7. Massimo Bottura — 2018's best chef in the world

His three Michelin-starred restaurant Osteria Francescana, based in the small town of Modena, Italy, was named the best in the world at the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2018 awards, having previously topped the list in 2016.

You may also have seen Bottura — and Francescana — on the first ever episode of the Netflix original series "Chef's Table," which followed Bottura from his childhood of stealing pieces of his grandmother's tortellino from under the kitchen table to working in New York City, training with renowned chef Alain Ducasse in Paris, and eventually opening Francescana, where he finds innovative ways of turning traditional Italian dishes into something entirely modern yet nostalgic.

Last year, he told Business Insider the stories behind his dishes, and they're surprisingly relatable — more so than his most iconic one, fittingly titled "Oops! I dropped the lemon tart."

As the best chef in the world, Bottura believes he has a responsibility to change the world — he's attempting to combat homelessness and the food waste crisis in one with his nonprofit Food for Soul, which uses his image to raise money and build "refettorios" — or high-end community kitchens — across the world, so far in Milan, Rio de Janeiro, London, and Paris.

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