Egon Ronay, who passed away at the age of 94 on June 12, 2010, had accomplished a great deal in his effort to change horrible post-war British cooking, admitting that, “British food got the reputation it deserved.” He started the Egon Ronay’s Guide, read by a new generation of diners who thought they deserved better from restaurants than overcooked meat and soggy vegetables. He played an important part in raising culinary standards in the UK, especially for helping to change British diner’s indifference to what they were eating in restaurants, into criticism or praise.
During the 1980’s my friend, David Langlands, who has also passed away in the year 2000, wrote for the Egon Ronay Guide.
For The Egon Ronay Guide Complete List of the 200 Best Restaurants, Follow This Link: The Top 200 Best Restaurants
Three stars:
Hibiscus, Ludlow, Shropshire
Tom Aikens, London
Waterside Inn, Bray, Berkshire
Two stars
Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Scotland
Aubergine, London
Bath Priory, Bath
Bohemia, Jersey
Box Tree, Ilkley, West Yorkshire
Capital, London
Chewton Glen, New Milton, Hampshire
Fischer’s at Baslow Hall, Baslow, Derbyshire
Gidleigh Park, Chagford, Devon
Gordon Ramsay, London
Le Champignon Sauvage, Cheltenham
Le Gavroche, London
Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, Great Milton, Oxfordshire
Martin Wishart, Edinburgh
Midsummer House, Cambridge
Morgan M, London
New Angel, Dartmouth, Devon
Novelli at Auberge Du Lac, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
Oriel Gilford, Northern Ireland
Orrery, London
Petrus, London
Rasoi Vineet Bhatia, London
Richard Corrigan at Lindsay House, London
Samling, Windermere
The Square, London
Tyddyn Llan Corwen, Wales
Winteringham Fields, Winteringham, North Lincolnshire
W’Sens, London
Ynyshir Hall, Eglwysfach, Wales
Yorke Arms, Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire.
Mario & Franco’s La Trattoria Terrazza on Romilly St, in Soho was responsible for introducing Italian food and making it trendy in London in 1959. Mario Cassandro, a co-founder who just passed away this year at the age of 91, along with partner Franco Lagattolla, were both former waiters at the Curzon Street restaurant, Mirabelle in Mayfair. Many other places were spawned by former employees who borrowed (to put it nicely) the same menu and the minimalist style of decor. When Princess Margaret started to frequent Terrazza, it firmly placed it on the culinary map.
Who will replace Sam Sifton as New York Times Restaurant Critic, and who is even interested? They most likely will be pulling someone from within.
Patrón was founded in 1989 in Jalisco, Mexico. It still uses the traditional stone wheel, called a “tahona,” to crush its agave, and is the leading premium Tequila in the U.S. You may drink it straight, in a cocktail such as a Margarita, or accompanied by a Sangrita.
The Eden Club “In The Good Old Days, or Maybe Even Now – It Remains To Be Revealed” (image credit: stickman.com)
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