Copenhagen restaurant, Noma, best in world

For decades the rap on Scandinavia has been as follows: rich, egalitarian, boring. Copenhagen has always had a bacchanalian streak, however, and now one of its restaurants, Noma, has climbed over the backs of Spain's El Bulli and England's The Fat Duck to claim the No. 1 spot in Restaurant Magazine's survey of the 50 best restaurants in the world. Famed Danish chef Bo Bech, who runs the rival restaurant Paustian, told Jyllands-Posten: "I hope people will wake up now. Everyone knows there's good food in Spain, England and France, but the best now comes from Scandinavia. Let's appreciate that."