World's Top 50 Restaurants

Today a list of the world's top 50 restaurants was published. The San Pelligrino World's 50 Best Restaurant has El Bulli, Spain as it's top restaurant for the fourth consecutive year. I don't know any of the restaurants on the list, except Tetsuya's, Sydney which came in at number 17. I don't know how it feels like to dine in one of these restaurants where each bite might set me back an hour's salary. Is it possible to fill one's tummy on the kid sized meals and not feel the urge to rush out for another meal after the meal? I had a look at El Bulli's reservations calendar and it's completely full for the rest of 2009. Recession? What recession?