From Ming Tsai, (the East meets West fusion cuisine genius) and Todd English (the celebrity chef that people love and love to hate), to the "locally grown" culinary powerhouses such as Chef Lydia Shire and Chef Barbara Lynch, Boston has a great number of star chefs that shine well beyond New England. Taking their influence to the silver screen, these chefs have certainly been mixing the pot. Here is a look into what Boston's favorite cuisine characters have been up to. 

For a taste that might possess some of the fire of Fox's Hell's Kitchen, check out Chef Andy Husbands' restaurants Tremont 647 and Sister Sorel.  Chef Husbands held his own in a quiet, yet terrified way through the show's 10th elimination round.  Making it clear that Gordon Ramsey's "douche-nozzle" style of running a kitchen isn't all it takes, Chef Husbands returned home to his kitchen with plenty of great food to send out to local and visiting fans alike.  

Join the folks at Tremont 647 for their happy-go-lucky Pajama Brunch where flannel robes and slippers are encouraged to enjoy a homemade Pop Tart topped, of course, with rainbow sprinkles. For a savory breakfast selection check out Andy's Huevos Rancheros with two fried eggs, beans and rice, three salsas, and (if you are really hungry) a flat iron steak. On the sweeter side, the Bananas Foster Nutella Pancakes with fresh strawberries and candied hazelnuts are a must. If you're more of a night owl than an early bird, save some cash and check out the famous Taco Tuesdays every Tuesday from 5:30 to 10:00 tacos are $2 each and there are tacos for everyone from the meat eater to the pescetarian and vegetarian.

Heading on over to the Food Network, Chef vs. City may not be the most popular show the network ever came up with, but when Aarón Sánchez and Chris Cosentino hit the streets of Boston they shone some light on these two heavenly spots: The Chocolate Bar at the Langham hotel and Formaggio Kitchen's Cambridge store.  

In the world of indulgences cheese and chocolate rate pretty high for most people, and to that Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge is a cheese lover's fantasy. The staff are incredibly knowledgeable and will guide expert and amateur cheese lovers through their fabulous cheese wall. If you just want to taste, choose, and buy a few cheeses you can do so, but should you want to really know a cheese or farmer there's a good chance someone on staff has been to the farm (regardless of how remote) and can tell you stories about the cheese itself and the cows, sheep, goats, and artisans who made the cheese. Stop by for daily samples and special events almost every weekend day.

Visiting The Langham Hotel's chocolate, pastry, and confection masterpiece, from pastry chef Jed Hackney and his team, is akin to a pilgrimage to sugar Mecca. The Chocolate Bar is open from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm and is $38 a person...Worth every penny! Don't wait until summer for a tour of Boston's chocolate trail because come June, Chef Hackney's chocolate bar will be on hiatus while he and his team dream up the next season's chocolate experience. 

For more on Boston's celebrity chefs tune into Top Chef Masters and keep an eye out on Cultivated for interviews with James Beard Award winning chefs Ana Sortun of Oleana and Jody Adams of Rialto who both compete with some of the best chefs in the country and beyond for the title of Top Chef Master and a charity of their choice.