Joe Rogan Experience #2573 - Legion of Skanks · Aired Oct 30, 2026
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In about the past 20 years, a restaurant in Spain has been named No. 1 on the annual World's 50 Best Restaurants list in 10 of those years.
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In context the speaker means the No. 1 spot on the yearly World's 50 Best list, where Spain has a strong record, but not 10 wins in 20 years. Spanish restaurants were No. 1 in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015 and 2024, which is 7 of the last 20 lists, or 8 across the list's whole history counting elBulli's 2002 win. The point that Spain does very well is fair, but the number is too high. Finding three more Spanish No. 1 years in that span in the official 50 Best archive would change this verdict.
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Is it true that in about the past 20 years, a restaurant in Spain has been named No. 1 on the annual World's 50 Best Restaurants list in 10 of those years?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. In context the speaker means the No. 1 spot on the yearly World's 50 Best list, where Spain has a strong record, but not 10 wins in 20 years. Legion of Skanks said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2573 - Legion of Skanks, aired Oct 30, 2026, at 2:03:16. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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