Saturday, November 20, 2004

Top 50 Places to Eat

Food news because everyone loves to eat.

World's best restaurant is the Fat Duck in London. It beat out French Laundry(in n. cali) and El Bulli in Spain. The chef of French Laundry also has a restaurant in NY called Per Se which is also in the top 10.

Now I really want to go to French Laundry, the average reservation has to be made at least 2 months in advance. The chef is also affiliated with Bouchon in Vegas at the Venetian. The prices dont look that bad.

Top 50 places to eat (* = places I've gone)

1 The Fat Duck Bray, Berkshire, London
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
11 Michel Bras Laguiole, France
12 Le Louis XV Monte Carlo
13 Chez Panisse Berkeley, California *
14 Charlie Trotter Chicago
15 Gramercy Tavern New York *
16 Guy Savoy Paris
17 Restaurant Alain Ducasse Paris
18 The Gallery at Sketch London
19 The Waterside Inn Bray, Berkshire
20 Nobu London
21 Restaurante Arzak San Sebastián, Spain
22 El Raco de Can Fabes San Celoni, Spain
23 Checcino dal 1887 Rome
24 Le Meurice Paris
25 L'Hotel de Ville Crissier, Switzerland
26 L'Arpège Paris
27 Angela Hartnett at the Connaught London
28 Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons Oxford
29 Le Cinq Paris
30 Hakkasan London
31 Cal Pep Barcelona
32 Masa New York *
33 Flower Drum Melbourne
34 WD50 New York *
35 Le Quartier Francais Franschhoek, South Africa
36 Spice Market New York *
37 Auberge de l'Ill Illhaeusern, Alsace
38 Manresa California
39 Restaurant Dieter Muller BegischGladbach, Germany
40 La Maison Troisgros Roanne, France
41 The Wolseley London
42 Rockpool Sydney
43 Yauatcha London
44 The Ivy London
45 Gambero Rosso San Vincenzo, Italy
46 The Cliff St James, Barbados
47 Le Gavroche London
48 Enoteca Pinchiorri Florence
49 Felix Hong Kong
50 La Tupina Bordeaux

... okay so all of the restaurants in New York I've been to. It's time to go to Europe!

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