Qualche giorno ancora e saranno rivelati a Parigi i vincitori nelle varie sezioni del concorso con Ristoranti e Chef scelti dai talent scout Andrea Petrini e Joe Warwick. Top secret la location della Cerimonia. Questa la lista delle nomination del 18 febbraio con qualche indicazione aggiunta dalla redazione di BlogWine.it:
Original Thinking – Highlighting envelope-pushing creativity and artistic expression.
Enigma * Barcelona Spain
Ikoyi * London United Kingdom
Mugaritz ** Errenteria (Guipuzcoa) Spain
Noma (ex **) Copenhagen Denmark
Le Clarence ** Paris, France (Original thinking of the year)
Off-Map Destination – Remote restaurants where the journey to get there is a story.
1. Mil – Maras, Peru
2. Bootshaus – Klosterpl, Austria
3. Wolfgat – Paternoster, South Africa (Restaurant of the year)
4. Tokuyamazushi – Shiga, Japan
5. Riley’s Fish Shack – Tynemouth, United Kingdom
No Reservations Required – For places where it’s possible to turn up without a booking.
1. Clamato (Bib Gourmand) Paris, France
2. Kiln (Bib Gourmand) London, United Kingdom
3. Mocoto (Bib Gourmand) Sao Paolo, Brazil (No reservation required of the year)
4. Delifucious Tokyo, Japan
5. Retrobottega Rome, Italy
House Special – Restaurants defined by one particular dish.
1. Gazela / ‘Hot dog’ Porto – Portugal
2. Yat Lok */ Roast Goose – Hong Kong
3. Obana */ Unagi Tokyo – Japan
4. Trishna / Soft Shell Crab Mumbai – India
5. Lido 84*/ ‘Cacio e Pepe’ cooked in pig’s bladder Gardone (Bs) Italy (House special of the year)
Forward Drinking – Focusing on fresh ideas in liquid refreshment.
1. Cub – London, United Kingdom
2. Mugaritz ** Errenteria (Guipuzcoa), Spain (Forward drinking of the year)
3. Dersou Paris, France
4. Amass Copenhagen, Denmark
5. Godenya Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Event of the Year – Recognising restaurant residencies and pop-ups.
1. Refugee Food Festival, France (and worldwide) (Event of the year)
2. Parabere Forum, Norway
3. Al Meni, Rimini Italy
4. Game at Lyle’s, United Kingdom
5. The Presidential Train, Portugal
Ethical Thinking – Rewarding environmental and social responsibility.
1. Blue Hill at Stone Barns * (11 Best) New York, United States
2. Food For Soul – Various locations, Italy (and worldwide) (Ethical thinking of the year)
3. Noma (ex**) Copenhagen, Denmark
4. Saint Peter – Sydney, Australia
5. Silo Brighton, United Kingdom
Enduring Classic – Exceptional restaurants open for at least 50 years.
1. Peter Luger’s – New York, United States
2. Paul Bocuse *** Lyon, France
3. La Mère Brazier ** Lyon, France (Enduring classic)
4. Hyotei Kyoto, Japan
5. Elkano * Bilbao, Spain
Collaboration of the Year – Rewarding restaurants for their work with suppliers.
1. Vespertine ** X This Will Destroy You New York, United States
2. Mirazur *** X Huilerie Saint Michel Menton, France
3. Cafe Paradiso X Gort na Nairn Farm, Ireland (Collaboration of the year)
4. Single Thread Farm X Bloodroot Blades St. Healdsburg, United States
5. Frantzen *** X Jacob Marsing-Rossini Stockholm, Sweden
Atmosphere – Considering restaurant service, acoustics and overall ambience.
1. Punk Royale – Copenhagen, Denmark
2. Vespertine – Los Angeles, United States (Atmosfere of the year)
3. Chambre Séparée * – Gent, Belgium
4. Astoria Seafood – New York Long Island, United States
5. Machneyuda – Jerusalem, Israel
Arrival of the Year – For new restaurants opened Sept 1, 2017 – Sept 30, 2018.
1. DaGorini – San Piero in Bagno (Fc), Italy
2. Inua – Tokyo, Japan (Arrival of the year)
3. Virtus – Paris, France
4. Angler – San Francisco, United States
5. Kjolle – Lima, Peru
Small Plates – Short List
“The ‘Small Plates’ recognise contemporary cultural nuances by acknowledging the pivotal role social media now plays in the restaurant world while, with tongue firmly in cheeky, attempting to subvert current gastronomic fashion and also make a point of championing tradition, both culinary and literary.”
Tweezer-Free Kitchen of the Year – Searching for a more hands-on style of plating.
1. Bo.Lan, Thailand
2. Racines, France
3. Black Axe Mangal, United Kingdom
Trolley of the Year – For those that believe tableside service should always be in fashion.
1. Ballymaloe House, Ireland
2. Otto’s, United Kingdom
3. The Grill, United States
Tattoo-Free Chef of the Year – For toque stars whose bodies aren’t canvases
1. Clare Smyth
2. Alain Ducasse
3. David Thompson
Instagram Account of the Year – Picked from the restaurant world’s social media platform of choice.
1. @little_meg_siu_meg
2. @mattymatheson
3. @alain_passard
Long-Form Journalism – Because the world still needs in-depth restaurant writing.
1. Lisa Abend ‘The Food Circus’ Fool Magazine
2. Helen Rosner ‘What Jonathan Gold meant for food writing’ The New Yorker
3. Jonathan Gold ‘Anthony Bourdain Opened the Working Class Kitchen to the World’ LA Times
Red-Wine Serving Restaurant – For those who shun current fashion by still championing the red grape.
1. Noble Rot London, United Kingdom
2. Roscioli Rome, Italy
3. Le Baratin Paris, France
Lunga lista dei nominati che, dalle stelle e la storicità del Paul Bocuse a Collonges Mont d’or a nord di Lione ancora con 3 stelle Michelin da 51 anni, passa alle “stalle” di San Piero in Bagno in Italia dove da poco più di un anno si è insediato Da Gianluca Gorini. I più vecchi che resistono e i più emergenti che scalpitano. Nel mezzo i piatti già storici come Cacio e Pepe di Riccardo Camanini sul Lago di Garda o l’Hot Dog del Gazela scovato a Porto in Lusitania. Come agli Oscar’s c’è chi ha fatto incetta di nomination (2) come il Mugaritz di Andoni nominato per creatività ed espressione artistica e pure per i Drinking. Nominati anche ristoranti dal rapporto qualità/prezzo in cui non è necessario prenotare e si può attendere che si liberi un tavolo. Anche il NOMA Restaurant di Copenhagen si becca 2 candidature: per creatività ma anche responsabilità sociale. Il Mirazur di Menton fresco di 3 stelle Michelin segnalato per una iniziativa legata all’olio particolarmente cara allo Chef Mauro Colagreco. Non potevano mancare i ristoranti per cui vale veramente la pena il viaggio: i più vicini (per modo di dire) in Austria a un’ora da Salisburgo e Uk a 4 ore di treno da Londra. Più impegnativo il Mil a Maras in Perù che da Lima dista oltre 1000 km. Quello in Giappone non esiste proprio sulle mappe e pare sia sfuggito anche a TripAdvisor. Anche l’atmosfera ha una sua cinquina di ristoranti che previlegiano l’intimità fino a 2 soli coperti del Chambre Séparée che detiene pure la stella Michelin a Gent in Belgio.