Chef Wise

There are 105 entries across sections including Africa, the West Indies, French, Greek, Indian, Pakistani & Sri Lankan, Japanese, Middle Eastern, Southeast Asian, Spanish, Turkish and even British. A beautifully illustrated map makes planning easier, allowing the reader with a cast iron constitution to plot a path across continents from breakfast to a midnight snack.  Welcome To London: A World Of Eating By Herb Lester Associates A witty, pretty and curious guide to the whole world on a plate in London In London, the world is your oyster. It is also your bibimbap or doro wot, your fried plantain or your raclette. All of the world’s food is here, brought from home by new arrivals and received with gratitude by a population increasingly open to gastronomic adventure. Written by Polly Russell, historical food advisor to Heston Blumenthal, and Jenny Linford, author of books including Food Lovers’ London and the London Cookbook, the latest guide from Herb Lester...

Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester, Waterside Inn, The Fat Duck and Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons among the world's best restaurants as selected by foodie's editors and top food critics, including Charles Campion, Patricia Wells, Gael Greene, Masuhiro Yamamoto and Ruth Reichl. Glam Media, Inc. (www.GlamMedia.com) the leading vertical social  media company and #1 in online global reach in lifestyle and the creator of Foodie.com, revealed the inaugural Foodie Top 100 Restaurants of the World and Top Restaurants Europe, UK and Asia lists showcasing the most exceptional restaurants from France and around the globe, and announced its first print guidebook will be available this fall, distributed by Chronicle Books, with in-depth restaurant profiles, stunning photography, must-order dishes and critics' insider tips. Foodie Top 100 Restaurants guide winners are the most exceptional restaurants from around the world, including UK  restaurants Alain Ducasse at the D...

Curry-crazy Brits will blow more than £30,000 on Indian grub in their lives, the Curry Club can reveal. The average Brit will splash out £20 a month cooking Indian food at home, according to new research. They will also fork out £31.44 eating the spicy dishes in restaurants over the same period, according to The 2013 Cobra Good Curry Guide. This means that over a 50-year period we will each spend £30,864 on curries. And, despite the recession, the guide claims curry houses are thriving as the UK refuses to give up its favourite food. The UK's 9,000 curry restaurants attract 2.5 million customers a week, according to Curry Club statistics. And the curry sector is worth about £777 million each year, despite a fall of 20 per cent since the economic downturn began.  Pat Chapman, author of the Guide is confident the industry will ride out the current recession.  He added: "There is doom and gloom being talked about all restaurants incuding ‘Indian’.  They'r...