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PRESS REVIEW BACKGROUND NOTE - DECEMBER 2015 LALISTE.COM 1,000 OUTSTANDING RESTAURANTS AROUND THE WORLD LA LISTE , the leading international restaurant ranking based on data compiled from hundreds guidebooks and online review sites, lists 1,000 exceptional restaurants from around the world. The results of the 2015 edition will be revealed in Paris on 17 December and online at LALISTE.COM. PROJECT BACKGROUND Once a privilege of the elite, gastronomy is now undergoing a radical transformation. Through entertainment and images, it is entering our daily lives, while new culinary cultures are constantly emerging. Gastronomic guidebooks are getting in on the act, with hundreds now available featuring reviews of restaurants in their regions, based on a wide variety of criteria. International rankings have sprung up, which for some have kept “culinary nationalism” alive. Online, comments posted on various interactive websites (e.g. TripAdvisor, Yelp, L’Internaute) provide essential extra information, but which is sometimes disputed. Although this abundance of information is of great use to gourmets, it can also be a source of confusion or even manipulation if clear criteria are not set out. The goal of LALISTE , whose first ranking will be unveiled in Paris on 17 December, is to provide these criteria by summarizing all available information on the world’s 1,000 top restaurants. 2 BACKGROUND NOTE - DECEMBER 2015 METHODOLOGY LALISTE is designed to be an aggregator, a «best of the best» based on the ATP model for tennis, the Shanghai Ranking for universities and Rotten Tomatoes for film reviews. Its aim is not to rank gastronomic cultures or pass judgment on the quality of restaurants, but simply to compile the reviews from all existing guidebooks and online comments in order to provide a list of 1,000 exceptional restaurants around the world. This result was achieved using a fair and transparent methodology. • Firstly, we listed, harmonized and compiled the scores awarded to several thousand restaurants by almost 200 guidebooks and online review sites. • Scores relating to the wine list, service, and decor were also included. • We then asked a panel of around 150,000 restaurant owners to rate the reliability of the different guidebooks. • The results of that survey, carried out under professional supervision, determined the relative weighting of each guidebook in each restaurant’s overall score. • Finally, actual comments from interactive websites were included, which accounted for 25% of the overall score. Furthermore, special prizes will be awarded to the highest-ranked restaurants in a range of categories (best wine list, best service, best atmosphere, etc.), as well as to the most frequently- cited chefs in the overall ranking. A skills-transfer prize will be awarded to the chef who has trained the most winners. 3 BACKGROUND NOTE - DECEMBER 2015 INITIAL TRENDS BEFORE THE RESULTS Even before the detailed results are announced, some interesting initial overall conclusions can be drawn from LA LISTE 2015: • Japan and France are the two most featured countries on the list, with over 100 restaurants each, followed by the United States. Next come China, Spain, Germany and Italy, with just over 50 restaurants each. • The top of the ranking is dominated by three major gastronomic cultures: France, Japan and China Next in line comes the American casual dining experience, along with Italian cuisine. • The ranking not only shows that haute cuisine exists everywhere, but also that it is recognized by guidebooks in countries often neglected by Western European gourmets, such as Estonia, Poland and Slovenia. • There are few Russian restaurants on the list, perhaps due to the embargo which prevents chefs from importing the necessary products from Europe? • Online review sites are confirming their growing influence: today, even the leading gourmet restaurants can receive hundreds of votes (in the case of Asia) or even thousands (United States). Although the risk of manipulation does exist, the LA LISTE team only identified six potentially suspect cases among over 3,000 restaurants. • When giving scores, the Japanese, Chinese and Americans seem to be harsher than Europeans. 4 BACKGROUND NOTE - DECEMBER 2015 THE TEAM: AN ASSOCIATION, 100% PRIVATE FINANCING AND INTERNATIONAL AMBITIONS Run by an associative structure (Les Tables des cinq continents) and backed by several sponsors, the project receives no public financing. It was set up by a multi-disciplinary team built around its founder, the Ambassador and Chair of Atout France, Philippe Faure. The team includes: • food critics (Thibaut Danancher, columnist at Le Point; Jean-Claude Ribaut, wine and food columnist at Le Monde from 1989 to 2012; Jörg Zipprick, writer and Paris correspondent for several German publications) ; • Intellectuals (including Jean-Robert Pitte, President of the French Mission for Food Heritage and Culture) ; • And around twenty international experts and ambassadors from around the world. PRESS CONTACT Bernadette Vizioz [email protected] +33.6.11.36.87.22 28, avenue de Suffren - 75015 Paris RESULTS BY COUNTRY 1 RESULTS BY COUNTRY LA LISTE 1000 127 140 116 120 97 100 127 73 58 80140 116 54 52 120 97 45 60 29 100 26 40 73 58 24 22 80 54 18 20 52 14 13 12 10 9 45 7 60 6 5 4 29 3 2 1 0 26 40 JP FR US CN ES DE IT GB INCH KRATBR NL BE AE ZA MA MXDK AU CASE PTQAIE PLPELUID HUGRTH FIBHEEILSINZ HRNOMY SGMCAR LIRUTR 24 22 18 20 14 13 12 62 10 9 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 LA LISTE0 250 60 50 JP FR US CN ES DE IT GB INCH KRATBR NL BE AE ZA MA MXDK AU CASE PTQAIE PLPELUID HUGRTH FIBHEEILSINZ HRNOMY SGMCAR LIRUTR 50 39 40 62 60 50 30 20 19 17 50 39 20 8 6 5 4 40 2 10 1 30 20 19 0 17 FR JP IT ES CH CN DE AT AU SE US GB PT MC NL DK NO ZA BE 20 8 6 5 4 2 1 10 25 23 0 25 FR JP IT ES CH CN DE AT AU SE US GB PT MC NL DK NO ZA BE 25 20 23 2 25 13 15 20 9 10 6 13 15 4 3 2 5 9 1 10 6 0 4 FR JP IT ES CN AU DE CH US 3 AT NL PT SE MC BE GB 2 5 1 0 FR JP IT ES CN AU DE CH US AT NL PT SE MC BE GB 17 18 16 14 17 10 1218 16 10 7 14 8 10 612 3 2 1 410 7 2 8 0 3 6 FR JP ES IT CH CN US NL DE GB MC BE 2 1 4 2 0 FR JP ES IT CH CN US NL DE GB MC BE 127 140 116 120 97 100 127 140 116 73 58 80 54 52 120 97 45 60 29 100 73 26 40 58 80 54 52 24 22 18 20 14 45 13 12 60 29 10 9 7 6 5 4 3 26 2 1 400 24 JP FR US CN ES DE IT GB INCH KRATBR NL 22BE AE ZA MA MXDK AU CASE PTQAIE PLPELUID HUGRTH FIBHEEILSINZ HRNOMY SGMCAR LIRUTR 18 20 14 13 12 10 9 7 6 5 4 62 3 2 1 0 JP FR US CN ES DE IT GB INCH KRATBR NL BE AE ZA MA MXDK AU CASE PTQAIE PLPELUID HUGRTH FIBHEEILSINZ HRNOMY SGMCAR LIRUTR 60 50 50 39 62 40 60 50 30 20 19 17 50 39 20 8 40 6 5 4 10 2 1 30 20 19 17 0 20 8 FR JP IT ES CH CN DE AT6 AU SE US GB PT MC NL DK NO ZA BE 5 4 2 1 10 RESULTS BY COUNTRY 25 0 23 LA LISTE 100 FR JP IT ES CH CN DE AT AU SE US GB PT MC NL DK NO ZA BE 25 25 20 23 25 13 15 20 9 13 10 6 15 4 3 9 2 5 1 10 6 4 0 3 2 FR JP IT ES CN AU DE CH US AT NL PT SE MC BE GB 5 1 0 FR JP IT ES CN AU DE CH US AT NL PT SE MC BE GB LA LISTE 50 17 18 16 14 17 18 10 12 16 10 7 14 8 10 12 6 3 2 10 7 1 4 8 2 06 3 2 FR JP ES IT CH CN US NL DE GB MC BE 1 4 2 3 0 FR JP ES IT CH CN US NL DE GB MC BE SOURCES 1 SOURCES AFRICA TUNISIA MAROC • Resto Tunisie • Gault Millau Maroc • Pandore NAMIBIA • Dining Out SOUTH AFRICA • Eat Out Mercedes Benz Restaurant Awards • Eatout.co.za • Rossouw Poll • Dining City • Dining Out • Rossouw’s Restaurants • Wine Magazine • Wining and Dining 2 SOURCES LATIN AMERICA MEXICO • Foursquare HONDURAS • Queremos comer • Honduras tips •Timeout Mexico • 50 Mejores Restaurantes de América Latina • Guía Gourmet • The worlds 50 best latinamerica VENEZUELA • Miropopic • Degusta COLOMBIA • Guía prestigio • Degusta • Viajeros BRAZIL • Ecuador • Guia Josimar Melo • Guía Gastronómica Ecuador • Veja • Tavola ecuador • Guia4rodas • Guide Amaury Junior • Top 10 mais PERU • Degusta • Guía Summum • Yumi PARAGUAY • Guía ultimahora BOLIVIA • Guíaji URUGUAY • Restaurant Montevideo • Salir a Comer • Via restó CHILE• 800.cl • Atrapalo ARGENTINA • De Valparaíso a la mesa (de Carlos Reyes Medel) • Bodegones de Buenos Aires ( de Pietro Sorba ) • Degusta • GuíaOleo • Guía 100. Los mejores restaurantes de Chile 2013 - 2014 • Hay que ir ( de Sabrina Cuculiansky ) Carlos Reyes - Rodrigo Martínez • Los 150 restaurantes que nunca fallan • Guía de restaurantes 2011 (o que no deberían fallar) de Pietro Sorba • Guía de Restaurantes de la Ciudad de Valparaíso • Parrillas de Buenos Aires (de Pietro Sorba ) (de Carlos Reyes Medel) • Pizzerias de Buenos Aires (de Pietro Sorba ) • Guía Gastronómica de Valparaíso (de Carlos Reyes Medel) • Pulperias de Buenos Aires ( de Pietro Sorba ) • Viajeros • Qué, Cómo, Dónde ( de Narda Lepes, chef et vedette de la television Argentine ) • Restaurantes de las colectividades de Buenos Aires ( de Pietro Sorba ) • Sabores de Córdoba ( de Pietro Sorba ) • Via restó 3 SOURCES MIDDLE EAST ASIA CHINA • Baidu reviews • Diningcity.cn • Openrice LEBANON • Time Out (CN) • Timeout Beirut • Timeout Food Awards • WOM Guide Hongkong QATAR • Dianping • Timeout Food Awards Doha ISRAËL • DininginDoha • Timeout Israel Eating & Drinking Awards • Doha Snob SOUTH KOREA TURKEY • Blue Ribbon • Timeout Food & Drink Awards Istanbul • Kor-eat • vedatmilor.com • Timeout Seoul JAPAN • Gault-Millau (JP) • Michelin (JP) • The Japan Muslim Guide • Dining Guide to Japan • Gurunavi • Japan Times reviews • Kyoto Restaurant Guidebook • Tabelog BAHREIN • Timeout Bahrein Restaurant Awards THAILAND • Bangkok Post UNITED ARAB EMIRATES • Thailand Tatler Best restaurants • Timeout Abu Dhabi