El Bulli Is The Top Restaurant Yet Again
Once again the molecular gastronomy stylings of chef Ferran Adria have pushed Spanish restaurant El Bulli to the top of another world's best restaurants list. El Bulli won the top slot in the San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants 2009. The list is the result of a poll of more than 800 chefs, critics managers and others done for Restaurant Magazine.
According to the AFP, Adria is quoted as saying it was an important night for Spain (in addition to El Bulli, two other Spanish restaurants, Mugaritz and El Celler de Can Roca were in the top five). He dedicated his award to Heston Blumenthal, whose restaurant, The Fat Duck was in the second position. Adria praised Blumenthal for his honesty. Blumenthal closed his restaurant briefly over a potential food poisoning scare earlier this year. Restaurants in the top ten from the U.S. were Thomas Keller's Per Se and Grant Achtaz's Alinea in the US.
Off the list this year was Gordon Ramsay's flagship London restaurant. Bloomberg reports that it was in 13th place last year but didn't even crack the top 100 for 2009. He did squeak onto the list in slot 91 with his restaurant Maze.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Michael Buitron Apr 30th 2009 2:39PM
I think Gondon Ramsay shows that it is increasingly difficult to run a top-tier restaurant with so many other establishments on his plate. By only staying open for a few months a year, Adria gives himself and his stellar kitchen staff opportunities to experiment and play without having to worry about the front of the house. . Like a sports team, that time away allow sthe staff to maintain their peak performance, as well as amaze and entertain with new creations every year.
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