They have done it again, at a celebrity and chef star studded event in London - the S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants 2010 list is out.  The controversy begins, with everyone in the Culinary World discussing the list and who should or should not be on it.  "The list creates temendous debate -- and it's meant to," according to the 50 Best press release.

This year's list names in top place Noma, from Denmark which was number 3 in 2009.  The head chef René Redzepi only serves regional, seasonal food which must be available in the Nordic region.  El Bulli from Spain dropped from it's reign of 4 years in first place to number 2.  The Fat Duck from the UK was number3, lucky they did not eat there during the "food poisoning" episode which closed the premises.

The list is compiled by The Worlds 50 Best Restaurants Academy- an 806 member group of the some of the globe's most respected chefs, food critics, restaurateurs and gourmands.

Spain had 4 entries in the top 10, the US 3 entries and Italy, Denmark and the UK each had one.  The US had the most restaurants in the top 50 overall with 8, followed by 6 in France, 5 in Spain, 5 in Italy, 2 in the UK.    The complete list is shown below or you can click here to view at the main site

1) Noma (Copenhagen, Denmark)
2) El Bulli (Roses, Spain)
3) The Fat Duck (Bray, England)
4) El Celler de Can Roca (Girona, Spain)
5) Mugaritz (Errenteria, Spain)
6) Osteria Francescana (Modena, Italy)
7) Alinea (Chicago, Illinois)
8) Daniel (New York)
9) Arzak (San Sebastián, Spain)
10) Per Se (New York)
11) Le Chateaubriand (Paris, France)
12) La Colombe (Cape Town, South Africa)
13) Pierre Gagnaire (Paris, France)
14) L'Hotel de Ville - Philippe Rochat (Crissier, Switzerland)
15) Le Bernardin (New York)
16) L'Astrance (Paris, France)
17) Hof Van Cleve (Kruishoutem, Belgium)
18) D.O.M. (São Paolo, Brazil)
19) Oud Sluis (Sluis, Netherlands)
20) Le Calandre (Rubano, Italy)
21) Steirereck (Vienna, Austria)
22) Vendôme (Bergisch Gladbach, Germany)
23) Chef Dominique (Helsinki, Finland)
24) Les Créations de Narisawa (Tokyo, Japan)
25) Mathias Dahlgren (Stockholm, Sweden)
26) Momofuku Ssäm Bar (New York)
27) Quay Restaurant (Sydney, Australia)
28) Iggy's (Singapore)
29) L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon (Paris, France)
30) Schloss Schauenstein (Fürstenau, Switzerland)
31) Le Quartier Français (Franschhoek, South Africa)
32) The French Laundry (Yountville, California)
33) Martin Berasategui (Lasarte-oria, Spain)
34) Aqua (Bath, England)
35) Combal Zero (Rivoli, Italy)
36) Dal Pescatore (Montava, Italy)
37) De Librije (Zwolle, Netherlands)
38) Tetsuya's (Sydney, Australia)
39) Jaan Par Andre (Singapore)
40) Il Canto (Siena, Italy)
41) Alain Ducasse Au Plaza Athénée (Paris, France)
42) Oaxen Krog (Oaxen, Sweden)
43) St. John (London, England)
44) La Maison Troisgros (Roanne, France)
45) wd~50 (New York)
46) Biko (Mexico City, Mexico)
47) Die Schwarzwaldstube (Baiersbronn, Germany)
48) Nihonryori RyuGin (Tokyo, Japan)
49) Hibiscus (London, England)
50) Eleven Madison Park (New York)