Hello and welcome to women who travel.

I'm Lale Arakogli.

One of the best parts of working as a magazine publisher

is the fascinating work other people are doing in the building,

particularly those who work at our food publications.

I don't like lick a plate at a restaurant because I was raised to be a proper human being,

but I would, I understand if you want to lick the plate. I ask for, you know, for extra rice.

I want to soak up every last drop of that sauce. Kate Casson is the editorial operations manager at Bon

Appetit and Epicurious. This means she works on the brand's biggest projects, and one of the most

seemingly exciting parts of her job is helping create Bon Appetit's annual Best New Restaurant List,

which just dropped this week. In the past, the magazine ranked the top 50 best restaurants in the US

and whittled it down to an exclusive Hot 10 list.

But this year, they're taking a new approach.

We'll hear from Kate about why this year is different,

and the travel required to create a list like this.

But first, we learn what kind of traveler she is.

And of course, her tips for finding the best food on any trip.

I'm really interested to know what sort of traveler you are.

Well, I would say I'm always someone who travels to eat, and I always have been.

I was even 10 years old and planning

family trips to, whether it was Barcelona or L.A., I would, you know, read every Bon Appetit,

eater, infatuation, traveler. Every article I could get my hands on, my parents are also huge

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