Dorset crab, celeriac, and caviar
at The Dorchester
A Worldly
Search for the Perfect Meal
Dine239 11
Visiting London and still undecided between dining
at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay or Alain Ducasse at
The Dorchester? Or, maybe you’re a globe-trotting
gourmand looking for a three-star Michelin experience
in Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong, or Macau. Decades
ago, when the world’s best food was concentrated in
France, the task of finding a life-changing meal was
much simpler than it is today. There are currently 129
restaurants around the world that have received three
stars, Michelin’s highest accolade, and two websites
passionately devoted to reviewing them. British food
writer Andy Hayler (andyhayler.com) had visited them
all as of 2014, when there were 110. He pays for all his
own meals, and offers subjective but fair evaluations
on his site.
The anonymous author of Three-Star Epicure
(threes tarepicure.com) claims to be 72 percent finished
with the task of dining in every establishment, and
seems determined to see the job through. Like Hayler,
he pays his own way, writes detailed and personalized
reviews, and doesn’t hesitate to point out a restaurant
that delivers a poor value or seems to be skating on
its reputation.
Considering dinner for two at one of these
establishments can easily run up a bill of $1,000,
travelers will want to access all the information they
can. They’re not likely to get it from the Michelin red
guides, which are famous for terse two- and threesentence
summaries of starred restaurants. —M.S.
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay
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