But the efforts of Mr. Vlacich (and his chef, John Doherty) deserve more recognition from the locals.
As the line cooks toiled for their hourly wage, hoping for a flash of recognition from Chef Lynch, she mostly hung around the boy, watching as he chopped, explaining the dishes.
For example, explains the Twitter blog post detailing this news, Twitter might suggest to an interior designer that they retweet some of their customers' praises, or a restaurant might tweet something special about one of their team members — like the chef and some recent recognition he or she received.
Simon Hopkinson is a first-rate pleaser, a chef who was never after recognition but one who wanted to produce terrific food his customers would love.
"It was a phenomenal decision," said Ms. Sharpe of Texas Monthly, "and I have no doubt that it retarded Andrew's recognition as a chef.
The accolade, the first star in the hotel's history, was awarded in recognition of head chef Shay Cooper's imaginative cooking, based on the best seasonal British produce.
For a chef, celebrity status equals brand-name recognition -- a critical asset in marketing products.
The executive chef will be Matthew Lake, who won recognition for his sophisticated, contemporary American cuisine at Red Sage and New Heights in Washington, and 27 Standard in Manhattan.
Whether Copenhagen's Noma is the world's best restaurant doesn't matter: René Redzepi, its chef, has responded to his well-deserved recognition with the kind of inspiration and energy that guarantee he'll be around for a while.
There's attentiveness to American chefs, as if in recognition that homegrown talent is enough to sustain us now.
Here's hoping that female chefs start getting the recognition they deserve -- and soon.
