Its position as London's premier newspaper now assured, with the closures of both The London Paper and London Lite, the London Evening Standard this week published its list of the city's 1000 most influential people, among them 48 foodies it considers to be the creme de la creme. Here's that list in full:
- Richard Caring
- Angela Hartnett
- Sir Terence Conran
- Gordon Ramsay
- Fergus Henderson
- Nigella Lawson
- Jamie Oliver
- David Loewi - D&D restaurants, Managing director
- Jeremy King and Chris Corbin - Restaurateurs
- Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers
- Jesus Adorno - restaurateur, Le Caprice
- Vineet Bhatia, Urban Turban, chef
- Sean McDermott - Doorman, Scott's
- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall - Chef and TV presenter
- David Collins - Restaurant designer
- Mark Hix
- Clare Smyth - Chef, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay.
- Jason Atherton
- Sir Rocco Forte
- Oliver Peyton
- Marco Pierre White
- AA Gill
- Giles Coren
- Rowley Leigh
- Alan Yau
- Marcus Wareing
- Heston Blumenthal
- William Curley
- Eddie and Sam Hart
- Will Ricker - E&O, founder
- Yotam Ottolenghi
- Sam and Sam Clark
- Tim Wilson - Butcher, Ginger Pig
- Pablo Flack and David Waddington - Pop-up restaurateurs
- Sally Clarke - Chef
- Nigel Slater
- Bruce Poole - Restaurateur (Chez Bruce, La Trompette)
- Tom Parker Bowles
- Theo Randall
- Prue Leith
- Gwilym Davies - Coffee barista, Barbican
- Kitty Traverse - La Grotta Ices
- Giorgio Locatelli - Chef
Did they miss anyone out? Get it right or very, very wrong? Talk about those who made or missed the grade here in the Hot Dinners forums.
