This story originally appeared in the Morning Edition live blog. Our dream post-pandemic bucket list just got a lot longer. And it's bestowed a bunch of individual awards for specific chefs and establishments to watch. The World's Best 50 Restaurants - despite its name - has also released a ranking of the next best 50 restaurants, bringing the total to 100. For inspiring stories that will captivate your curiosity, check out NPR podcasts like TED Radio Hour, Fresh Air and Pop Culture Happy Hour. Hosted by Terry Gross, the show features intimate conversations with todays biggest luminaries. They're led by New York City's Mexican-inspired Cosme, which ranks 22nd. Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radios most popular programs. Six American restaurants made the list, representing the apparent best of New York and California. The other top 10 eateries - mostly boasting one-word names and bright, abstract-looking dishes - are located in Spain, Peru, Sweden, Singapore, Mexico and Hong Kong. The organization calls the ranking 'more than just a list,' rather a 'celebration of the universality of cuisines.' Though we're also very interested in who made the roster, which you can find here.ĭenmark dominated, with the top two spots going to Copenhagen restaurants Noma and Geranium. By November of that year, users downloaded NPR and other public radio podcasts 5 million times. (Separately, its recovery program has raised some $1.29 million for the restaurant industry since it launched last May.) The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2021 awards were handed out Tuesday at a ceremony in Antwerp, Belgium, which organizers called a 'key milestone in the ongoing revival of the restaurant sector' after last year's pandemic-related hiatus. A prestigious panel of more than 1,000 culinary experts has released its annual list of the world's best restaurants, after a rigorous voting process that we can only hope involved a lot of taste-testing.

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