William Drew, 50 Best

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On today's episode of All in the Industry®, Shari Bayer is on location in NYC with her guest William Drew, the Director of Content for 50 Best, which includes The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants, Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants, Middle East & North Africa’s 50 Best Restaurants, among others. William has been a journalist and editor for more than two decades, spanning business-to-business and consumer magazines, as well as national newspapers. He is a former editor of style magazine Arena and continues to write and comment on food and restaurants in the UK and international media. Having worked for the 50 Best organization for more than a decade, he is privileged to have eaten in a healthy proportion of The World's 50 Best Restaurants (though the experience hasn’t been so healthy for his waistline). As a long-time spokesperson for the 50 Best brand, he also oversees the Academy voting structure that creates the lists and all content across both digital channels and live events. Today's show also features Shari's PR tip to celebrate the industry; Speed Round; Industry News Discussion on the first-ever ranking of The World's 50 Best Hotels taking place in London in September 2023, and recently released annual list of The 50 Best Bars in North America; plus, Shari's Solo Dining experience flashback to 2013 at Andoni Luis Aduriz's Mugaritz in San Sebastian, Spain (recipient of the Icon Award 2023/ 50 Best, and featured chef in Chefwise); and the final question.

** Check out Shari's new book, Chefwise: Life Lessons from Leading Chefs Around the World (Phaidon, Spring 2023), now available at Phaidon.com, Amazon.com and wherever books are sold! #chefwisebook **

Photo Courtesy of Shari Bayer.

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