Move over Michelin Guides, when it comes to judging the world's best
restaurants there's a far-more exclusive list. For the past 15 years, The World's 50 Best Restaurants list has evolved into the restaurant world’s version of the Oscars. Each year, The World's 50 Best Restaurants
compiles a list of the 100-best restaurants anywhere from a panel of
regional food writers, critics, chefs, restaurateurs and gastronomy
experts. This year, the list includes restaurants from 22 countries
across five continents - France, Spain and the USA each have six
restaurants on the list. For 2017, Eleven Madison Park helmed by Swiss-born chef Daniel Humm in New York was awarded the No.1 spot - a coup for an American restaurant.
The award for Eleven Madison Park
comes on the heels of its recently announced June 10th closure in order
to make improvements to its kitchen and expand its current bar area.
Architect Brad Cloepfil, who penned the Museum of Arts and Design at
Columbus Circle and is a regular of the restaurant, will oversee the
changes. In the meantime, the restaurant will pack its bags and head to
the summer Hamptons for a thematic beach pop-up in East Hampton's former
Moby’s space. EMP House “will offer indoor and outdoor seating with a
seafood-focused menu and, under a big tent out back, lobster rolls,
burgers, salads, and grilled fish.” Diners can reserve large-format
meals including Humm's version of a fried chicken dinner or even a
lobster boil. An additional bar service will feature a mixology menu and
games like cornhole on the beach. Just remember to bring your American
Express card, it's the only currency accepted to pay or even hold
reservations.
Another pop-up making headlines is Copenhagen's acclaimed Noma
that’s popped-up in Mexico through May 28th. A former #1 on The 50 Best
Restaurants list, Noma Mexico
finds its way to Tulum where bohos and fashionistas are currently
scrambling to find a ticket into its open-air dining room and kitchen of
grills and ovens that were built on-site just for its seven-week
residency. Early reviews include raves by Momofuku-chef David Chang that
touted it the best pop-up to date. While the Noma Mexico
pop-up is currently sold-out, second-hand tickets do come available and
it was recently announced that the bar will offer an à la carte menu
each night that is on a first-come basis. Now go eat!
