William Todd English (created August 29, 1960) is a star chef, restaurateur, author, and television personality. He’s located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. His life and livelihood got a chapter in “Super Chef” by Juliette Rossant who’d written previously about English for the “Forbes” Celebrity 100 list. Todd English additionally works as lead chef for Delta Air Lines (US). The eatery’s name is a homage to his then-wife, Olivia. The food is “pastoral Mediterranean,” having a powerful influence from Italian cuisine. The eatery was named Best New Restaurant by Boston magazine, and continues to be honored as Best Food and Top Table by Gourmet magazine. Olives is known for two touch desserts — a molten chocolate cake as well as a vanilla bean souffl — which has to be purchased together with the primary meal. Olives continues to be mentioned by the Health Department for cleanliness discrepancies and animal waste risks. In May 2010 Olives was shut because of damage done with a grease fire. This is the third time the Charlestown eatery was shut because of fire damage since 2001. In May 2012, the Charlestown Olives reopened. The rest of the two Olives are in the five star Bellagio hotel in Vegas, as well as in Nyc in Union Square that has been recently renovated and underneath the direction of new executive chef Patrick Malone. He switches between both Olives eateries on a regular basis.