But the British chefs who are making England a serious dining destination have not.
Matt Tebbutt is a British chef and television food presenter.
September 14 - Keith Floyd, 65, British chef, heart attack.
Nigel Slater, a popular British chef, recommends using duck fat to cook them.
I would not wish a British chef on anyone except the French tax collectors.
Robert Thompson is the youngest British chef to be awarded a Michelin star in his own right.
Simon Radley (born 1965) is a British chef.
New York has only heard rumors from afar, since even the most celebrated new-wave British chefs have stayed put.
Jamie Oliver, is a British chef, restaurateur, media personality, known for his food-focused television shows and cookbooks.
Its practitioners are the younger British chefs who have thrown out their gravy paste-pots.