Having a passion for detail and an appreciation to provide the best food to the world is what these top 10 current chefs have won awards for. When you get the chance to eat a meal made by any of these 10 current chefs, consider yourself a lucky person. Bobby Flay is a television personality, chef/restaurateur, and an award-winning cookbook author, who started his career when he was 17 years old. Flay has earned a reputation for exemplary meals, that combine elements of international tastes and southern cuisine. Gordon Ramsay is a high profile British chef, who is currently one of three chefs in the country to have three Michelin stars for their restaurant.

Ramsay has become famous in America as the host of FOX's "Hell's Kitchen." Anthony Bourdain and Rocco DiSpirito are chefs who come from New York City. Anthony has authored a multitude of fiction and non-fiction books, and is the host of "No Reservation" on the Travel Channel. Rocco DiSpirito is a well-known for his Italian-American food and his extraodinary fusion cooking. Rocco started his culinary experience at 11 years old, in his mother's kitchen. In 2005, Thomas Keller was awarded a three-star rating by the Michelin Guide, making Keller the first and only American born chef to recieve two three-star restaurants. Wolfgang Puck is an Austrian-American celebrity chef, businessman, television personality, and restauranteur based in Los Angeles.

Emeril Lagasse is the chef proprietor of several world-famous restaurants in America. Emeril is a celebrity chef, author and television personality who is very popular on the Food Network. Some other current chefs include Charlie Trotter, who is a celebrity chef based in Chicago. Todd English who owns Olives, which is one of the most popular restaurants brands in America. Paul Bocuse is one of the finest chefs associated with the term "nouvelle cuisine." Bocuse insists on freshness and the highest quality ingredients.