The World's 10 Best Restaurants

Business Today's Lifestyle supplement magazine "More", issue dated July 13th carries an elaborate article on The World's 10 Best Restaurants. It obviously caught my attention and I did pick up a copy.

I will admit, I was expecting it to be a rights borrowed article from Conde Nast and the like. However, I was pleased to see that it was indeed a Business Today special with Rashmi Uday Singh traversing the world trying out the best eateries. As Chairperson, Central Asia Region of the London-based "World's 50 Best Restaurants Academy", she did have access to a list of the top restaurants as a start off but I was happy to see her visiting the various places concerned.

A quick round up:

1. elBulli
Location: Montijoi, near Barcelona, Spain
Meal: Euro 200 (Rs. 13,200)

2. Bernard Loiseau
Location: Saulieu, France
Meal: Euro 200 (Rs. 13,200)

3. Le Bernardin
Location: 155, W 51st Street, New York, USA
Meal: Three course Lunch $64 (Rs. 2,750); Four Course dinner $107 (Rs. 4,600)

4. Tetsuya's
Location: Kent Street, Sydney, Australia
Meal: $200 (Rs. 8000)

5. l' Arpege
Location: Rue de Varenne, Paris, France
Meal: $495 (Rs. 21,280)

6. Alain Ducasse
Location: Paris, France
Meal: Euro 240 (Rs. 15,840) or Euro 360 (Rs. 23,760)

7. French Laundry
Location: Yountville, California, USA
Meal: Nine Course menu $300 (Rs. 12,900)

8. Iggy's
Location: The Regent Hotel, Singapore
Meal: Lunch $115 (Rs. 3,560); Dinner $195 (Rs. 6,040)

9. Oaxen Skargardskrog
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Meal: 1,350 Kroner (Rs. 9,450)

10. Cut
Location: Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, US
Meal: $250-500 (Rs. 10,750-21,500)

A very well written story I must say. A must grab copy.