global news | January 10, 2026

Who Is The Youngest Chef to Get 3 Michelin Stars? What Chef Made Gordon Ramsay Cry?

Michelin stars are now considered a hallmark of fine dining by many of the world’s top chefs.

Three Stars mean the restaurant has exceptional cuisine hence “worth a special journey” just to visit. Rather than being a stop on the way to a destination, this restaurant is the destination. It serves distinct dishes that are executed to perfection.

Who Is The Youngest Chef to Get 3 Michelin Stars?

The youngest chef ever to achieve three Michelin stars was Italian chef Massimiliano (Max) Alajmo, who, at age 28, was head chef of his family’s restaurant Le Calandre, in Rubano, Padua, when it was awarded its third Michelin star in 2002.

What Chef Made Gordon Ramsay Cry?

Chef Marco Pierre White made Chef Gordon Ramsay while Ramsay worked for him, and later said, “I don’t recall what he’d done wrong but I yelled at him and he lost it. Gordon crouched down in the corner of the kitchen, buried his head in his hands and started sobbing.”