WORLD’S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS
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Now in its ninth year, the Oscars of global dining has seen not only a change at the top, but also a wealth of young, dynamic chefs bringing new ideas to the table. Haute Cuisine profiles the homegrown talent in the cream of the culinary crop
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fter an incredible four consecutive years at the top Ferran Adrià’s elBulli took second place at this year’s prestigious S Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurant
Awards, organised by Restaurant Magazine. Taking the coveted top slot with the most votes from the
aademy of more than 800 international critics, journalists and food experts was Noma, run by 32-year-old chef René Redzepi. Situated on Copenhagen’s dockside in a stylishly converted 18th-century shipping warehouse, where most of the jaw- droppingly beautiful dishes are served by the chefs themselves, Noma leads the trend in “cold climate” cuisine showcasing the best Nordic produce (see our interview with René on p102). Despite his restaurant’s demotion, Ferran’s achievement of
remaining at the top on five occasions in the last decade is an outstanding feat and in honour of this, he was presented with the first ever Chef of the Decade award by Restaurant Magazine (see our interview with Ferran on p136). Spain was unveiled as a culinary hotspot with no fewer than four entries in the top ten.
RankTHE TOP TEN Region 1 (up 2 places) 2 (down 1) 3 (down 1) 4 (up 1)
Restaurant Noma elBulli
The Fat Duck
5 (down 1) 6 (up 7) 7 (up 3) 8 (up 33) 9 (down 1) 10 (down 4)
El Cellar de Can Roca Mugaritz
Osteria Francescana Alinea Daniel Arzak Per Se
BEST OF BRITISH
Copenhagen, Denmark Costa Brava, Spain Berkshire, UK Girona, Spain
San Sebastian, Spain Modena, Italy Chicago, USA New York, USA
San Sebastian, Spain New York, USA
l For more on the S Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2010, brought to you by Restaurant Magazine, visit
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32 HIBISCUS
Coming in at number 49 is Claude Bosi’s Mayfair restaurant Hibiscus. The two Michelin-starred chef trained under some of the greatest chefs in France, including fellow top 50 entrant Alain Ducasse. Since relocating from Shropshire
to London in 2007, Bosi has earned a reputation for modern dishes with bold
and surprising combination of flavours. l Hibiscus, 29 Maddox Street, London W1S 2PA. Tel: 020-7629 2999; visit
hibiscusrestaurant.com
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