Contributors
Emma Sleight
Emma joined The 50 team in 2023 as Head of Content for Bars and Hotels, based in the UK. She has extensive experience as a journalist, editor and content consultant, including as head of food & drink content at Marks & Spencer for eight years leading its food photography, social media, content partnerships and editorial creative. A recipe developer and writer, she is also a cocktail aficionado, trained sommelier, Associate of Cheese and runs marathons around the world raising money as a trustee for education charity Bright Sparks that provides free education to some of India’s poorest children.
Rachael Hogg
Rachael joined The 50 team in 2024 as Senior Content Editor. She started out as an automotive journalist, and spent years at AutoTrader, where she presented the first all-women car review series. Making the move from driving to dining, she was editor of FoodTribe and online editor at M&S, launching the brand’s recipe site and developing a cookbook’s worth of dishes and drinks. In her spare time, she is busy working towards her level 3 WSETs and putting her music degree to good use playing piano and saxophone.
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Marisa Cannon
Marisa joined The 50 team in 2024 as the brand's Senior Digital Editor. With more than 10 years' experience, she's worked as an editor for British Airways, Mandarin Oriental and Jaguar Land Rover, covering business, travel and luxury. She's also written for CNN Travel, Condé Nast Traveller, National Geographic Traveller, Eurostar's Metropolitan magazine and many more. When she's not at her keyboard, she loves shopping for second-hand clothes, wild swimming and ordering takeaways.
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