The Nespresso World's 50 Best Restaurants Academy chairperson

South-East Asia Academy Chairperson

Leisa Tyler

A social anthropologist by trade, Leisa has spent the last eight years eating her way around Asia, five of those writing and photographing culture, food and travel destinations for various publications, including Travel + Leisure, Time and CNN Traveller. Based in Bangkok, she is currently researching a book on food from the Mekong River.

Countries in Region

Borneo, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Micronesia, Nauru, Philippines, Singapore, Sumatra, Thailand, Vietnam

Voters:

Aun Koh, Beppe De Vito, Bobby Chinn, Chalie Amatyakul, Daven Wu, David King, Donald Berger, Geoffrey Eu, Glenn Tanner, Hal Lipper, Howard Richardson, Jamie Case, Jimmy Chok, Jose Gamboa, Jose Lois Calle, Leisa Tyler, Margaux Salcedo, Mason Florence, Melisa Teo, Myrna Segis, Nicholas Chan, Nick Downing, Peng Loh, Rob McKeown, Ronald Liem, Ross Lusted, Sean Flakelar, Su-Lyn Tan, Evelyn Chen, Nam Nguyen, Bill Black