"he's been called a magician, scientist, artist, culinary alchemist and a gastronomic messiah - there's no doubt that heston blumenthal and his creations served at the fat duck capture the imagination. when classic dishes like snail porridge and egg and bacon ice cream made headlines in the early 2000s, his fate for media stardom was sealed. three michelin stars for the fat duck were to follow, along with an obe, an honorary doctorate, award-winning books and more recently the bbc tv series in search of perfection."
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