{"id":19633,"date":"2011-04-19T00:10:29","date_gmt":"2011-04-18T22:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=19633"},"modified":"2019-07-04T13:16:04","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T11:16:04","slug":"tasting-room-africamiddle-east-best-in-worlds-50-best-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/restaurant-news\/tasting-room-africamiddle-east-best-in-worlds-50-best-restaurants\/","title":{"rendered":"Tasting Room Africa\/Middle East best in World’s 50 Best Restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The 2011 S. Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants <\/a>awards ceremony was held last night, and number 2 Eat Out <\/strong>Top 10 Restaurant The Tasting Room<\/a> at Le Quartier Fran\u00e7ais<\/a>, with chef Margot Janse<\/a> at the helm, was the only South African restaurant to make the prestigious Top 50 list, for the seventh year running, and won Best Restaurant in Africa\/Middle East, at 36th position, down from number 31 last year.  The top restaurant on the World’s 50 Best is Noma from Copenhagen, its second successive year at the top.\"\"\/<\/a> France remains the country with the most Best Restaurants, at seven, followed by Italy and the USA, with six each.<\/p>\n

South Africa also featured in the 51-100 Restaurant ranking, with Eat Out<\/strong> Top 10 Restaurant Top Chef David Higg’s Rust en Vrede<\/a><\/strong><\/span>  team making 61st place (up from last year’s 74th place), enhancing the sadness about his departure from the restaurant in June, and La Colombe (now without Luke Dale-Roberts) at 82nd place, a vast fall from 12th position last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/td>\nPosition<\/td>\nRestaurant<\/td>\nCountry<\/td>\nAwards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\nNoma<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nDenmark<\/td>\nThe S.Pellegrino Best Restaurant in the World. The Acqua Panna Best Restaurant in Europe<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nUp 2<\/td>\nEl Celler De Can Roca<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nSpain<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nUp 2<\/td>\nMugaritz<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nSpain<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nUp 2<\/td>\nOsteria Francescana<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\nThe Chefs’ Choice sponsored by Electrolux<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nDown 2<\/td>\nThe Fat Duck<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nEngland<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nUp 1<\/td>\nAlinea<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\nThe Acqua Panna Best Restaurant In North America<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nUp 11<\/td>\nD.O.M<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nBrazil<\/td>\nThe Acqua Panna Best Restaurant In South America<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nUp 1<\/td>\nArzak<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nSpain<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nUp 2<\/td>\nLe Chateaubriand<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\nPer Se<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nDown 3<\/td>\nDaniel<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nUp 12<\/td>\nLes Creations de Narisawa<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nJapan<\/td>\nThe Acqua Panna Best Restaurant In Asia<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nUp 3<\/td>\nL’Astrance<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nUp 15<\/td>\nL’Atelier de Joel Robuchon<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nUp 2<\/td>\nHof van Cleve<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nBelgium<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nDown 3<\/td>\nPierre Gagnaire<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nUp 2<\/td>\nOud Sluis<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nNetherlands<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nDown 3<\/td>\nLe Bernardin<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nRe-Entry<\/td>\nL’Arpege<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nUp 28<\/td>\nNihonryori RyuGin<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nJapan<\/td>\nHighest Climber Sponsored by Lavazza<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nUp 1<\/td>\nVendome<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nGermany<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nDown 1<\/td>\nSteirereck<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nAustria<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nUp 7<\/td>\nSchloss Schauenstein<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nSwitzerland<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nUp 26<\/td>\nEleven Madison Park<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nUp 9<\/td>\nAqua<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nGermany<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nUp 1<\/td>\nQuay<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nAustralia<\/td>\nThe Acqua Panna Best Restaurant In Australasia<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nUp 1<\/td>\nIggy’s<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nSingapore<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nUp 7<\/td>\nCombal Zero<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nUp 4<\/td>\nMartin Berasategui<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nSpain<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nRe-Entry<\/td>\nBras<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31<\/td>\nUp 15<\/td>\nBiko<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nMexico<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
32<\/td>\nDown 12<\/td>\nLe Calandre<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
33<\/td>\nRe-Entry<\/td>\nCracco<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
34<\/td>\nNew Entry<\/td>\nThe Ledbury<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nUK<\/td>\nHighest New Entry Sponsored by Silestone<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
35<\/td>\nDown 12<\/td>\nChez Dominique<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nFinland<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
36<\/td>\nDown 5<\/td>\nLe Quartier Francais<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\nThe Acqua Panna Best Restaurant In The Middle East and Africa<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
37<\/td>\nNew Entry<\/td>\nAmber<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nChina<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
38<\/td>\nDown 2<\/td>\nDal Pescatore<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
39<\/td>\nUp 1<\/td>\nIl Canto<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
40<\/td>\nDown 14<\/td>\nMomofuku Ssam Bar<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nUSA<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
41<\/td>\nUp 2<\/td>\nSt John<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nUK<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
42<\/td>\nNew Entry<\/td>\nAstrid Y Gaston<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nPeru<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
43<\/td>\nUp 6<\/td>\nHibiscus<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nUK<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
44<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\nMaison Troisgros<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
45<\/td>\nDown 4<\/td>\nAlain Ducasse au Plaza Athenee<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
46<\/td>\nDown 9<\/td>\nDe Librije<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nNetherlands<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
47<\/td>\nDown 33<\/td>\nRestaurant de l’Hotel De Ville<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nSwitzerland<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48<\/td>\nNew Entry<\/td>\nVarvary<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nRussia<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49<\/td>\nNew Entry<\/td>\nPujol<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nMexico<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
50<\/td>\nRe-Entry<\/td>\nAsador Etxebarri<\/span><\/a><\/td>\nSpain<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 The S. Pellegrino awards are organised by The Restaurant<\/strong>  magazine, and the award-winning restaurants are nominated by and voted for by “800 international restaurant industry experts”, says the S. Pellegrino 50 Best Restaurants website. “What constitutes ‘best’ is left to the judgement of these trusted and well-travelled gourmets.  There is no pre-determined check-list of criteria”, the website says, and the results are a “simple computation of votes”.  The World’s 50 Best Restaurants is an ‘honourable survey of current tastes and a credible indicator of the best places to eat round the globe”.  There are no requirements for eligibility for the ranking, and the length of time that the restaurant has been open, and the culinary awards won are not taken into consideration for the vote.   For the first time, a livestream presentation allowed one to watch the Awards ceremony from the comfort of one’s home, making one feel part of the ceremony.<\/p>\n

Other Awards presented were the following:<\/p>\n

*  2011 One to Watch: Frantzen & Lindeberg from Stockholm (number 57) <\/p>\n

*   Lifetime Achievement Award: Juan Mari Arzak (number eight)<\/p>\n

*   Chef’s Choice:   Osteria Francescana (number 4)<\/p>\n

*   Fastest Climber: Nihonryori Ryugin of Japan (number 20)<\/p>\n

*   World’s Best Female Chef: Anne-Sophie Pic, of Maison Pic, first female Michelin three star chef in France<\/p>\n

Last year Noma also was named the Best Restaurant in the world, with chef Ren\u00e9 Redzepi at the helm.  Ferran Adria’s El Bulli, long in number one position, was second, and Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck came third. Adria withdrew from this year’s awards, as he is closing his restaurant for an indefinite period of time.<\/p>\n

Tamsin Snyman heads up the Southern African judging team, stepping into her late mother Lannice Snyman’s shoes.   Lannice held this position for years.  What is odd is that the performance of South African restaurants on the Wold’s 50 Best Restaurants and Eat Out <\/strong>Top 10 Restaurant Awards <\/a> has been so different, Le Quartier Fran\u00e7ais’ Tasting Room consistently having done well on the international Awards list, even when it did not make the Eat Out<\/strong> list in the past.<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com<\/a>  Twitter: @WhaleCottage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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