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| menu collectionAs a ‘foodaholic’ I do enjoy going to nice restaurants around the world. As a souvenir I collect copies of the menus signed by the Chef when possible. I did not want to keep the pleasure of reading these menus only to myself so on this page you will find a photo of some of the menus. These pages do not contain comments about these restaurants; it does not make much sense judging the hard work of Chefs on one visit. Sadly this is what most food critics do to produce their uninteresting reports week after week in newspapers and to promote the new fashionable restaurant. Some research conducted on the development of ‘branché’ restaurants in Paris showed that out of the twenty ‘branché’ restaurants identified at the beginning of 2001, only seven were still trading at the end of that year... These pages do not contain any ranking either. Ranking such the one of a British magazine for the so called ‘best in the world’ has no other goal than make self-publicity, and is an absolute nonsense. Not only the selection processed is flawed but there is no such thing as ‘the best’. Comparing Adrià to Blumenthal, why not, but how could one ever compare Adrià’s cuisine to Pacaud’s or Ramsay’s? So for comments, I simply rely on the Michelin red guide which, although not perfect, has more than hundred years of anonymous restaurant reviewing experience. The Relais & Châteaux guide is also a very reliable source. Click on the images to see a larger version.
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Michelin counter as on 26 August 2008: 517 (started in January 2000) Last update: Tuesday, 26 August 2008 22:34:55 +0100 |
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