On 29 April 2014 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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 outpost Ronda Locatelli, has been announced the winner of the Birra Moretti Best Authentic Italian Restaurant Award for the Middle East and Africa.
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.
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.