April 21, 2005
Bay Area Represent: Three World Class Restaurants!
Alder Yarrow has written up the results of the UK-based Restaurant Magazine's top 50 list. You can set aside your obligatory "English food sucks" jokes, as The Fat Duck in the village of Bray, Berks, England has claimed the top spot, besting El Bulli in Spain (foams are soooooo 2004). Coming in at number three? Yountville's The French Laundry, winning best restaurant in the Americas. Berkeley's Chez Panisse was the "Highest Climber," rising to thirteen, and the South Bay got some love with Manresa of Los Gatos making the list at number 38.
Of course, our first thought was how did we do against the other 'ists? Well, we beat the crap out of LAist, with a series sweep at three to nothing, and that's what counts, right? Chicagoist's Charlie Trotter was right behind Chez Panisse in fourteenth place. New York had six, although they had to fly in Mr. Keller to man the Time Warner Center food court at Per Se, which debuted in the top ten. Londonist whooped everybody's ass with 11, though we're going to blame it on local judges.
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you weren't complaining about the judges in 2004 & 2003.
Hey, you're talking to guy who's had both vegemite and marmite in his lifetime. My favorite damn dish was a yorkshire pud filled with gravy and roast beef at a pub outside York (unfortunately, I was fourteen -- I'm still waiting to return and have that meal with a warm beer).
jackson - yorkshire pud is a doddle to make.
I know, my mom makes it every year for Christmas dinner. But see, if I learned how to make it, it would lose it's magical allure. I leave it up to my mom and pubs in Yorkshire.