The fine dining restaurant, Tradewinds, at Peter Island Resort and Spa has come in for distinguished international recognition, having made the list for The Daily Meal’s first annual 101 Best Hotel Restaurants around the World. Photo: PeterIsland.com

General Manager of Peter Island Resort and Spa, Mr Wilbert Mason, said it was “a great achievement for the restaurant” and gave credit to the staff for its dedication. He also said the Executive Chefs at Peter Island Resort help to make the experience at its Tradewinds restaurant “one to remember”. Photo: PeterIsland.com

The initiative seeks to pay homage to the world’s most exemplary hotel feasts and takes a comprehensive look at hotel restaurants that have consistently set the benchmark by which other hotel restaurants are measured.

Restaurants that have made the list include Joël Robuchon Restaurant at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, sometimes considered the best French restaurant in America; the estimable Man Wah at the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong; the tiny, charming Le Comptoir at the Relais Saint-Germain in Paris; the legendary Caesar's Restaurant at Hotel Caesar in Tijuana, birthplace of the Caesar salad; and the opulent, newly refurbished La Marocain at La Mamounia in Marrakech.

According to The Daily Meal, the list was carefully curated by consulting the Michelin Guide and other trusted sources and through recommendations from The Daily Meal’s editors, who have traveled and dined extensively around the world.

It said with hundreds of innovative restaurants to choose from, it was a culinary challenge to whittle the list down to a select 101. To be in contention, a hotel had to have at least 15 rooms (so quaint auberges, family-run bed and breakfasts, and famed restaurants that happen to have a few rooms for the convenience of guests were immediately eliminated). Likewise, notable restaurants that lie just steps from hotels, even if they are under the same ownership, were also excluded — for instance Cibo Trattoria, adjacent to the Moda Hotel in Vancouver.

The globe-trotting list spans six continents, more than 40 countries and nations, and more than 80 cities, with Paris claiming the most spots on the list (with five).

The cuisine at these honored spots runs the gamut from classic Cantonese to Caribbean to Catalan and from French to fusion.

General Manager of Peter Island Resort and Spa, Mr Wilbert Mason, told Virgin Islands News Online that it was “a great achievement for the restaurant” and gave credit to the staff for its dedication. He also said the Executive Chefs at Peter Island Resort help to make the experience at its Tradewinds restaurant “one to remember”.

Mr Mason said the results also came about because of the training that the resort has done for staff, including in fine dining. He noted too that all of the resort’s chefs are certified by the American Chefs Federation. “So basically it has resulted because of combined training and just really making sure that we take care of our guests.”