World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards

Italian chef Massimo Bottura won first place in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants awards.

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June 20, 2018 5:26 PM PT

NoMad Hotel chef Daniel Humm, left, and executive chef Chris Fint.

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Chimichurri with blue potatoes and sautéed new potatoes with Maras salt by Virgilio Martinez.

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Italian chef Massimo Bottura, left, and Spanish chef Joan Roca are seen during the World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2018 gala held in Bilbao, Spain on June 19.

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French pastry chef Cedrid Grolet, seen here in Bilbao, Spain, was elected the World’s Best Pastry Chef 2018.

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