Last year, the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list seemingly decided that it wanted to do better. Through a September statement from director Hélène Pietrini, the international restaurant-ranking organization announced that it would have a 50/50 gender balance on its voting academy and would urge those voters to “explore a diverse mix of restaurants.” Now they’re putting another measure in place to ensure that last part happens: As of 2019, no restaurant that has earned the title of best restaurant in the world will be eligible for voting.
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants announced today that former no. 1 winners will make up a group they’re calling the “Best of the Best.” Not only will the restaurants in this category no longer be able to earn the title of best restaurant in the world, they won’t be eligible for placement on the annual list of 50 restaurants at all. Read More