You will have to wait until some time in December to get a dinner reservation for homemade mealiepap at Africa's top restaurant. The Test Kitchen, in Woodstock, Cape Town, has landed the 28th spot on the latest edition of the World's 50 Best Restaurants list.The eatery has served Hollywood heavyweights such as Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron and Orlando Bloom and will set you back R1900 for a nine-course dinner. The Test Kitchen was also named the top restaurant in Africa - jumping 20 places from last year's ranking of 48th.The awards are adjudicated by a panel of almost 1000 international food critics and writers, chefs and restaurateurs. Each panellist can cast seven votes for his favoured restaurant. But there are no set criteria to follow when voting - panellists vote for the restaurants at which they have had the best experience in the past 18 months.Spanish restaurant El Celler de Can Roca, with its traditional Catalan dishes, won the top prize.An ecstatic Luke Dale-Roberts, head chef and owner of The Test Kitchen, said constant evolution was largely responsible for his establishment's success."We just tweaked everything and introduced new dishes. The menu is an evolution . we try to create a multi-sensory experience with a unique style."Only one other South African restaurant made it into the top 100. Franschhoek's Tasting Room was tied for 88th place with Japanese-style restaurant Zuma, in Dubai.Margot Janse, award-winning head chef of the Tasting Room - which is described as a "mobile free zone" with no dress code - said local restaurants were following a trend of storytelling through their cuisine."There is a clearer focus on where we come from and where we're cooking," said Janse."We want to get rid of that stuffy fine-dining image."Janse said the fact that South Africa had been consistently represented in the top 100 for the past decade had helped put the spotlight on local restaurants and cuisine.The awards have not been without controversy.The New York Times has reported that some chefs had in the past criticised the list privately, claiming the results were not credible and were susceptible to corruption.Auditing firm Deloitte was brought in this year to guarantee the integrity and authenticity of the voting...