The Nespresso World's 50 Best Restaurants Academy chairperson

Middle East & North Africa Academy Chairperson

Lisa Magloff - Food and Beverage writer

Lisa has worked as a journalist and editor for more than 10 years. After earning a BA in biology from Reed College in Oregon, Lisa worked as a journalist in Cairo, and edited a newspaper in Aspen Colorado. She lived in London for eight years, where she wrote more than 50 non-fiction books, specializing in science and religion. While in London, Lisa received an MA in Political Geography from Kings College.

Lisa has lived in Dubai since July 2007, where she worked as Editor of Caterer Middle East Magazine and as a freelance journalist. Lisa has a lifelong love of cooking and brewing, and has worked as a restaurant manager in California, as well as a science teacher. She is particularly fascinated with molecular gastronomy. Lisa has one child and her non-culinary interests include sailing, climbing and tinkering with anything science related.

Countries in Region

Algeria, Bahrain, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somali Republic, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, UAE, Uganda, Western Sahara, Yemen

Voters:

Anston Fivaz, Anthony Liddiard, Chris Van Rensberg, Christopher Baker, Dave Reader, Dave Freeborn, Jean Marc Vettesi, Lisa Magloff, Simone Luca Gagliardi, Marcus Dudley, Martin Grabner, Michael Scully, Kate McAuley, Stephane Buchholzer, Stuart Sage, Uwe Micheel, Nils El Accad, Jean-Marc Busato, Emiliano Bernasconi, Sebastien Duvocelle, Daniel Hutmacher, francois Galoisy, Sarah Dalton, Jeremy Lawrence, Ramzy Abdul-Majeed, John Reading, Suchitra Bajpai Chaudhary, Evdoxios Doxis Bekri, Daisy Omissi, Antonia Kerr, Iseli