Celebrity chef

We’ve all been there. After a long shift and what seems like endless hours of mixing cocktails and smiling across the bar you crash on the couch and catch another episode of your favorite chef-bartender-server-becomes-celebrity-host and yearn for your own lights-camera-action moment. The Food Reality Television Series category is huge and these days. So herein lies the question—how do you get from behind the bar to in front of the camera?

When chef Marco Pierre White, famously recognized as the original celebrity chef, released his cookbook and memoir White Heat twenty five years ago, he became a cultural icon. The photographs in the book, shot by the late Bob Carlos Clarke, helped to solidify the young man’s status as a the decade’s ultimate enfant terrible, featuring rowdy kitchen shenanigans and shirtless studio portraits in lieu of the chef’s most famous dishes.

Catherine Zeta-Jones in No Reservations (2007)

On your next trip to ottawa, book a table at the newly reopened Coconut Lagoon and, chances are, you might see some famous faces, like former Ottawa mayor Jim Watson or PM Justin Trudeau. Or stop in to the newer Thali for some casual fare served in small portions and enjoy the buzz. Thali means “plate” in English, referring to the circular platter with a beautiful array of dishes.

Learn from multi Michelin star chef, Gordon Ramsay.

This March, SBS On Demand – in partnership with the Melbourne International Film Festival – is serving up a feast of films all about food and the global foodie culture, with documentaries about slow food, the perfect soufflé, celebrity chefs and their fans.

When chef Marco Pierre White, famously recognized as the original celebrity chef, released his cookbook and memoir White Heat twenty five years ago, he became a cultural icon. The photographs in the book, shot by the late Bob Carlos Clarke, helped to solidify the young man’s status as a the decade’s ultimate enfant terrible, featuring rowdy kitchen shenanigans and shirtless studio portraits in lieu of the chef’s most famous dishes.

He began his career as a chef and ended his life an icon.

The FX show "The Bear" is a favorite among servers and professional chefs because it nails a lot of realistic details about working in a restaurant. But people who have never worked in a restaurant are suddenly saying "Yes, chef!" and "Corner!" and it feels weird to some of us who have dedicated our lives to service.