| Food has through history played a role in the way the | | | | consisting of food writers, critics, publishers, and |
| world functions. Kings and Emperors used to pride | | | | commentators from all over the world. |
| themselves on their kitchens and exotic food made by | | | | So if you are a gourmet and world traveler here are a |
| the world's best chefs had the same value as | | | | few restaurants you may wish to try the 2007 list |
| treasures. | | | | included: |
| A glance into the two volume compilation "The | | | | 1. El Bulli in Spain chosen as the World's Best |
| Cambridge World History of Food" shows how | | | | Restaurant in Europe. |
| mankind developed exotic tastes how spices were | | | | 2. The Fat Duck in UK which was the Chefs Choice. |
| traded like gold, and more. The volumes are standard | | | | 3. Pierre Gagnaire in France. |
| references world -wide for social scientists, | | | | 4. The French Laundry in the US adjudged the Best in |
| economists, nutritionists, and gourmets. A website has | | | | the Americas. |
| a wonderful time line of food which shows that fish, | | | | 5. Tetsuya's in Australia adjudged the best in |
| egges, and mushrooms were eaten as early as | | | | Australasia. |
| before 17,000 BCE and that bread, beer, and soup | | | | 6. Bras in France. |
| was in the diet as far back as 10000 BCE. | | | | 7. Mugaritz in Spain. |
| The modern world too runs on its stomach and world | | | | 8. Le Louis XV in Monaco. |
| wide restaurants compete to gain the status of "best | | | | 9. Per Se in the US. |
| restaurant." If a restaurant is listed by S Pellegrino in its | | | | 10. Arzak in Spain. |
| list of " the world's 50 Best Restaurants," then its like | | | | 11. El Celler deCan Roca in Spain. |
| wining an honor and prize. The list each year is | | | | 12. Gamero Rosso in Italy. |
| complied by Nespresso World's 50 Best Academy | | | | |