OX And Deane’s EIPIC Included In World’s Top Restaurants
Taste of Ulster members OX and Deanes EIPIC, both based in Belfast, are included again is La Liste 2020 of the world’s top 1,000 restaurants.
The prestigious La Liste is sanctioned by France’s Foreign Ministry and tourist board and was launched in Paris in December 2015
Founder of La Liste, Ambassador Philippe Faure, was previously chief executive of Gault and Millau and head of the French Tourist Board. He also served as France’s Ambassador to Japan.
Corporate sponsors of La Liste include Moet Hennessy, Nestle and Accor Hotels. The list is among the world’s most respected restaurant guides.
Winners are based on global reviews of the best restaurant and handpicked by discerning food critics and expert guides. The process includes 600 guidebooks and trusted publications in a giant database.
Both the Northern Ireland restaurants have won and retained Michelin stars.
Established by chef Michael Deane, EIPIC is a Michelin starred restaurant having gained the coveted accolade in the Michelin Guide just 18 months after it opened.
EIPIC’s head chef Alex Greene began his cooking career in The Michelin starred Deanes in 2007 and went on to work in Petrus by Gordon Ramsay, Claridges by Gordon Ramsay and The Cliff House in Ardmore; all Michelin starred establishments before returning to Deanes to become head chef. Previous head chefs include Ireland’s first female Michelin star chef Danny Barry.
Since opening in 2013, Ox has become one of the most exciting and acclaimed restaurants in Belfast. Head chef Stephen Toman together with front of house Alain Kerloc’h founded the restaurant in Oxford Street.
