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POSTED ON JUNE 26, 2018

He has done it again. Made India proud.

And that too at the most  prestigious and highly coveted World’s 50 best restaurant awards. Gaggan Anand’s Bangkok based restaurant is the only Asian restaurant to be amongst the top five. Here, Spain’s  gastronomique city of Bilbao is buzzing with the global whos who of the food world. Superstar chefs have flown in to attend these three action packed days of feasting, celebrating, deliberating. 50 best talks, Food meets art discussions  and then the grand finale of the awards in the Palacio.

On being crowned worlds best,  the tall, bespectacled passionate, inspired, philosopher genius Massimo Bottura and his lovely wife Lara receive a standing ovation.

Our very own Delhi London NYC based “Indian Accent” was ranked 90.

Powering this gigantic and magnificent global operation is an amazing dream team.  Hailing from different parts of the world, each one is dynamic, creative, efficient and  empathetic. Helmed by Charles Reed,   Tim Brooke Webb,  Helene Pietrini  William Drew who ensure that it is not just the definitive “list maker” of the greatest restaurants, but also the “tastemaker”. They  keep the World’s 50 best continuing be the Best of the best.

Worlds best Massimo Bottura with Worlds 5th best Gaggan Anand. Group: Will Drew, Helene Pietrini, Charles Reed, Gaggan, Rajesh Kewalramani Tim Brooke at the World’s 50 best 2018 in Bilbao.