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HIGH FIVE

It’s sizzling hot! Its not just London’s heatwave that’s rocketing the temperatures, it’s also the annual Oscar of global restaurant awards that is heating up social media, rapid firing headline news and overheating the foodie excitement barometer (yes! there is such a thing). Superstar chefs have flown in from all over the world. It’s the 18th of August and here in the historic Old Billingsgate by the River Thames, there is unprecedented attendance by the crème de la crème of the global gastronomique community. We await with bated breath the announcement of the Worlds 50 Best Restaurant awards as the Master of ceremonies, Hollywood’s Stanley Tucci takes to the stage. The air is so thick with excitement that I can slice it and pop it into my champagne flute and raise a toast to team 50 Best and the winners.

As Worlds 50 Best chairperson of the Indian subcontinent, I’ve born witness magazine cranking up this ambitious global awards list.

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