Consolidated "Best Restaurants in the World" thread
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Consolidated "Best Restaurants in the World" thread
List of the world's 50 best restaurants .... according to "Guardian"
more here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/food/Story...463042,00.html
What do you think ...?
Top 50 places to eat
1 The Fat Duck Bray, Berkshire
2 El Bulli Montjoi, Spain
3 The French Laundry Yountville, California
4 Tetsuya's Sydney
5 Gordon Ramsay London
6 Pierre Gagnaire Paris
7 Per Se New York
8 Tom Aikens London
9 Jean Georges New York
10 St John London
1 The Fat Duck Bray, Berkshire
2 El Bulli Montjoi, Spain
3 The French Laundry Yountville, California
4 Tetsuya's Sydney
5 Gordon Ramsay London
6 Pierre Gagnaire Paris
7 Per Se New York
8 Tom Aikens London
9 Jean Georges New York
10 St John London
http://www.guardian.co.uk/food/Story...463042,00.html
What do you think ...?
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Slightly Anglo-Saxon viewpoint, is there not? ONE restaurant from Asia, and that in the ex-colony. And a certain "Guide Michelin" type preference for glitzy surroundings and "traditional" service. But as this is aimed at British readers, why not?
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I think most of the 600 chefs and experts on this panel were english in england, given a choice of 100 restaurants, 50 of which were in england.
The Ivy takes the cake.
I'm not that big on gordon ramsey, even.
The Ivy takes the cake.
I'm not that big on gordon ramsey, even.
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Sydney Restaurant
Well IMO Claudes is way better than Tetsuyas.
Claudes tasting menu is always fantastic.
www.claudes-dev.tnd.com.au
Claudes tasting menu is always fantastic.
www.claudes-dev.tnd.com.au
#5
This list is quite ridiculous..... The Wolseley? The Ivy? Nobu London? These are all good restaurants but world's best??
Oddly there is no mention of Taillevent, Paris nor Daniel in New York. Or a bona fide Japanese or Chinese restaurant.......
Oddly there is no mention of Taillevent, Paris nor Daniel in New York. Or a bona fide Japanese or Chinese restaurant.......
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I echo luxury's sentiments... It's like the author did research by reading tourist guides instead of actually dining at these establishments.
I know these wouldn't be on my 50: Chez Panisse (tired), Nobu London (nothing special), Felix (maybe judged on the special urinals - otherwise should be like 10,000).
I know these wouldn't be on my 50: Chez Panisse (tired), Nobu London (nothing special), Felix (maybe judged on the special urinals - otherwise should be like 10,000).
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Any thoughts on El Bulli? We're going there end of this month. Talked to a lot of people who have dined there, but none fairly recently. I'm hoping we can speed the course by course service up a bit as my husband has a bad back & can't sit for 3 hours or more straight...
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Originally Posted by brendamc
Any thoughts on El Bulli? We're going there end of this month. Talked to a lot of people who have dined there, but none fairly recently. I'm hoping we can speed the course by course service up a bit as my husband has a bad back & can't sit for 3 hours or more straight...
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Originally Posted by marketmaker
Nice! Sour grapes here... I sent an e-mail to them last year but was dinged. Give us a report when you get back.
what is dinged?
ding like ring or like dinje? ( i know dinje is not a word but if i wrote dinge would you get my pronunciation?)
what does it mean?
thank you
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Originally Posted by marketmaker
Nice! Sour grapes here... I sent an e-mail to them last year but was dinged. Give us a report when you get back.
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Well, officially a joke in my opinion. In the last month or so Ive eaten at Angela Hartnett and the Wolseley. Eaten at the Ivy a number of times as well as many of the others such as Grammercy Tavern. All good, and I would recommend to anyone. But not are even in the same class as Taillevent, Ducasse in New York or Le Bernardin. Interestingly, one they didnt mention in England, Gidleigh Park in Devon is quantum leaps above Angela Harnett or the Wolsely. Likewise, putting Grammercy Tavern ahead of L'Arpege and Angela Hartnett right next to it is ridiculous. I could name a bunch of restaurants, not on the list, in New York alone that I would say are better than the Ivy for instance, that arent on the list; just for starters and in no particular order:
Ducasse
Daniel
Le Bernardin
Tabla
Honmura An
Kai
Jacks Luxury Oyster Bar
Jewel Bako
11 Madison
Picholine
Balthazar
Mix
Vong
Well, you get the idea.....
Ducasse
Daniel
Le Bernardin
Tabla
Honmura An
Kai
Jacks Luxury Oyster Bar
Jewel Bako
11 Madison
Picholine
Balthazar
Mix
Vong
Well, you get the idea.....
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For those that might be interested in a report I wrote about five years back on the Fat Duck (and a few other things). I will say it was a memorable experience.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=179661
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=179661
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Originally Posted by edgewood
for those of us who speak American not English:
what is dinged?
ding like ring or like dinje? ( i know dinje is not a word but if i wrote dinge would you get my pronunciation?)
what does it mean?
thank you
what is dinged?
ding like ring or like dinje? ( i know dinje is not a word but if i wrote dinge would you get my pronunciation?)
what does it mean?
thank you
1. dinged
To get rejected, usually from a graduate school.
"Man, I got dinged yesterday. The decision letter came in a small and thin envelope."
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Originally Posted by Darren
For those that might be interested in a report I wrote about five years back on the Fat Duck (and a few other things). I will say it was a memorable experience.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=179661
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=179661
http://www.zeit.de/2005/24/Siebeck_2fKolumne_London_1
The author is a famous food critic in Germany/Europe .. he was not "thrilled" about the restaurant and the food .. to say the least.
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Originally Posted by USAFAN
The author is a famous food critic in Germany/Europe .. he was not "thrilled" about the restaurant and the food .. to say the least.