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News Mon Apr 20 2009
Alinea's Top 10 Worldwide; Trotter's Off the Chart
Alinea made the top 10 in the annual S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants survey sponsored by Restaurant magazine. That's not all that surprising, though -- Alinea's star has been rising steadily since it opened. What's a bit shocking is the continuing fall of Charlie Trotter's. The Lincoln Park institution has been on the list since its inception, but this year it didn't even make the top 100. This is obviously a major blow, coming on the heels of being dropped from New City's own Resto 100. As Michael Nagrant said then, "We don't dispute the fact that his Lincoln Park spot was influential in building the world-class food city we have today, but in recent years he's been a victim of his own success, as protégés and followers have gone on to provide more cost-accessible and innovative quality restaurants by watching him." Apparently that opinion is shared by many.
MenuPages Chicago has the full list of 100 for your perusal.
Donny B / April 24, 2009 10:00 AM
I liked the theory on Time Out Chicago's blog better. They thought that basically the voters don't really follow the guidelines, namely that to vote for a restaurant you have to have eaten there at least once in the last 18 months.
They doubted that many people have been to El Bulli recently.