World’s 50 Best Restaurants
Eggplant with Honey at El Bulli - Photo: Andrew Lim
The 2008 list is out, and again Sydney’s Tetsuya’s has again been ranked as one of the world’s top ten restaurants.
Fusing flavours of Japan with renowned French technique, Tetsuya’s was ranked ninth in the S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, down from fifth last year.
Neil Perry’s Rockpool (fish) restaurant was the only other Australian restaurant squeezing inside the top 50 at number 49.
For the third successive year, Spanish restaurant El Bulli topped the global poll of industry experts - astonishingly, one of three restaurants in Spain named in the top ten.
The UK’s Fat Duck, France’s Pierre Gagnaire, Spain’s Mugaritz and chef Thomas Keller’s restaurant French Laundry, in California complete the top five.
Shannon Bennet’s Vue de Monde in Melbourne was the only other establishment in Australia in the top 100.
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5 Comments, Comment or Ping
Ernest Bludger
I’m surprised that Tiesto and Van Buuren aren’t on this year’s list.
Apr 22nd, 2008
Benn
The judges realised they had tried to rig the voting after Tiesto and van Buuren’s own establishments ranked one and two, leading all others by more than 3000 votes. Now considering the panel of experts numbered 500, you do the math.
Apr 22nd, 2008
Ernest Bludger
And if youse all thought I was joking: http://tinyurl.com/56wxdo
Apr 23rd, 2008
Benn
Well, I’m off to Amsterdam soon. I might check it out, only if the menu doesn’t feature audible macaroni cheese.
Apr 23rd, 2008
Kel
Funnily enough, one of the dishes at The Fat Duck is audible; I remember reading about it on Chez Pim a while back - http://www.chezpim.com/blogs/2007/04/would_you_like_.html
Apr 25th, 2008
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