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The Good
Food Guide 2009 has announced the top 40 UK restaurants - and there's
a pack of new chefs chasing the tails of the top dogs.
Heston
Blumenthal's Fat Duck is still number one (with a stunning ten out of
ten this year*), followed by Gordon Ramsay in second place. Chef
Marcus Wareing has driven Pétrus up four places, to pip
Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons to third place. (Full list
of restaurants below).
Lower down
the chart is a crop of exciting British talent who Good Food Guide
editor, Elizabeth Carter, says could be challenging for top spots in
the near future. These chefs (currently scoring seven or eight out of
ten**) all have enormous talent and could become the next Blumenthal
or Ramsay:
> Nathan
Outlaw at Restaurant Nathan Outlaw, Cornwall (No 11, up one place)
has been making "discreet but powerful waves" by producing
"incredible food."
> Jason
Atherton at Maze, London (15, up 19 places) demonstrates
"confident, pace-setting cooking and compelling flavour juxtapositions."
> Shaun
Rankin at Bohemia, Jersey (17, up 12 places) is a "hugely
accomplished talent cooking at the top of his game."
> Adam
Simmonds at Danesfield House, Marlow (new entry at 19) "shows
elements of pure genius."
> Michael
Wignall at the Latymer, Surrey (new entry at 27) demonstrates a
"complex and highly technical modern approach."
Elizabeth
Carter, editor of The Good Food Guide, says: "Is the old
guard about to be toppled? These are exciting times for the UK
restaurant scene with some really talented young chefs emerging"
The Good
Food Guide 2009 Top 40
1. Fat Duck,
Bray, Berkshire (10/10)
2. Gordon
Ramsay, London (9)
3.
Pétrus, London (8)
4. Le Manoir
aux Quat'Saisons, Oxon (8)
5. Square,
London (8)
6. Le
Champignon Sauvage, Gloucs (8)
7. Le
Gavroche, London (8)
8. Waterside
Inn, Bray, Berkshire (8)
9. Vineyard
at Stockcross, Berkshire (8)
10. Pied
à Terre, London (8)
11.
Restaurant Nathan Outlaw, Cornwall (8)
12. Tom
Aikens, London (8)
13.
L'Enclume, Cartmel, Cumbria (8)
14.
Restaurant Martin Wishart, Edinburgh (8)
15. Maze,
London (7)
16. The
Capital, London (7)
17. Bohemia,
St Helier, Jersey (7)
18. Hibiscus,
London (new) (7)
19.
Danesfield House, Bucks (new) (7)
20. Gidleigh
Park, Chagford, Devon (7)
21.
Restaurant Sat Bains, Nottingham (7)
22.
Anthony's, Leeds, Yorkshire (7)
23. Andrew
Fairlie at Gleneagles, Scotland (7)
24. Holbeck
Ghyll, Windermere, Cumbria (7)
25. Fischer's
Baslow Hall, Derbyshire (7)
26. Simon
Radley at the Chester Grosvenor, Cheshire (7)
27. Michael
Wignall at the Latymer, Surrey (new) (7)
28. Whatley
Manor, Wiltshire (new) (7)
29. Hambleton
Hall, Leics (7)
30. Tyddyn
Llan, Llandrillo, Wales (7)
31. Harry's
Place, Lincolnshire (7)
32. The
Creel, Orkney, Scotland (7)
33. Mr
Underhill, Ludlow, Shropshire (7)
34. Old
Vicarage, Ridgeway, Derbyshire (7)
35. Castle
Hotel, Taunton, Somerset (6)
36. The
Greenhouse, London (6)
37. Club
Gascon, London (6)
38. Kitchin,
Edinburgh (6)
39. Simpsons,
Edgbaston, Birmingham (6)
40. Crown at
Whitebrook, Gwent (new) (6)
*10/10 An
extremely rare accolade given to a restaurant producing perfect
dishes on a consistent basis.
9/10 Cooking
that has reached a pinnacle of achievement, making a hugely memorable
experience for the diner.
**8/10 A
kitchen cooking close to or at the top of its game showing faultless
technique and impressive artistry.
**7/10 High
level of ambition and individuality, attention to the smallest
detail, accurate and vibrant dishes.
6/10
Exemplary cooking skills, innovative ideas, impeccable ingredients
and an element of excitement.
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