People

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  William Drew

  Editor – Restaurant Magazine

  William Drew is the editor of Restaurant magazine, having taken over the editor’s hot seat in the summer of 2010. He has been a journalist and editor for over 16 years, spanning business-to-business and consumer magazines, the customer publishing sector and national newspapers. He is a former editor of style magazine Arena and remains a contributing editor at The Times’ LUXX magazine. He has only eaten in a handful of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants thus far, but one of those was NOMA…

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  Sue Woodward

  Event Director – The World’s 50 Best Restaurants sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna

  Sue Woodward is the Event Director for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants having joined William Reed in January 2011. Sue has been involved with publishing, exhibitions and events for most of her career. Most recently she was Managing Director of Fresh RM in London which runs large food, drink and hospitality events. She is still smiling after experiencing the genius of Ferran Adria at El Bulli before its closure.

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  Mark Durden-Smith

  Awards Night Presenter

  Mark Durden-Smith is one of Britain’s most versatile presenters, and will present the World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards ceremony at the Guildhall in 2010. He has presented the awards very successfully in recent years, in what is often a challenging task of keeping people entertained while they wait eagerly for that Number 1 to be announced. Mark’s interests and background in travel and a keen interest in restaurants means he shares our passion for celebrating the best in global gastronomy.

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  The World’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy

  Organised by Restaurant magazine

  The Academy is comprised of 837 members, each selected for their expert opinion of the international restaurant scene.

  To create the Academy, and give it a fair representation of the global restaurant scene, we divide the world up into 27 geographical regions. Each region has a chairperson appointed for their knowledge of their part of the restaurant world. These chairs each selected a voting panel of 30 – ensuring a balanced selection of chefs, restaurateurs, food/restaurant journalists and gourmands.