Although the British Empire occupied once a quarter of the world’s land, had a quarter of the globe’s population, and is responsible for the industrial revolution, its cuisine has been described as a simple and even very poor. However most of these comments have more to do with the stereotype of British food as boil meat and vegetables. This is not British food, and never has been! Over the past 6 years The UK has produced no less than 12 placings in the top 10 best restaurants in the world (2 in 2002, 1 in 2003, 3 in 2004, 4 in 2005, 1, in 2006 and 1 in 2007).