World's 50 Best Restaurants
On 30 April 2012 the eyes of the world will once more fall on London as the World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards take place. Organised by Restaurant Magazine, the awards aim to get people talking about restaurants, and to shine a bright light on excellence and innovation in an exciting industry.
Stars of World’s 50 Best to open Peruvian restaurant LIMA
London is set to welcome its second Peruvian restaurant this year, with the opening of LIMA from World's 50 Best chef Virgilio Martinez in the ever-popular Fitzrovia neighbourhood next month.
World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2012: Were three British restaurants enough?
With only three UK restaurants on the list at Monday night’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, BigHospitality spoke with Noma’s René Redzepi, along with a 50 Best judge, a restaurant critic and two British restaurants that did make the grade, to find out why there was such a poor British showing.
Brett Graham admits Highest Climber award will put more pressure on The Ledbury
Brett Graham, the Australian chef whose two Michelin-starred restaurant The Ledbury scooped the Highest Climber award at this year's World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards, has admitted the accolade will put further pressure on his Notting Hill team.
The World's 50 Best Restaurants awards 2012: in pictures
In what was the tenth year of the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards, Noma cemented its position as the best place to eat on the planet after topping the list for a third consecutive year. Here are our photos from the night.
The World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2012: Interviews with Brett Graham, Ashley Palmer-Watts and Fergus Henderson
The World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards - one of the biggest events in the culinary calendar - took place on Monday night at London's Guildhall with dozens of the world's top chefs, including Rene Redzepi and Ferran Adria in attendance.
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2012: 51-100
While just three UK restaurants featured on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list this year, a further five venues came in the top 100.
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2012: 1-50
The World's 50 Best Restaurants awards 2012 have been announced and, while Rene Redzepi’s Noma scooped top spot, the movers and shakers further down the list have made for some interesting findings.
Exclusive: René Redzepi reveals secrets to Noma’s success
René Redzepi, whose Danish restaurant Noma has been crowned the World’s Best Restaurant for the third year running, tells BigHospitality how the diminutive but innovative restaurant has been able to remain so consistent.
Noma tops World's 50 Best Restaurant list for third year running
Danish restaurant Noma has been voted the World's Best Restaurant for the third year running, beating Spanish restaurants El Cellar de Can Roca and Mugaritz respectively to the top spot.
UK and World’s 50 Best chefs visit Number 10 to promote ‘Great’ UK food scene
More than 150 chefs, restaurateurs and food producers operating in the UK, as well as some of the World’s 50 Best chefs, are visiting Downing Street today to launch a campaign to promote the UK’s food scene abroad.
World's 50 Best Restaurants 2012: BigHospitality to report live
With just hours to go until the World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, make sure you tune in to BigHospitality on Facebook and Twitter for all the gossip, with live updates, photos and exclusive video interviews throughout the evening.
The World's 50 Best Restaurants: What do judges look for in restaurants and what can we expect on the 2012 list?
On the eve of the unveiling of the 2012 Worlds 50 Best Restaurants list, BigHospitality went to meet the 50 Best Academy - those who head up the voting for the awards - to find out what they look for when choosing restaurants to vote for and their predictions for this year.
10 years of The Worlds 50 Best Restaurants: The impact of the awards
As we celebrate the tenth year of the Worlds 50 Best Restaurant Awards, BigHospitality speaks to those both honoured by and involved in the awards to find out what impact, if any, winning a place on the list has on a restaurant.
Thomas Keller receives World's 50 Best Lifetime Achievement Award
Thomas Keller has been given the S.Pellegrino Lifetime Achievement Award by the World’s 50 Best Restaurant Academy.
Noma's René Redzepi to set up restaurant in London during 2012 Olympics
Noma's head chef René Redzepi is to open a pop-up restaurant at London hotel Claridge's this summer to coincide with the start of the 2012 Olympics.
World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2012: The final countdown begins
With just one week to go until the World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2012 on 30 April at the London Guildhall speculation is mounting over which chefs will be celebrating and which restaurant will be taking home the top prize.
World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards: What makes a restaurant world class?
In the ten years since the World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards was launched a wide variety of gastronomic and dining styles have been represented in the top 50 so as excitement builds for the 2012 list BigHospitality asked chefs and experts what makes a restaurant world class.
Elena Arzak named World's Best Female Chef 2012 by World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards
Elena Arzak, joint head chef with her father Juan Mari at their restaurant Arzak in Spain, has been awarded the Veuve Clicquot World's Best Female Chef Award 2012 by the World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards .
Highland Park to launch Slow Food Restaurant of the Year award at World’s 50 Best
Whisky brand Highland Park is set to introduce the Slow Food Restaurant of the Year award at the World’s 50 Best Restaurants taking place on 30 April.
Blumenthal creates interactive 'sweetshop experience' for The Fat Duck reservations
A new interactive reservation experience, voiced by actor John Hurt, has been created by Heston Blumenthal for The Fat Duck which allows diners to enter a secret online sweetshop and view an animated version of the menu.
Pearls of Wisdom: Elena Arzak
Elena Arzak is the third generation of chefs to work at Arzak in San Sebastian in Spain. She currently runs the restaurant, number eight on the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Restaurants list, with her father Juan Mari.
Date announced for 2012 World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards
The next S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards will take place on 30 April 2012, it has been announced.
Richard Vines on being UK chair of World’s 50 Best Restaurants
Earlier this year BigHospitality announced that Jay Rayner, UK chair of the S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards would be stepping down from his position of three years.
Thomas Keller reveals details about Harrods pop-up restaurant
Thomas Keller is to launch his pop-up version of his three-Michelin starred Californian restaurant The French Laundry at Harrods on 1 October.
Goodbye El Bulli: the World’s Best Restaurant closes
El Bulli, the most influential restaurant in the world, is to close tomorrow after more than two decades of pushing the boundaries of modern gastronomy.
Giorgio Locatelli's Dubai restaurant wins Authentic Italian Restaurant Award
Giorgio Locatelli's Dubai outpost Ronda Locatelli, has been announced the winner of the Birra Moretti Best Authentic Italian Restaurant Award for the Middle East and Africa.
Richard Vines appointed new UK chair of World's 50 Best Restaurants
Bloomberg chief food critic Richard Vines has been appointed the new UK chair of the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants Academy.
Anne-Sophie Pic on life as a female chef
Anne-Sophie Pic was this week awarded the first ever S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants award for being the World’s Best Female Chef.
The S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2011: 51-100
While just four UK restaurants featured on the S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants list this year, a further six venues fell just short of making the top 50.
Rene Redzepi’s reaction to winning World’s Best Restaurant Award, again
Demand for Noma in Copenhagen has refused to die down after it was named the S.Pellegrino World’s Best Restaurant last year.
Brett Graham: The Ledbury’s success is down to service
Brett Graham, chef owner of The Ledbury in Notting Hill, entered the S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards for the first time at number 34 this year.
Noma named World’s Best Restaurant for second year
Noma in Copenhagen has been named the World’s Best Restaurant for the second year running in the S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Awards.
Blumenthal: The World’s 50 Best helped save The Fat Duck
Heston Blumenthal has said that gaining the number one spot at the 2005 S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Awards helped save The Fat Duck from closure.
Follow tonight’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants live with BigHospitality
With just hours to go until the S. Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, tune in to BigHospitality on Facebook and Twitter for live updates, photos and gossip as the awards unfold.
Rene Redzepi explains why Noma is the Best Restaurant in the World
Rene Redzepi’s Danish restaurant Noma was last year voted the Best Restaurant in the World for the first time, toppling long term stalwart El Bulli from its number one position.
France’s Anne-Sophie Pic named World’s Best Female Chef
Anne-Sophie Pic, chef proprietor of Maison Pic in Valence, France, has been named the first ever winner of the Veuve Clicquot World’s Best Female Chef 2011.
Spain’s Juan Mari Arzak receives World's 50 Best Restaurants' Lifetime Achievement Award
Juan Mari Arzak, chef proprietor of Arzak restaurant in San Sebastien, Spain, is to be presented with a S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ Lifetime Achievement Award.
World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards video interviews
In preparation for the S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards which are just one week away (18 April), BigHospitality has conducted a series of video interviews with top figures involved with the event.
World’s 50 Best Restaurants launches inaugural Female Chef Award
The S.Pellegrino Worlds 50 Best Awards will this year see the launch of a brand new award category – the Veuve Cliquot World’s Best Female Chef Award.
Noma fails to get third Michelin star in Cities of Europe Guide
Rene Redzepi’s Danish restaurant Noma has failed to acquire a third Michelin star in the latest Michelin Guide to the Main Cities of Europe.
Date set for S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2011
This year’s S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurant awards are due to be announced on 18 April, marking the tenth year for the restaurant industry’s most influential awards.
Thomas Keller plans Harrods pop-up restaurant
Thomas Keller plans to launch a pop-up restaurant at Harrods in November, BigHospitality can reveal.
World's 50 Best lunch at Bar Boulud
As the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best awards drew to a close for another year, BigHospitality caught up with Daniel Boulud at his first London restaurant at Mandarin Oriental Hotel, where he cooked for the top 50 chefs in the world
The World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2010
The World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards 2010 were held this year at London's Guildhall, where the team from Noma were given the accolade for Best Restaurant in the World for the first time.
Noma's Rene Redzepi talks about winning the World's Best Restaurant Award
Noma chef-patron Rene Redzepi talks to Nigel Barden about what it means to win the top accolade in the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards.
The S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best 2010: The results
Find out who's made the list of the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants 2010
S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Academy dinner at The Dorchester
As the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants Academy met for the final time before the 2010 list is revealed, BigHospitality was there to find out who the judges thought might be at the top this year
Speculation grows with approach of S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2010
The world's top chefs will be gathering at London's Guildhall tonight to hear the results of the 2010 S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards. But which restaurants will be on it?
Noma is number one in S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurant Awards 2010
Danish restaurant Noma has taken first place in the S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants list from Spain's El Bulli
Meals at World's 50 Best Restaurants to be sold on ebay
Meals at some of the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best restaurants, to be revealed next week, are to be put up for auction on ebay to raise money for Action Against Hunger
Eckart Witzigmann awarded S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Lifetime Achievement
Eckart Witzigmann has become the latest chef to be given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants Academy
Ferran Adria to permanently close World’s Best Restaurant El Bulli
Ferran Adria has announced he will close El Bulli for good in 2011, replacing the three Michelin-starred restaurant with an academy for advanced culinary study
Fat Duck named second most life-changing restaurant in world
US-based magazine Food & Wine has named Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck in Bray as the second most life-changing restaurant in the world
Round two of 50 Best meals auction begins
Action Against Hunger’s second wave of meals-for-two lots in the S. Pellegrino World’s 50 Best charity auction is now open to bidders
World's 50 Best Restaurants 2009: 51 to 100
S.Pellegrino Worlds 50 Best 2009 results restaurants 51 to 100
The S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best 2009: The results
El Bulli and The Fat Duck retain first and second place respectively on the 2009 list while Danish restaurant Noma rises seven places to take the third spot
50 Best debut for restaurants in Japan, Singapore and Austria
Restaurants in Japan, Singapore and Austria make the S. Pellegrino Worlds 50 Best list for the first time - find out which ones here on Monday April 20