"London is home to six of world's top restaurants"

On 24 Apr 2007 08:28:53 -0700, PeterL wrote:

The capital's international reputation for fine dining was confirmed by
the inclusion of the six on a list of 50 restaurants drawn up by a panel
of 651 judges who surveyed more than 70 countries.

Biased survey sponsored by the British based Restaurant Magazine.

Is it? The world was broken up into regions with 22 regional teams,
they arent Brits. Where their were ties, home region votes were
ignored.

the judges are here
"www.theworlds50best.com"
--
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The Reid wrote:

On 24 Apr 2007 08:28:53 -0700, PeterL wrote:

The capital's international reputation for fine dining was confirmed by
the inclusion of the six on a list of 50 restaurants drawn up by a panel
of 651 judges who surveyed more than 70 countries.

Biased survey sponsored by the British based Restaurant Magazine.

Is it? The world was broken up into regions with 22 regional teams,
they arent Brits. Where their were ties, home region votes were
ignored.

It doesn't surprise me. I find it very easy to get good food in London
nowadays, and while price doesn't indicate quality, it is true that as
European cities go, it's on the higher end of prices for dining out.
Went to a terrific "mediterranean" restaurant near Maida Vale last week.
(le cochonnet) I'd passed it earlier in the day, and didn't think it was
up to much, so I was initially a bit aprehensive when taken there later
in the evening. It was superb IMO. We had a private room- looks like
there is still smoking in the main area unfortunately, but that will
change soon.

--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
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On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:30:57 +0100, "Ian F."
wrote:

From the article:

"A decade ago, if you had presented a list of the UK having seven
restaurants in the top 50, people would have laughed. But we have become
very good at being multi-cultural."

Note the slur on British food. It even continues:

" It is interesting to consider that on
this list, St John's is the only restaurant serving British food. The rest
are all in the modern style of cookery."

Viking wrote:

On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:30:57 +0100, "Ian F."
wrote:

From the article:

"A decade ago, if you had presented a list of the UK having seven
restaurants in the top 50, people would have laughed. But we have become
very good at being multi-cultural."

Note the slur on British food.

That's not a surprise. While you can get terrific local cuisine, the UK
has never had the food culture that some other countries have. What has
made UK food a lot better in recent years has been the absorption and
modification of other cuisines, and much more thought given to the
quality of ingredients.

--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk

David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:

looks like
there is still smoking in the main area unfortunately, but that will
change soon.

On the subject of smoking, am I the only one taken aback at the complete
lack of preparation for the upcoming ban? I suppose some restaurants and
bars will just go as normal all the way until June 30, and then blame
the government that they weren't given enough preparation time?

--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk

On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:55:33 +0100, (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

On the subject of smoking, am I the only one taken aback at the complete
lack of preparation for the upcoming ban? I suppose some restaurants and
bars will just go as normal all the way until June 30, and then blame
the government that they weren't given enough preparation time?

there have been articles in the Restaurant, don't know what people are
actually doing.
--
Mike Reid
UK walking, food, photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site
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On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:41:20 -0400, Viking
wrote:

Note the slur on British food. It even continues:

" It is interesting to consider that on
this list, St John's is the only restaurant serving British food. The rest
are all in the modern style of cookery."

it should have said "traditional"
--
Mike Reid
UK walking, food, photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site
Spain walking, food, tourism "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk"
Beginners UK flight sim addons "http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk"

"The Reid" wrote in message
...

Is it? The world was broken up into regions with 22 regional teams,
they arent Brits. Where their were ties, home region votes were
ignored.

There'll always be the naysayers who think we still only offer fish and
chips and pies.

No amount of awards or magazine articles will convince them - they're best
ignored IMO.

Ian

On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:49:43 +0100, (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

That's not a surprise. While you can get terrific local cuisine, the UK
has never had the food culture that some other countries have. What has
made UK food a lot better in recent years has been the absorption and
modification of other cuisines, and much more thought given to the
quality of ingredients.

you know the food in El Bulli is no nearer trad spanish than the Fat
duck is near Trad British. Its of course true that Spain, Italy and
France had much stronger food culture in past.
--
Mike Reid
UK walking, food, photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site
Spain walking, food, tourism "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk"
Beginners UK flight sim addons "http://www.lawn-mower-man.co.uk"

Martin wrote:

On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:55:33 +0100, (David Horne, _the_
chancellor (*)) wrote:

David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:

looks like
there is still smoking in the main area unfortunately, but that will
change soon.

On the subject of smoking, am I the only one taken aback at the complete
lack of preparation for the upcoming ban? I suppose some restaurants and
bars will just go as normal all the way until June 30, and then blame
the government that they weren't given enough preparation time?

Some pubs and restaurants in UK have already gone no smoking, what are you
expecting?

There hasn't been a big change in the number of non-smoking ubs and
restaurants. That's what I was expecting.

--
(*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
(don't email yahoo address) usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk