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The back-page bulletin – a space
for toasting triumphs, new launches and more
Catch the 14th edition of the World Food
Photography Awards at London’s Museum
of the Home – until 7 September
From ceremonial feasts to steaming street
food, visual storytelling from all corners of the
world is in the spotlight. A highlight of this
year’s outing is the overall winning image,
50%
The Elderly Having Delicious Food, by Chinese
photographer Xiaoling Li. Taken in Shuangliu
Ancient Town, Chengdu, the shot elicits pure joy.
Free. museumofthehome.org.uk
The percentage of travellers
that now book restaurants
before flights. Culinary tourism
is booming – and we get it.
Peak Peruvian
Lima’s legendary Maido came out on top
at The World’s 50 Best Restaurants event
in Turin (19 June). Spain’s Asador Etxebarri
took second place; Mexico City’s Quintoni,
third. London saw strong showings: Ikoyi
soared to #15 (and the Highest Climber
Award); Kol held at #49. Tokyo’s Sézanne
(#7) also flew the flag, with Britain’s Daniel
Calvert at the helm. theworlds50best.com
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New stars rising
The Nordic countries were celebrated
by Michelin at a ceremony in Anneberg
Denmark (16 June), with PAZ in Tórshavn
(Faroe Islands) debuting in the Guide with
two stars (read more on page 90). Germany,
meanwhile, saw a record total of 341 starred
restaurants announced at the Frankfurt
ceremony (18 June), making it the world’s
fifth-most star-rich country (after France,
Japan, UAE and Italy). guide.michelin.com
XIAOLING LI, BECKY WOOD
Winning British bakes
Shout-out for the British winners at this
year’s James Beard Foundation Media
Awards – widely regarded as the Oscars of
the food world. London-based baker Nicola
Lamb won the ‘Baking and Desserts’
category for her debut cookbook Sift, while
in ‘Bread’, co-authors Richard Hart and
Henrietta Lovell won for Intuitive Sourdough
Baking. A proud moment for UK talent on
the global stage. jamesbeard.org
