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| The top spot on The Daily Meal’s 2013 list of Best Hotel Restaurants went to é by José Andrés at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. |
Expense account or not, it’s always
nice to sit down to a great meal when you’re out on the road. And, after
a long day of travel and meetings, it’s a bonus if the hotel you’re
staying at has a restaurant serving something beyond the stereotypical
“hotel restaurant” food.
“A good restaurant –
located in a hotel lobby or not – is certain to attract serious diners
from the neighborhood, as well as travelers from around the world,”
notes The Daily Meal, a website devoted to “All Things Food and Drink.”
For the second year, The
Daily Meal editors created an anonymous survey and enlisted the help of
experienced bloggers, restaurant critics and other food and lifestyle
writers from around the world to create the list of 101 Best Hotel Restaurants Around the World.
To narrow down the list, the editors limited the contenders to hotels
with at least 15 rooms and to restaurants that were on-site, not just
nearby a hotel or under the same ownership.
The Daily Meal’s 2013
list of 101 Best Hotel Restaurants has many places frequent business
travelers may already be familiar with from conventions or other
business functions, said Colman Andrews, editorial director of The Daily
Meal. "Both business and leisure travelers appreciate the convenience
and prestige – with business contacts – of having world-class dining
right in their hotels," he said. "This is especially true of business
travelers on tight schedules.”
Here are the top 10:
1. é by José Andrés at The Cosmopolitan of Las VegasThe
top spot on the list went to é by José Andrés, an exclusive dining
space in chef Andrés' Jaleo restaurant in The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
There, guests are presented with a “secret” multicourse tasting menu
that, according to The Daily Meal, might include Spanish-influenced
signature dishes such as secreto of Ibérico pork with squid and torta
pascualete, described as “a type of Spanish cheese – with cotton candy.”
"I always wanted é by
José Andrés to be a hidden surprise of Las Vegas," said Andrés. "To be
be able to create this unique experience every night in an intimate room
inside Jaleo at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in the middle of strip is
what makes this restaurant very special."
2. El Motel Restaurant at Hotel Emporda (Figueres, Spain)
“Hotel Emporda, a bare-bones hotel
on the National Road between France and Barcelona, has always had a
large clientele of merchants and business people from both sides of the
border,” said Andrews. The hotel’s restaurant, El Motel, has been
serving contemporary Catalan cuisine since 1961. In addition to a
tasting menu and a market menu, the restaurants offer à la carte options
and many “simple seasonal specialties like small squid sautéed with
garlic and parsley.”
3. Restaurant Guy Savoy at Caesars Palace (Las Vegas)
The menu at the two-Michelin star
Restaurant Guy Savoy at Caesars Palace mirrors that of its
three-Michelin starred sister Restaurant Guy Savoy in Paris. So there’s
no need to fly to France (or learn French) to dine on classic Savoy
dishes such as “artichoke and black truffle soup garnished with toasted
mushroom brioche and truffle butter.” As a bonus, the restaurant offers
great views of the Las Vegas Strip.
4. Felix at The Peninsula Hotel Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Renowned French designer Philippe
Starck designed the Felix, which sits on the hotel’s rooftop and offers
both a grand view of the city’s skyline and a menu (displayed on iPads)
of modern European cuisine. The Daily Meal reviewers suggest you scroll
through list to find signature dishes such as marinated Tasmanian salmon
with guacamole.
5. Emiliano Restaurant at Emiliano (São Paolo, Brazil)
This boutique hotel is popular with
business travelers and welcomes guests with a complimentary 15-minute
massage in the spa. Service at Emiliano Restaurant is equally attentive,
with locally sourced, seasonal cuisine that has “a touch of modern
Italian cooking style.” Among the highlights noted by The Daily Meal is a
five-course tasting menu with dishes such as codfish confit with tomato
preserves and shallots and a rack of goat with pistachio crust and
eggplant Parmesan.
6. Aubergine at L’Auberge Carmel (Carmel, Calif.)
Award-winning executive chef Justin
Cogley forages in Monterey Bay for sea lettuces, sea beans, and seaweed
to include in the dishes on the seasonal menu at this restaurant just
five blocks from the ocean. Many of the signature dishes are made with
abalone grown locally for the restaurant. “When I came here just a few
years ago the goal was for the restaurant to become a destination,” said
Cogley, “So I’m so proud that we’re on this list with so many other
illustrious properties.”
7. Livingstone Room at Victoria Falls Hotel (Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe)
While a jacket and tie are no longer
required, the dress code at this still rather formal Colonial-style
restaurant with terrace views of Victoria Fall remains “smart,” which
means no jeans, sandals, shorts, sneakers or safari gear. In addition to
formal British afternoon tea and an à la carte menu, The Daily Meal
notes that the restaurant offers a seven-course tasting menu with dishes
such as Loch Fyne seared scallops with pea purée, herb salad, beet
jelly, and rocket pesto and a selection of Mozambican and South African
cheeses served with raisins, chutney, celery, and fruit bread.
8. Joël Robuchon Restaurant at MGM Grand (Las Vegas)
Considered by some critics as the
best French restaurant in the states, chef Joël Robuchon’s 60-seat
dining room at the MGM Grand has what The Daily Meal calls “knockout
(and pricey) tasting menus, including a 16-course Dégustation for $435.”
They did say pricey.
9. Epicure at Le Bristol (Paris)
“Le Bristol is one of the more
popular hotels for very high-end business travelers – CEOs, etc.,” said
Andrews, and the clientele often dines at the hotel’s three-Michelin
star restaurant, overseen by chef Eric Frechon and located next to the
elegant French-style garden.
10. Man Wah at the Mandarin Oriental (Hong Kong)
Source: nbcnews-Harriet Baskas
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