The World's 50 Best Restauarants...

None of the 50 places listed this year (see the full list here) are located in current Pocket cities. However, Enoteca Pinchiorri, in Florence (a city in which we once published, many moons ago), is at number 41.

Back in the Feb-Mar 2002 issue of Florence In Your Pocket your correspondent (for it was I) wrote of Enoteca:

With two Michelin stars and a legendary wine cellar, L'Enoteca Pinchiorri is considered by the cogniscenti the finest restaurant in Italy. The restaurant is housed in a Renaissance Palazzo, with splendid entranceway, a scented courtyard, and a series of elegant dining rooms. Absolutely a must in Italian fine dining.

It is no longer the finest restaurant in Italy. Upstart Gambero Rosso (in San Vincenzo) now takes that crown...

15 years of In Your Pocket

In May, In Your Pocket will be 15 years old. The first Vilnius In Your Pocket was launched in May, 1992.

The next Vilnius In Your Pocket, due to be released in early April and covering both April and May, will carry a feature looking back at the 15 years. As a part of that, we'll re-print some of the classic reviews and letters that we've received from our readers. (Like the reviews, not all the letters are positive - but we print them anyway.) There will also be covers from some of the old In Your Pocket guides so you can see how things have changed over the years.

You can also get involved - add your comments and quips to this post and we may run them as a part of the 15th Anniversary feature. What was your favourite review? Can you remember the fist time you found In Your Pocket? What would you like to see in future In Your Pockets? We welcome all comments, congratulations, complaints and interesting In Your Pocket anecdotes.

We'll send a copy of the next Vilnius In Your Pocket to anyone whose contributions are printed. (If you don't want to add a comment to the blog with your email address, send it to vilnius@inyourpocket.com.)

Looking forward to hearing from you.