Monday, May 7, 2012

MASSIMO BOTTURA - SAN PELLEGRINO WORLD'S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS 2012

The awards for the World's 50 Best restaurants sponsored by San Pellegrino and Acqua Panna were held on April 30th at The Guildhall in London. Another chance for the greatest chefs to meet up before hearing their positions in the 10th edition of the awards that are gaining more worldwide importance.

NOMA is number one again for the third year running;  El Celler de Can Roca 2nd, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal was the highest new entry at 6; Hibiscus from Claude Bosi dropped to 94 and out of the top 50 - we visited the restaurant a few day's later and had a fantastic meal. The 50 Best List is certainly personal and can lead to many differences of opinion. Alvin Leung from Bo Innovation in Hong Kong at 52 is our tip for the Top 50 next year. He will open in London later this year.

Special awards to Thomas Keller for his lifetime's work, Elena Arzak for Best Female chef and the Slow Food Award went to Steirereck in Vienna. We have visited all these chefs and the recognition is really well deserved

Massimo Bottura - who achieved a fantastic 5th place - is the charismatic chef/owner from one of our real favourites, Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy. The video interview below shows the importance of the awards for the local producers in his region of Emilia-Romagna and how much a place in the top 5 means to him. You can find more info on a previous blog from November 17, 2011 when he was awarded 3 Michelin stars.

www.theworlds50best.com
www.osteriafrancescana.it

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