Food Celebrity Chefs -- are they actually there?

[cola262]

Hi everyone...I never really thought of this but I was asked and I don't know! Do celebrity chefs actually cook? Are they even present in the restaurant?

Eg, Nobu Matsuhisa, Daniel Boulud...

Nobu has like 20 restaurants! I know that most of the cooking is done by line chefs even in $100/person restaurants...but are the celebrity chefs even around to direct stuff?

 

[Prada's Meadow]

Hi everyone...I never really thought of this but I was asked and I don't know! Do celebrity chefs actually cook? Are they even present in the restaurant?

Eg, Nobu Matsuhisa, Daniel Boulud...

Nobu has like 20 restaurants! I know that most of the cooking is done by line chefs even in $100/person restaurants...but are the celebrity chefs even around to direct stuff?

Yes they are ! but I'm sure not every night.... the customers expect to see them at least once....... that's usually part of the experience of dining in a celebrity owned restaurant, or having a Celebrity chef, so, they make a point of cooking and making appearance's especially on the busiest nights.

Gordon Ramsey is on hand often.

 

[Shyloo]

They are often present in the restaurant on busy nights, but rarely cook the food or give direction to the staff.
Ramsey is an exception, he is very on-hand and is interested in developing chef apprentices.