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Kevin Thornton is an Irish celebrity chef, radio and television personality and author, known for featuring on television series such as ''Guerrilla Gourmet'' and ''Heat'' and characterised by a supposed dislike of chips and confirmed dislike of pizza. He has written a book, ''Food for Life'', and had his recipes featured on the national radio station Newstalk.〔("Food Talk" ). Newstalk. Accessed 25 April 2009.〕 He has been praised by ''The New York Times'' and featured in publications such as ''The Dubliner'' and the ''Irish Independent''.〔 Thornton's restaurant, Thornton's Restaurant in Dublin's city centre, has received two Michelin stars, level with Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud in the ranks of Irish restaurants with the most Michelin stars. Thornton was the first Irish chef to achieve two Michelin stars.〔Patrick Guilbaud received his star first, but was born in France.〕 Thornton has received numerous awards and was named ''Food & Wine Magazine''/'s Chef of the Year for Ireland in 2007 and been described as a "gastronomic legend" in Ireland.〔 Thornton's was named Number 25 in the 50 Best Restaurants in the World by Taste Magazine UK in 2003. == Style == Thornton views his profession as being similar to theatre and performance and was famously embroiled in a controversy in 2007 surrounding his alleged refusal to sell chips to his restaurant customers, sparking comparisons to the hot-headed British chef Gordon Ramsay.〔 One customer requested the food but, upon receiving it, he changed his mind and sent them back to the kitchen.〔 Thornton then allegedly emerged from the kitchen with the chips and slammed them down on the man's table, with the remark: "They were cooked specially for you, so you eat them, you d * * *head".〔 Asked about the incident by broadcaster Joe Duffy on his RTÉ Radio 1 ''Liveline'' programme, Thornton stressed that he had not so much been infuriated by the request of chips (he supposedly provides them for younger customers on a regular basis) but that he had been aggravated by the attitude of this particular customer. The incident has since seen Thornton become associated with a dislike of chips and, as recently as 2009, has been crafted as a pun by the Irish media for any other outlet which does not serve the food. Thornton has also expressed the desire that his and other similar Irish restaurants not be viewed as elitist by Irish clientele, but instead be embraced above poor quality, cheaper alternatives.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kevin Thornton (chef)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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