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Ladies and gentlemen. We are proud to sponsor your lunch.

Or dinner. Or afternoon tea. Or cocktails.

We’re not daft at Alliance. When we sponsor an event we choose a good one. In this case, “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2006”.

Some of us are still getting acquainted with the treadmill at the gym to recover from our whole-hearted participation; all part and parcel of our duties as a sponsor, of course.

The winning 50 are listed below. A table of the top tables, you might say. As you will see, a UK restaurant came in second, The Fat Duck, dropping one place from last year’s number one slot.

Alliance sponsored the Restaurant Magazine Reader’s Choice Award, which was given to Sketch of London. All our congratulations and best wishes go to Sketch.

We are particularly proud that not only one, but two of our clients are featured within the World’s Top 50 Best Restaurants. Both London based, St John Restaurant came in at No 35, closely followed by Hakkasan, in 36th place.

It’s great to hear these success stories but when your reputation relies on giving your customers an unforgettable experience, you can’t leave anything to chance. A mistake in the kitchen, by waiting staff or even a problem with the environment itself could seriously damage not only your reputation, but your bottom line too.

The Alliance Restaurant Package is a comprehensive insurance and risk management policy specifically designed to deal with the unforeseen eventualities that can affect even the top restaurants, including cover for Tronc.

Adopted by top restaurant owners and chefs, it’s a way of helping your customers have an unforgettable experience. For all the right reasons.

The Top 50 list:

1 El Bulli, Spain – The Penfold’s World’s Best Restaurant, Best in Europe
2 The Fat Duck, UK
3 Pierre Gagnaire, France – Chef’s Choice
4 French Laundry, USA – Best Restaurant in the Americas
5 Tetsuya, Australia – Best Restaurant in Australasia
6 Bras, France
7 Restaurant Le Louis XV, Monaco
8 Per Se, USA
9 Restaurante Arzak, Spain
10 Mugaritz, Spain – Highest New Entrant
11 Can Fabes, Spain
12 Nobu, UK
13 Gambero Rosso, Italy – Highest Climber
14 Gordon Ramsay (Royal Hospital Road), UK
15 Restaurant Alain Ducasse, France
16 Jean Georges, USA
17 Le Cinq, France
18 Daniel, USA
19 Oud Sluis, The Netherlands
20 Chez Panisse, USA
21 El Celler de Can Roca, Spain
22 L'Astrance, France
23 Hof van Cleve, Belgium
24 La Maison Troisgros, France
25 L'Atelier, France
26 Charlie Trotter’s, USA
27 Le Gavroche, UK – Outstanding Value
28 La Colombe, South Africa – Best Restaurant in the Middle East & Africa
29 Enoteca Pinchiorri, Italy
30 Rockpool, Australia
31 Le Calandre, Italy
32 Le Bernardin, USA
33 Noma, Denmark
34 Restaurant Dieter Muller, Germany
35 St John, UK
36 Hakkasan, UK
37 Martin Berasategui, Spain
38 Le Quartier Francais, South Africa
39 Chez Dominique, Finland
40 L'Ambroisie, France
41 Die Schwarzwaldstube, Germany
42 Dal Pescatore, Italy
43 Bocuse, France
44 L'Arpege, France
45 Gramercy Tavern, USA
46 Bukhara, India
47 De Karmeliet, Belgium
48 Oaxen, Sweden
49 Comme Chez Soi, Belgium
50 DOM, Brazil

Reader's Choice - Sketch

Lifetime Achievement – Michel Roux & Albert Roux