27 juli 08 on worldnewsin

Sore that Asia never gets shown enough love in international rag’s ‘Best Restaurant List’ lists? A new restaurant guide is set to right that wrong. Due to be released at the end of October this year, The Miele Guide will rank the region’s top 20 best restaurants annually, decided upon by a stringent selection process.

After gathering input from 84 respected restaurant critics in Asia, an online poll (held from may 15 to end of July) will have voters casting their votes for a specific number of restaurants from own countries and a larger number of restaurants from outside their own countries. In addition, a selected jury of respected foodies and food and wine professionals across Asia will place their votes for the third round of judging. The final evaluation will be made by The Miele Guide’s in house editorial team and contributing editors who will visit all of the top ranked restaurants anonymously to verify voting results.

Can’t wait to see if your favorite eatery makes the cut? The Miele Guide hits stores late October and will evaluate restaurants in 16 Asian countries on Brunei, Cambodia, China, India , Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

Special info : The much-watched annual “World’s Best Restaurants’ list by Restaurant magazine has consistently named only five or fewer Asian restaurants among its 100 honorable mentions.