Mangia Che Ti Fa Bene!

Do you eat to live or live to eat?

Imagine that money and time were not issues, and that nobody would laugh at or criticise you for getting a bit plump.


photo by Thomas Schauer, Culinary photographer

Now imagine that you can combine both, and that 651 people have been going through the trouble, year after year, of compiling a list of the world's 50 best restaurants.

So what are you waiting for? Fill your boots -or rather your tummy!

Just to get you started, here's the 2007 top ten. Buon appetito!

1. El Bulli, Roses, Catalonia, Spain (Best in Europe)
2. The Fat Duck, Bray-on-Thames, UK (Chef's Choice)
3. Pierre Gagnaire, Paris, France
4. The French Laundry, California, USA (Best in the Americas)
5. Tetsuya's, Sydney, Australia (Best in Australasia)
6. Bras, Laguiole, France
7. Mugaritz, San Sebastian, Spain
8. Restaurant Le Louis XV, Monaco
9. Per Se, New York, USA
10. Arzak, San Sebastian, Spain