To The Top 50

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Four Basque restaurants among world’s top 50

04/22/2008

They are Mugaritz, Arzak, Martín Berasategi and Etxebarri Grillroom. Ferrán Adriá’s Bulli restaurant got the first place among world’s top 50 for the third time. The awards are given by the magazine Restaurant.

Four Basque restaurants are among world’s top 50, according to the gastronomic magazine Restaurant.

The restaurants are the following: Mugaritz (fourth place), Arzak (eighth place), Martín Berasategi (29th place), and Etxebarri Grillroom (44th place).

Bulli restaurant, which belongs to the Catalan chef Ferran Adriá, has been elected world’s best restaurant for three consecutive years.

The S. Pellegrino prize-giving ceremony took place on Monday, in the gala organized by Restaurant magazine.

This restaurant continues its spell of good luck due to Adriá’s creativity, internationally known as “cookery alchemist”, for his habit to experiment with food.

Chef Heston Blumenthal’s British restaurant The Fat Duck, placed in Berkshire (west of London), got the second place, followed by the Paris’ Pierre Gagnaire restaurant.

The way for election

The prizes, given for seven years, are based on the votes given by a panel of international judges, collectively known as the Nespresso World's 50 Best Restaurants Academy.

Almost 700 chefs and restaurant critics form the Academy. Restaurant magazine’s readers also have the right to vote.

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