01-10-2012
Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2013
The Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2013 will be available in bookshops from Friday 5 October 2012, priced at £14.99 (€16.99 in Ireland).
This year’s guide sees three restaurants promoted from one to two Michelin stars. Sketch, in Mayfair, opened in 2002 and received its first Michelin star in 2005; L’Enclume, in Cartmel also opened in 2002 and was awarded its first Michelin star three years later; while Michael Wignall at the Latymer, Bagshot, opened in 2007 and won its first Michelin star in 2009.
Editor, Rebecca Burr said: “These are three equally worthy recipients of our two star award but each restaurant is very different in nature. Michael Wignall’s cooking offers a distinct sense of sophistication, Jean Denis Le Bras at Sketch has a much more ambitious style, while Simon Rogan’s cooking has steadily evolved and is now much more aligned with nature.”
Eighteen restaurants have been awarded one Michelin star. The furthest north is James Close’s Raby Hunt in Summerhouse, Darlington, while the furthest south is Paul Ainsworth at No.6 in Padstow, Cornwall. There are eight new one star establishments in London.
“I am very pleased to reveal that there are two further pubs included in this year’s star awards”, commented Burr. Heston Blumenthal’s Hinds Head in Bray, and Guy and Britt Manning’s Red Lion Freehouse in East Chisenbury have received this distinction. “This suggests that the trend for British pubs acknowledging diners as well as drinkers, and striving to raise their standards of cooking, is continuing to move in a positive direction.
“There are also two one star additions in Ireland – Locks Brasserie in Dublin and Aniar in Galway. Like the pubs, these two offer fairly simple surroundings and focus their attention where it really matters: on excellent quality food”.
There are 39 new Bib Gourmands, 11 of which are in London. The Bib Gourmand recognises restaurants offering particularly good value for money – the current limit being £28 for three courses (€40 in Ireland).
“In difficult financial times, establishments awarded a Bib Gourmand have been a real hit with our readers, proving that providing good value for money doesn’t have to mean compromising standards”, concluded Burr.
In total, 346 restaurants and 138 hotels have been added to the guide this year; the ‘New’ (N) symbol has been introduced to highlight these establishments.
Also published on Friday is the Michelin Guide London 2013, priced at £10.99 (€12.99 in Ireland). This provides extended text on London’s restaurants, with additional photographs and information on all starred establishments. It also includes a selection of London’s best hotels, across all categories of comfort.
El Lagar de Isilla 
General notes :
Context : With friends
Ratings details
Fuimos un grupo de amigos de Carbonera de Frentes(Soria), a ver la Bodega del Lagar de Isilla, y tuvimos la gran suerte de que están en vendimia. Nos enseñaron la bodega de producción, el proceso que tiene el vino hasta que llega a la botella,y acabamos con una cata. Todo fabuloso. Luego nos fuimos a Aranda de Duero a comer, y comimos en este RESTAURANTE(con mayúsculas, porque se lo merece), que es del mismo dueño. Comida excelente, trato superior, precio buenísimo, y que nos falta?. El vino. Bebimos un tinto roble del 2009, que estaba de vicio. Por supuesto entre otras cosas, comimos el fabuloso asado. Y después de comer vino la gran sorpresa. Vimos en una visita guiada, por el propio dueño de la bodega, la bodega antigüa, que está en el mismo Restaurante, pero a 12 mts. bajo tierra. Eso es un espectáculo. Os recomiendo sinceramente el Restaurante. Por cierto, el dueño, es una persona de lo mas cordial, amable y todo lo agradable que se pueda decir. También me voy a referir al servicio. Tanto en la bodega de producción, como en la bodega antigüa, los empleados, a imagen y semejanza del dueño. En fin, que en cuanto pueda repetiré.
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