Far be it from me to blow my own trumpet about my astonishing soothsaying talents, but, well, I didn't do too badly with my San Pellegrino 50 Best Restaurants predictions this year did I?

Noma number one. Check.

Narisawa and Ryugin rising up the list. Check. (Albeit not quite so meteorically as I expected).

Frantzen and Lindeberg Rising Star award. Check.

Alinea and Chateaubriand rising. Check.

And, yes, this is my blog so it is my prerogative to ignore all the things I got a bit wrong.