As I hate ranking, because it is unfair and intellectually silly, I make here a proposal, with invitation for you to contribute.

1. ranking is silly as art is concerned, as one can only say "I love", or "I don't like".
2. ranking is silly, as 2+2=4 is not a question of democracy
3. ranking is silly as choices can be "intransitive" : you can prefer raspberries to strawberries, strawberries to blackcurrant, and blackcurrant to raspberries
4. and so many other reasons that can be very surprised to see that smart people do it!

This is why, as restaurants are concerned, I propose to make a simple list (with names of people voting for it, so that it's clear). Note that I was in more places than that, but that I give only the name of good places


I begin :

Pierre Gagnaire : he is my friend, first, so that you cannot trust me, but you can trust me when I say that he a real great artist.

Pascal Barbot : wonderful, modest, many ideas, always using a condiment, but not restricted to it

Michel Bras : I like this guy, and this artistic precision; I was not there recently, alas

Paul Bocuse : I was there many years ago, so that I cannot say anything

François Pasteau, l'Epi Dupin : always very interesting, so cheap... that it is always full. Make your reservation well in advance.

Alex Atala : a wonderful guy, with a lot of  sensibility

Grant Achatz : a lot to say, very interesting... and this pushes me to go in another direction for describing meals, ie. giving more details, as this list above is clearly useless

More to come.
And will you contribute? Please leave your comments.