Lima's Maido named world's top restaurant by 50 Best
PARIS, France - Maido, a restaurant in Lima founded by famed chef Mitsuharu "Micha" Tsumura, was on Thursday named the best eatery in the world for 2025 by the influential but controversial World's 50 Best Restaurants list.
Restaurants from three continents occupy the podium of the listing, which was launched by a British press group to compete with France's Michelin red guides.
Asador Etxebarri, which offers Basque cooking at Atxondo, Spain, was second and Quintonil in Mexico City was third.
The top French restaurant was in eighth place: chef Bruno Verjus's Table in Paris.
Maxime Frederic, at the helm of the Cheval Blanc Paris pastry shop and head pastry chef at Plenitude, was named Best Pastry Chef.
The 50 Best award has been presented since 2002 by media group William Reed, based on reviews by a thousand "independent experts" such as chefs, specialist journalists and restaurant owners.
The list has been contested above all by French chefs, who accuse it of being clubby and opaque, but it is generally considered to be ahead of the Michelin guide in identifying the latest food trends.
Its detractors -- French, but also Japanese and American - launched The List in 2015, a ranking of 1,000 restaurants across the world which uses an algorithm to aggregate and analyze data from more than 400 international sources. — Agence France-Presse
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
GMA Network
15 hours ago
- GMA Network
Lima's Maido named world's top restaurant by 50 Best
PARIS, France - Maido, a restaurant in Lima founded by famed chef Mitsuharu "Micha" Tsumura, was on Thursday named the best eatery in the world for 2025 by the influential but controversial World's 50 Best Restaurants list. Restaurants from three continents occupy the podium of the listing, which was launched by a British press group to compete with France's Michelin red guides. Asador Etxebarri, which offers Basque cooking at Atxondo, Spain, was second and Quintonil in Mexico City was third. The top French restaurant was in eighth place: chef Bruno Verjus's Table in Paris. Maxime Frederic, at the helm of the Cheval Blanc Paris pastry shop and head pastry chef at Plenitude, was named Best Pastry Chef. The 50 Best award has been presented since 2002 by media group William Reed, based on reviews by a thousand "independent experts" such as chefs, specialist journalists and restaurant owners. The list has been contested above all by French chefs, who accuse it of being clubby and opaque, but it is generally considered to be ahead of the Michelin guide in identifying the latest food trends. Its detractors -- French, but also Japanese and American - launched The List in 2015, a ranking of 1,000 restaurants across the world which uses an algorithm to aggregate and analyze data from more than 400 international sources. — Agence France-Presse
GMA Network
4 days ago
- GMA Network
Israel furious as France shuts four weapons stands at Paris Airshow
View of the closed Elbit Systems stand after the four main Israeli company stands at the Paris Airshow have been shut down by organizers during the 55th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 16, 2025. REUTERS/ Benoit Tessier PARIS/JERUSALEM — France shut down the four main Israeli company stands at the Paris Airshow for refusing to remove offensive weapons from display, in a move condemned by Israel and highlighting tensions between the traditional allies. A source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday that the instruction came from French authorities after Israeli firms failed to comply with a direction from a French security agency to remove offensive or kinetic weapons from the stands. The stands were those being used by Elbit Systems, Rafael, IAI and Uvision. Three smaller Israeli stands, which didn't have hardware on display, and an Israeli Ministry of Defense stand, remain open. France, a long-time Israeli ally, has gradually hardened its position on the government of Benjamin Netanyahu over its actions in Gaza and military interventions abroad. French President Emmanuel Macron made a distinction last week between Israel's right to protect itself, which France supports and could take part in, and strikes on Iran it did not recommend. Israel's defense ministry said it had categorically rejected the order to remove some weapons systems from displays, and that exhibition organizers responded by erecting a black wall that separated the Israeli industry pavilions from others. This action, it added, was carried out in the middle of the night after Israeli defense officials and companies had already finished setting up their displays. "This outrageous and unprecedented decision reeks of policy-driven and commercial considerations," the ministry said in a statement. "The French are hiding behind supposedly political considerations to exclude Israeli offensive weapons from an international exhibition—weapons that compete with French industries." IAI's president and CEO, Boaz Levy, said the black partition walls were reminiscent of "the dark days of when Jews were segmented from European society." Two US Republican politicians attending the air show also criticized the French move. Talking to reporters outside the blacked-out Israeli defense stalls, US Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders described the decision as "pretty absurd," while Republican Senator Katie Britt criticized it as "short-sighted." The French prime minister's office did not immediately return a request for comment. Meshar Sasson, senior vice president at Elbit Systems, accused France of trying to stymie competition, pointing to a series of contracts that Elbit has won in Europe. "If you cannot beat them in technology, just hide them right? That's what it is because there's no other explanation," he said. Rafael described the French move as "unprecedented, unjustified, and politically motivated." The air show's organizer said in a statement that it was in talks to try to help "the various parties find a favorable outcome to the situation." — Reuters
GMA Network
02-06-2025
- GMA Network
PAL rolls out Independence Day Seat Sale 2025
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Monday announced promotional one-way base fares for as low as P184 for domestic flights and $45 for round-trip economy flights to select international destinations, in celebration of the country's 126th Independence Day. In an advisory, PAL said the promotional fares will be available from June 2 to 15, 2025, with the travel period from June 2, 2025 to January 31, 2025, varying per route. PAL ended the first quarter of the year with a $77-million net income, down from $80.9 million in the same period last year. It flew 4.1 million passengers during the quarter, up 5% year on year. The carrier in April announced key changes in its leadership, with British national and airline industry executive Richard Nuttall taking over as president effective May 29, 2025.—LDF, GMA Integrated News
