William is the Director of Content for The World's 50 Best Restaurants and The World's 50 Best Bars. He has been a journalist and editor for two decades, spanning business-to-business and consumer magazines, as well as national newspapers. He is a former editor of style magazine Arena and continues to write and comment on food and restaurants in the UK and international media. He is privileged to have eaten in a healthy proportion of The World's 50 Best Restaurants, though the experience hasn’t been so healthy for his waistline.
Emma joined the 50 Best team in 2023 as Head of Content for Bars and Hotels, based in the UK. She has extensive experience as a journalist, editor and content consultant, including as head of food & drink content at Marks & Spencer for eight years leading its food photography, social media, content partnerships and editorial creative. A recipe developer and writer, she is also a cocktail aficionado, trained sommelier, Associate of Cheese and runs marathons around the world raising money as a trustee for education charity Bright Sparks that provides free education to some of India’s poorest children.
Rachael joined the 50 Best team in 2024 as Senior Content Editor. She started out as an automotive journalist, and spent years at AutoTrader, where she presented the first all-women car review series. Making the move from driving to dining, she was editor of FoodTribe and online editor at M&S, launching the brand’s recipe site and developing a cookbook’s worth of dishes and drinks. In her spare time, she is busy working towards her level 3 WSETs and putting her music degree to good use playing piano and saxophone.
Josh joined the 50 Best Team in August 2022 to help with content creation for the 50 Best website and events, with a focus on the bars brands and 50 Best Discovery. Prior to joining 50 Best, he worked at Insider on lifestyle content and gained experience at food magazines while studying for an MA in Magazine Journalism at Cardiff University. Food, drink and travel have always been his major passions, and he spends most of his time in his kitchen or eating his way around cities.
Ingrid joined the team in April 2023 as Content Creator, joining her passions for food and writing. She grew up in the Dominican Republic, where she studied and started her career working as a ghost-writer, journalist and radio host. Over the last eight years, she has been working in communications and marketing, exploring different industries and brands across three countries. An enthusiastic traveller and foodie, she loves exploring new cities, flavours and cultures. When she’s not writing in the office, she is writing poetry at home, on the beach or on a plane.
The World's 50 Best Restaurants editorial team produces regular content on the world of gastronomy.
