss chef already has nine stars and he's only 47 years old. Three of said stars come from the Schloss Schauenstein restaurant, which he has run since 2003 in Fürstenau—the smallest town in the world.
Anne-Sophie Pic: 10 Michelin Stars
The restaurant Maison Pic in France first earned its 3-star status back when it was under the eye of chef Andre Pic. In the years after he passed, the restaurant lost its stars, until Andre's granddaughter Anne-Sophie Pic took over and earned those three stars back. With 10 stars to her name, she has more than any other female chef in the world.
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Enrico Bartolini: 12 Michelin Stars
Enrico Bartolini is only 43, but has already seen his multiple haute cuisine Italian restaurants awarded 12 Michelin stars.
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Martin Berasategui: 12 Michelin Stars
Spanish chef Martin Berasategui is an expert in Basque cuisine, and in 1993—at the age of 33—he opened Restaurante Martín Berasategui. Eight years later, the location earned its third Michelin star. He currently has 12 stars, which is more than any other Spanish chef.
Pierre Gagnaire: 14 Michelin Stars
An OG of the culinary fusion movement, Pierre Gagnaire has stated his mission as a desire to run a restaurant which is "facing tomorrow but respectful of yesterday". That mission seems to have done well for him, garnering him 14 Michelin stars.
Gordon Ramsay: 17 Michelin Stars
Get past all the yelling and Gordon Ramsay is actually a top-notch chef—with 17 Michelin stars to prove it over the course of his career. His flagship establishment, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea, London, has held three stars since 2001.
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Yannick Alléno: 19 Michelin Stars
Two of Alléno's restaurants currently hold three Michelin stars and the French chef has already earned 19 stars over the last couple decades.
Alain Ducasse: 21 Michelin Stars
As in blackjack, 21 Michelin stars definitely makes you a winner—and that's how many the great Alain Ducasse has earned in his career. He was also the first chef to have a 3-star establishment in three separate cities (until his 3-star Essex House in New York City closed down in the late-2000s).
Joël Robuchon: 31 Michelin Stars
Only one other chef in history has earned 21 Michelin stars. But 21 was just the beginning for Joël Robuchon—who would amass an astounding 31 stars in his career, before he passed away in 2018. To go along with those 31 stars, Robuchon was also named "Chef of the Century" in 1989 by the Gault Millau guide.
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