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Cocktail of the Week: Classic Negroni at 45 Park Lane
By Emma Reynolds
Classic Negroni at 45 Park Lane, London 25 ml Campari 25 ml Antica Formula 25 ml Tanqueray Gin Orange Peel To create this classic Negroni, pour gin, Antica Formula and Campari into a mixing glass filled with ice cubes. Stir for 8-10 seconds with a long bar spoon, and use a cocktail strainer to pour… View Article
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Ampéli is a stylish London eatery offering elevated Greek and Eastern Mediterranean cuisine.
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Come for glasses of your favorite varietals, stay for the beautiful and historic estates.
Luxury Valentine's Day Gifts For Men
By Alex Martin
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we bring you a list of extra-special gifts to spoil the special man in your life. In this carefully-curated guide to luxury Valentine’s Day gifts for men, we look at everything from a chronological masterpiece to a very apt bottle of sherry-infused Scotch whisky. MB&F, T-Rex MB&F collaborates… View Article
Franck Giovannini
By Samantha Coles
Set to a soundtrack of chiming pots and pans, Franck Giovannini speaks to us from the kitchen of Restaurant de l’Hôtel de Ville about storming in to claim the coveted number one spot of Elite Traveler’s Top 100 Restaurants 2019. “It is unbelievable,” he says “We are very happy, as we put a lot of… View Article
Chef of the Year: Anne-Sophie Pic
By Samantha Coles
On a blustery day in London, I meet Anne-Sophie Pic in the elegant Art Deco-style bar at Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square, where her restaurant, La Dame de Pic London (this year’s number 96 in Elite Traveler’s Top 100 Resturants), is located. It’s the morning after their International Women’s Day dinner; Pic… View Article
Mauro Colagreco
By Lauren Hill
It was after working with culinary greats Bernard Loiseau and Alain Ducasse that Italo-Argentinian chef Mauro Colagreco decided to open his own restaurant on the Côte d’Azur. Now, Mirazur is among the world’s most highly rated places to eat and one of the highest climbers (80th to 69th) in the Elite Traveler Top 100 Restaurants… View Article
Clare Smyth
By Samantha Coles
As the first female chef to work at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay (who famously ate his words when he said she wouldn’t last — the restaurant held three Michelin stars for a decade with her at the helm), an MBE, caterer to the Royal Wedding, and now owner of her own restaurant, Core, you’d think Clare… View Article
Lifetime Achievement Award: Guy Savoy
By Kristen Shirley
The first thing chef Guy Savoy says to me is, “Merci.” Savoy is a world-renowned chef, proprietor of one of Paris’s most swoon-worthy restaurants and the winner of Elite Traveler’s Lifetime Achievement Award, yet his first impulse is to give thanks. This humility coupled with fierce pride in his team, his purveyors and France’s prestigious… View Article
Rising Star of the Year: Vladimir Mukhin
By Emma Reynolds
Virgilio Martinez
By Lauren Hill
In recent years, Peru has established what is now one of the world’s most talked about cuisines. Lima is at the heart of this culinary movement, and Virgilio Martínez is one of the chefs responsible for its global prominence. This year marks Central’s entry into our Top 100 Restaurants. “It feels good to be included,… View Article
Jan Hartwig
By Lauren Hill
Jan Hartwig has made quite an impression on Munich’s burgeoning fine-dining scene. The Helmstedt, Germany-born chef arrived at Hotel Bayerischer Hof’s restaurant Atelier in 2014, and was soon awarded a Michelin star, then earned a second star in 2015. The restaurant jumped from two to three stars in the Michelin Guide to Germany 2018. This… View Article
Michael White
By Kristen Shirley
Since it opened 10 years ago, Marea has become a cornerstone of the New York dining scene. Chef Michael White’s coastal Italian cuisine has won many accolades over the years, including two Michelin stars and, when it opened, the James Beard Award for best new restaurant. White isn’t one to rest on his laurels, though,… View Article
Enrique Olvera
By Emma Reynolds
Minutes into speaking with Enrique Olvera, founder and head chef of Pujol in Mexico City and Cosme in New York, it became very clear just how humble he is. “The award is for the restaurant, not for myself,” Olvera says of appearing on our Top 100 Restaurants list for both Cosme and Pujol. “It is… View Article
Ed Tinoco on His Rapid Rise at Next Restaurant
By Emma Reynolds
Earlier this year, at just 28 years old, Ed Tinoco took the reins as executive chef of Next Restaurant in Chicago, making him the youngest chef in the Alinea Group portfolio of restaurants. How did he rise so quickly? You could say he got a taste of being a chef growing up, when he cooked… View Article
Julien Tongourian on Honoring Joël Robuchon's Legacy
By Emma Reynolds
Since the passing of legendary French chef Joël Robuchon last year, Julien Tongourian has continued to preserve his legacy through impeccable French cuisine at three-Michelin-starred Robuchon au Dôme in Macau. Tongourian began working with Robuchon in 2000, when he started as a commis chef at Laurent in Paris before moving to Hong Kong and Macau…. View Article
Joan Roca on Keeping El Celler de Can Roca at the Top
By Lauren Hill
Joan Roca is a culinary force. In partnership with his brothers, Jordi and Josep, the distinguished chef has made an indelible mark on fine dining, with innovation occurring every day in his kitchen. It’s no surprise, then, that El Celler de Can Roca is an unwavering inclusion in our Top 100 Restaurants. “It’s an important… View Article
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