Just found out the top 10 of the s.pellegrino top 50 restaurant awards,
As expected Noma has climbed to the top of the ladder and taken out no 1 spot, almost expected, Noma has become a real destination for chefs and foodies the world over to make this visit to the restaurant in Denmark. Surely 3 stars will be awaiting them in the next guide michelin. And for sure i will be visiting them next year on my next Gastronomic tour in 2011. more to come on that!!
Next up el Bulli dropped down to 2 and fat duck taking out no.3, El Celler Can Roca (4) , Mugaritz(5) and Arzak(9) are also representing from Spain. Great news for Spains leading restaurants. Daniel in NYC takes 8 while alinea pips the by taking out number 7 in a slight rise from last year.
Italy is represented by Osteria Franciscan, by chef Massimo Bottura in Modena at number 6.
Thomas Keller is at no.10 with Per se beating its sister the French Laundry.
Having eaten in 6 of the top 10 restaurants in the world I can say they are all worthy of being in there, although i would have liked to have seen Quique DaCosta in there maybe, I think soon his restaurant will be knocking on the door of the top 10.
Another interesting thing to look at is that there is no representation from France in the top 10 suggesting that the change we all have been talking about in Gastronomy is very much confirmed, Spain has been pushing and pushing and now they seem to be at the forefront of Gastronomy, and with Nordic cuisine being on the rise who knows what is to come next, I know for sure that i will be restless until i get to eat Rene Redzepi's food next year.
Congratulations must go to Ferran Adria who will be closing the doors of his restaurant as he was awarded Chef of the Decade, a fitting award for a chef who has influenced more in the last decade than any other
how did you get this?? they don't release for another half hour!!!
Posted by: Jacquie Edwards | 04/26/2010 at 01:18 PM
so much info floating around the internet , just need to find it :)
Posted by: Brian | 04/26/2010 at 01:21 PM
I'm looking I'm looking.... :( gahhhhhh this is SUCH A TEASE lol
Posted by: Jacquie Edwards | 04/26/2010 at 01:22 PM
Really intersting to see the movements in the list. From everything I've heard about Noma they totally deserve the spotlight.
Chef of the Decade almost seems like an understatement doesn't it?
The likes of Rene coming through as part of the new movement of top chefs that have been directly influenced by Adria. I can't think of another chef that has created such a shift in the dining scene.
Hopefully one day I'll be able to eat at some of these top locations.
Posted by: Brian | 04/26/2010 at 11:09 PM
Hi Brian
I am a NZ chef just back in AKL after a long stint O/S. I did some classes with Alex & Aki in NYC a ways back.
Can you drop me a line via email.
You use to have your email address on your old wordpress site but I can't find it.
Cheers
Paul
Posted by: Paul | 05/09/2010 at 11:01 PM