AA ROSETTE CRITERIA

 One rosette
Chefs should display a mastery of basic techniques and be able to produce dishes of sound quality and clarity of flavours, using good, fresh ingredients.
 Two rosettes
Innovation, greater technical skill and more consistency and judgement in combining and balancing ingredients are all needed at this level.
 Three rosettes
This award takes a restaurant into the big league. Expectations of the kitchen are high: exact technique, flair and imagination must come through in every dish, and balance and depth of flavour are all-important.
 Four rosettes
At this level, not only should all technical skills be exemplary, but there should also be daring ideas, and they must work. There is no room for disappointment. Flavours should be accurate and vibrant.

 Five rosettes
The supreme accolade awarded only when the cooking is at the pinnacle of achievement. Flavours, combinations and textures show a faultless sense of balance, giving each dish an extra dimension.

FOUR AA ROSETTES - LONDON
Aubergine, London SW10	AA entry
The Capital hotel, London SW3	AA entry
Chapter One, Bromley, Greater London	AA entry
Locanda Locatelli, Hyatt Regency London, The Churchill, London W1	AA entry
Pied à Terre, London W1	AA entry
Sketch (Lecture Room & Library), London W1	AA entry
The Square, London W1	AA entry

FOUR AA ROSETTES - ENGLAND
Le Champignon Sauvage restaurant, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire	AA entry
L'Enclume, Cartmel, Cumbria	AA entry
Fischer's Baslow Hall, Baslow, Derbyshire	AA entry
Gidleigh Park, Chagford, Devon	AA entry
Hambleton Hall, Oakham, Rutland	AA entry
Juniper, Altrincham, Greater Manchester	AA entry
Midsummer House restaurant, Cambridge	AA entry
Restaurant Sat Bains with Rooms, Nottingham	AA entry
The Vineyard at Stockcross, Newbury, Berkshire	AA entry
The Waterside Inn, Bray, Berkshire	AA entry

FOUR AA ROSETTES - REST OF BRITAIN
SCOTLAND
Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Gleneagles hotel, Perth & Kinross	AA entry
Boath House, Nairn, Highland	AA entry
Restaurant Martin Wishart, Edinburgh	AA entry
CHANNEL ISLANDS
Bohemia, The Club hotel and spa, St Helier, Jersey	AA entry
NORTHERN IRELAND
Restaurant Michael Deane, Belfast	AA entry
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud, Merrion hotel, Dublin	AA entry

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