The world waits to find out which restaurants will make The World's 50 Best Restaurants List 2012 on the 30th April at London's Guildhall. The event, sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Aqua Panna, will be one of the biggest nights in the culinary year and FDL will be bringing you all the action live - all you need to do is reserve your seat in the front row by visiting us on Facebook.
We'll also be keeping you up to date as the clock ticks down with our 50 Best Restaurants News...
Thomas Keller - The French Laundry and Per Se
Thomas Keller from the French Laundry in California, twice number one on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list, sponsored by S.Pellegrino and Acqua Panna, has just returned from Korea with his team of 14 chefs. The chef visited the CheongAm Sa temple saying he is fascinated by the simplicity of Korean temples and that this simplicity is something he tries to harness in his cooking.
Keller, who also came 10th on the 50 Best list in 2011 for his second restaurant Per Se in New York, has also been busy preparing a recipe for the perfect poached eggs for Bonappetit Magazine and answering a QnA for The World's 50 Best Restaurants Website.
Michael Bras - Bras
A new documentary that follows the work of famous French chef and owner of, Michel Bras, has been released. The chef is famous for his culinary style and techniques his employs at his restaurant in Laguiole, France. The documentary, which is called Entre les Bras, follows the chef as he tries to pass on the mantle to his son. WIll he take on the challenge, will he live up to his fathers reputation and can the Bras name Michel has worked so hard to form live on?
David Chang - Momofuku Ssam Bar
David Chang whose Momofuku Ssam Bar New York was 40 on the 50 Best Restaurants List in 2011 will be appearing at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco to speak with Adam Savage from the TV show Mythbusters on July 17th. It seems the show, which set out to disprove common myths, may well be using Chang to help bust some food myths. Tickets went on sale today.
Find out if these chefs make the 50 Best list again on the 30th April 2012 with The 50 Best Restaurants Live Stream on FDL.