The organizers of The World's 50 Best Restaurants and The World's 50 Best Bars have presented, together with the Basque Culinary Center, the first edition of the 50 Next, a selection of 50 young people under 35 years of age who stand out in their respective fields to develop a creative and innovative role in the world of gastronomy. Provided that health recommendations allow it, it is expected that the awards will be presented at a face-to-face gala in Bilbao in 2022.

Rather than being a simple ranking, the 50 Next list is divided into seven industry leadership categories: production ('Gamechanging Producers'), technology ('Tech Disruptors'), education ('Empowering Educators'), creative industries ( 'Entrepreneurial Creatives'), science ('Science Innovators'), hospitality ('Hospitality Pioneers') and activism ('Trailblazing Activists'). Each category covers a wide range of different types of jobs, with the aim of illustrating the great diversity of people who work in the sector.

In this year's edition, 5 young Spaniards have been placed: Clara Diez from Madrid, who is in charge of Formaje, the new project that has turned the Plaza de Chamberí into a meeting point for lovers of artisan cheese. The Basque brothers Mikel and Ion Zapiain, for representing the last generation of cider makers, creating the Bizi Goxo ice cider. Maitane Alonso, also Basque and only 20 years old, for devising a machinery for food preservation. And finally, Marc Coloma from Barcelona, ​​activist and co-founder of Heura.

Here are the other members of this list “designed to inspire, empower and connect the next generation of leaders”:

 

‘Gamechanging Producers’

  • Manuel Choqque, 33 – Cusco, Peru
  • Clara Diez, 29 – Madrid, Spain
  • Marianne Eaves, 34 – Lexington, EE.UU.
  • Mark Emil Hermansen, 35 – Copenhaguen, Denmark
  • Louise Mabulo, 22 – San Fernando, Philippines
  • Josh Niland, 32 – Sydney, Australia
  • Jennifer Rodriguez, 34 – Mesitas del Colegio, Colombia
  • Gian Marco Viano, 34 – Carema, Italy
  • Mikel Zapiain, 33 and Ion Zapiain, 30 – San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain

 

‘Tech Disruptors’

  • Katerina Axelsson, 29 – San Luis Obispo, EE.UU. (Russia)
  • Matias Muchnick, 32 – New York, EE.UU. (Chile)
  • Jonathan Ng, 30 – Singapur
  • Solveiga Pakštaitė, 28 – London, United Kingdom (Lithuania)
  • Abby Rose, 33 – London, United Kingdom
  • Isaac Sesi, 28 – Kumasi, Ghana

 

‘Empowering Educators’

  • Mariana Aleixo, 33 – Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Cherrie Atilano, 35 – Makati, Philippines
  • Josh Gilbert, 29 – Gloucester, Australia
  • Siddhi Karnani, 30 and Anurag Agarwal, 34 – Siliguri, India
  • Ievgen Klopotenko, 34 – Kiev, Ukraine
  • Dieuveil Malonga, 29 – Kigali, Rwanda (Congo)
  • Maureen Muketha, 25 – Nairobi, Kenya
  • Edward Mukiibi, 34 – Mukono Town, Uganda
  • Ted Rosner, 33 and Max Dubiel, 33 – London, United Kingdom (United Kingdom and Germany, respectively) 

 

‘Entrepreneurial Creatives’

  • Ata Cengiz, 28 – Istanbul, Turkey
  • Jon Gray, 35 – New York, EE.UU.
  • Sana Javeri Kaori, 27 – Oakland, EE.UU. (India)
  • Adelaide Lala Tam, 27 – Rotterdam, Netherlands (Hong Kong)
  • Divya Mohan, 29 – Lund, Sweden (India)
  • Natsuko Shoji, 31 – Tokyo, Japan
  • Thiago Vinícius De Paula Da Silva, 32 – São Paulo, Brazil

 

‘Science Innovators’

  • Maitane Alonso Monasterio, 20 – Sodupe, Basque Country, Spain
  • Leah Bessa, 30 – Cape Town, South Africa
  • Kisum Chan, 22 (Hong Kong) and Lincoln Lee, 23 (Malasia) – London, United Kingdom – and Zheyi Chia, 22, and Jonathan Ong, 24 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Marc Coloma, 29 – Barcelona, Spain
  • Kiara Nirghin, 21 – Stanford, EE.UU. (South Africa)
  • Leo Wezelius, 23, Angelo Demeter, 28 and Fredrik Åkerman, 24 – Stockholm, Sweden (Sweden, Romania and Sweden, respectively)

 

‘Hospitality Pioneers’

  • Jo Barrett, 32, and Matt Stone, 34 – Melbourne, Australia
  • Ashtin Berry, 33 – Chicago, EE.UU.
  • Douglas McMaster, 34 – London, United Kingdom
  • Diego Prado, 35 – Copenhaguen, Denmark (Chile)
  • Claudia Albertina Ruiz, 33 – San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico
  • Marsia Taha, 32 – La Paz, Bolivia (Bulgaria)
  • David Zilber, 35 – Copenhaguen, Denmark (Canada)

 

‘Trailblazing Activists’

  • Jamie Crummie, 29 and Lucie Basch, 29 – London, United Kingdom and New York, EE.UU. (London and Paris, respectively)
  • Friederike Gaedke, 29 – Berlin, Germany
  • Bibi La Luz Gonzalez, 33 – Guatemala City, Guatemala
  • Matt Jozwiak, 33 – New York, EE.UU.
  • Maya Terro, 34 – Beirut, Lebanon (Ukraine)
  • Jhannel Tomlinson, 29 – Kingston, Jamaica