Top 100: Richard Corrigan, Corrigan Restaurants

Overall ranking: 90 (88 in 2012)

Chef ranking: 22 (24 in 2012)

Snapshot

Dublin-born Richard Corrigan has been working in kitchens for over 30 years. He earned his first Michelin star in 1994 while heading the kitchen at Stephen Bull in Fulham, London. From there, he went on to open Lindsay House in Soho, London, where he was again awarded a star. Corrigan now owns Bentley's (an oyster and seafood restaurant just off Piccadilly), Corrigan's Mayfair (a fine-dining eatery on Upper Grosvenor St), Dickie's (a bar in Corrigan's Mayfair opened in partnership with the Dead Rabbit bar in New York), and Virginia Park Lodge in Cavan, Ireland (a former hunting lodge with rooms, which hosts events and weddings).