Customer Reviews

The serious foodies bible! - By: Dr. Richard J. Pickard, 09 Sep 2008
Once upon a time if you wanted to find the best restaurantsin the world it meant owning multiple Michelin guides & reading lots of reviews from different sources.
For the past 6 years however the food establishment has voted for the best restaurants from around the world.
For this purpose the world is divided into 23 voting regions with a selection of up to 31 top chefs & criticsin each region, each casting up 5 votes for their favourite restaurants. 3410 votesin total. They must have visited the restaurantin the last 18 months & can only cast 2 votes for restaurantsin their home region & they can't vote for themselves.
Now for the first time these reults have been publishedin book form.
This has resultedin what many will agree as a definitive guide as to what the top 50 restaurants are for this year.
Each have between 2 & 4 colour pages dedicated to themin this book with details of the chefs, favourite dishes, tips on booking the restaurant, contact details & price guides. Where as the michelin guide would have a merely a few lines usuallyin a foreign language on each restaurant it is great to see pictures of the restaurantsin colour as well as of the food they serve. It makes it much easier to make an informed decision about where to dine. In addition to the top 50 restaurants the 51 - 100 restaurants also each have a paragraph dedicated to them at the back of the book.
A great coffee table book for the serious foodie & an excellent guide if you plan to dine at any of these great restaurants.