I was just about to reply on the cheffy thread, and I think it's gone, so I'll put this here.
We'd named a few favourites, HFW, Raymond Blanc and Mary Berry were the list I remember, and I'd added: Dan Lepard.
Just to say, DL's a baker, and his site's here http://www.danlepard.com/
I would also recommend for the sheer beauty of it, this amazing foodie blog http://g0lubka.blogspot.com/