Very cool Mike.  Cooking as a work of art. 

Very nice. To date, the best place I've been is Gary Danko. If you're ever in SF, do it.

unfortunately Canada does not have Guide Michelin, but Atelier in Ottawa is by far the best meal I've had here. followed by toque in Montreal. both offer ~10 courses tasting menu, which is the obvious choice to me. the wine pairings at Atelier were also really good, with many modern wines unlike any other I've had. and they love making funny names for the dishes too - don't go there expecting stiff boring "classical" service.
in Sweden I really liked Frantzen/Lindeberg, 2 stars. though I heard they keep changing their style quite radically though, so should be worth visiting again.
noma in Copenhagen I think deserves the "best restaurant in the world" title from my experience there - do go if ever visiting Denmark.

on my list right now would be The Fat Duck in Bray, around London. also voted one of the best in the world, but regardless of that I really like his way of cooking. got his Fat Duck Cookbook and it's very inspiring.
did anyone here get the chance to go to el bulli before they closed?

This thread needs a bump, and it just so happens that I ate at Providence last weekend for my anniversary, which is one of only a couple Michelin 2 star restaurants in L.A.  We went with the 5 course tasting menu and added on spot prawns for good measure.  The fish was generally excellent as expected (the scallops truly amazing), and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. 

That said, my wife and I both agreed that our relatively recent meals at Animal (L.A.), Solbar (Calistoga) and Ad Hoc (Yontville) were all at least as good, if not better, from the standpoint of bold, memorable and complex flavors that hit all notes (see http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15819485).  For that matter, each of them also had more amiable servers (particularly good at Solbar) and cost about half as much.  So although worthy of high praise, I guess I'm going to have to respectfully dissent with Jonathan Gold's 2013 list which places Providence in the no. 1 spot.   

Anyone else eat anywhere good/great recently?

I've been keeping an eye on Charlie Palmer's weekly $20 three course lunch menu trying to work it in when possible at least once a week if I can.  Just to refresh my spirituality and remind myself of the magic that humanity can be capable of.  It's relatively cheap and local, always fresh and well prepared.

I need to hit up 50 Forks sometime and get those culinary students some feedback.  Best deal in town for that level of execution.

Btw, if anyone up in LA wants some Austrian cuisine, I highly recommend BierBiesl.  Fantastic!  Pricey, but normal for LA.  They had an awesome Rabbit terrine and the Brats were great.  Haven't tried the Schnitzel yet which is criminal of me.

http://www.bierbeisl-la.com/menu/