| There are many restaurants around the globe with | | | | guest gets a hearty welcome from the brothers who |
| Michelin Stars and Gault Millau points. Here we take a | | | | run it. Chef Massimiliano Alajmo takes credit for being |
| look at 5 of the very best that stand above the crowd | | | | the youngest Italian chef to be awarded three Michelin |
| due to their exceptional cuisine, atmosphere and the | | | | Stars. It is dishes such as glazed pigeon served with |
| finest service. | | | | essence of red turnip that has won the chef the |
| El Bulli in Spain is on our list of luxury dining experiences | | | | praise so rightfully deserved. |
| and is one not to be missed. The restaurant has been | | | | Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck deserves to be on |
| awarded "The Worlds Best Restaurant 2009" and | | | | the list of the very best restaurants due to the fact |
| "Best Restaurant in Europe". The Chef also took the | | | | that the menu is constantly being tweaked and refined |
| "Chef of the Decade" award in 2010. The food at El | | | | to absolute perfection. The Fat Duck is a somewhat |
| Bulli defies description and has to be tasted to do it | | | | "quirky" choice and it is not for the faint hearted. On |
| justice. When it comes to fine dining in luxury at El Bulli, | | | | the menu you may see such as Roasted foie gras |
| the dining rule book has been thrown out of the | | | | served with crab biscuit and Rhubarb braised in Konbu. |
| window. | | | | The restaurant is associated with great theatrics and |
| You may wish to head over to Austria and visit | | | | has a very fun approach when it comes to dining out. |
| Steirereck. This is one of Vienna's very best | | | | You may want to visit at least once during your |
| restaurants. This is a must visit place for wine | | | | lifetime, if for nothing else but the unique experience. |
| connoisseurs, there are over 35,000 superb bottles on | | | | Finally but by no means the least is the Alain Ducasse |
| the wine list. The restaurant serves modern Austrian | | | | au Plaza Athenee. This restaurant is set in the luxury |
| cuisine with many of the ingredients coming from the | | | | Paris hotel where guests are served by staff wearing |
| restaurants own farm, and is located in one of the | | | | designer uniforms and overhead hang 10,000 plus |
| most stunning settings imaginable. Cheese lovers will | | | | illuminated pendants. They say you only get what you |
| also be in heaven here with 120 cheese varieties from | | | | pay for, and while the price is steep for a plate of |
| more than 13 countries. | | | | beluga caviar and langoustines, it is well worth the |
| Italians are passionate about their food and one of the | | | | extravagant cost. This is luxury dining at its very best, |
| very best places to dine in luxury while enjoying a | | | | complete with an atmosphere that takes some |
| down to earth setting is Le Calandre. Le Calandre is a | | | | beating, attention to detail that is rare, and some of the |
| rustic three star restaurant where each and every | | | | finest ingredients from all over the world. |