Eamon Mullan: The Kenyan chef who served Queen Elizabeth

Chefs love the anonymity of the kitchen, the hallowed sanctuary where only a few ever get to enter. Behind closed doors, utensils are banged, orders barked and temperatures rise.

These kitchens are no places for the faint-hearted. For top chefs, however, their work is their eternal signature. The food extols their virtues, more than any words could ever say to thousands of diners who flock to the millions of eateries...