Eating Out
Chuck your Atkins Diet book in the bin, carbs are back in a big way at London's La Petite Bretagne creperie. Yes, now everyday can be Shrove Tuesday – it doesn't matter if you've got “issues” with gluten or wheat, or even if you haven't got a...
Eating Out
Calling all adventurous food freaks. The cosmopolitan stew of London's restaurant scene has just gotten richer thanks to the Peruvian flavours of Lima. We're not talking pots of unidentified meat here, but something conceptually as high as the...
Bars & Nightlife
Warehouse style studios slash coffee shops slash galleries are no big news in East London. Considering the amount of empty spaces that go unused it's a standard that these will, and should be, occupied by the usually poor artisan...
Shopping
Watching your waistline? Then this may make uncomfortable viewing, but for those of you who like a little bit of what you fancy every now and again, check out Polka Gelato. Rather like the Italian version of ice-cream on sale here, designers...
Culture
Legacy. It's a word you'll no doubt tire of hearing over the coming months, years, but it's an important one. The London Legacy Development Corporation are those who've been tasked with managing life after the sporting extravaganza that...
Eating Out
These days, travelling by train is a depressing experience. Cramped seating, tickets that have to be booked 3 weeks in advance if you don't want to have to sell your corneas to afford one, mothers who bring their rampaging 3-year-old wailing...
Eating Out
When eight shipping containers beach themselves outside the Southbank Centre, your first thought might be to call the Environmental Protection Agency. But this is no ordinary jetsam. In fact, Softroom Architects have made old into new by stacking...
Culture
They said you couldn't engage the masses with contemporary art, but engage them they did... with not far short of 5 million visitors a year, Tate Modern has been somewhat of a sensation since it opened at the turn of the century. Coveted Basel-based...
Hotels
We were recently invited over to the launch of London's shiny new concept hotel - citizenM. Welcomed by waiters with painted mustaches and fabulously fruity cocktails, my first impressions were "this place is awesome". Surrounded by vibrant and...
Eating Out
Welcome to the 'temakeria'. Visitors to Brazil may have already encountered this curious little kind of fast-food eatery, where the lesser-spotted member of the sushi family has made its way to the top of the pile, and bagged itself its own time in...
Shopping
Effortless is a word I use a lot, effortlessly this, effortlessly that; but it's a word that's hard not to use here. I imagine that there's very little effortless whatsoever about newly opened Islington design store Folklore, yet it's a word that's...
Eating Out
It doesn't seem it, but it's over half a year since we introduced MEATliquor, the first permanent home for Yianni Papoutsis’ MEATwagon (the burger van that had been causing quite a stir all summer), seems all went well; as the same team are back...
Stuff Crush
Weirdness is a notion long entwined with the concept of creativity. Mocked by the strait-laced confined to their boxes of conformism, celebrated by the bold and the brave who pursue the outré as a means of pushing beyond the banal. In Weird...
City Notes
In Montreal’s Little Italy, a new arrival is making waves with a fresh take on Italian dining. Pasta Pooks, which opened in March 2025, is a compact five-seat takeout counter serving pasta and natural wine in a space that marries Old World charm...
City Notes
A once-forgotten 19th-century residence in Savannah’s historic district has been brought spectacularly back to life, reincarnated as The Douglas; a refined 16-room boutique hotel at 14 East Oglethorpe Avenue, where design meets old-world...
Dispatches
In a country where club floors open with Buddhist chants and Ladyboys offer dawn alms in corsets and stilettos, Elizabeth Waterman has found a world of contradictions too vivid to ignore. Over the past three years, and across four extended trips,...
Dispatches
There's a paradox about self-care, which is that those who need it most are probably the least likely to practice it. If you're one of those people, you might even be put off by the term self-care. Maybe it sounds too self-indulgent to you. If...
Dispatches
Looking for a Japanese tutor in Chicago without breaking the bank? You’re not alone. Whether you’re aiming to order ramen with confidence, ace a language exam, or shape your skills for business or travel, one thing’s clear: good private...
Dispatches
If you’ve ever looked at your balcony and thought, “What a wasted space,” you’re not alone. Many of us live in homes where every square foot counts, yet balconies often remain underutilized. Whether it’s too small, too plain, or simply...
Dispatches
Recognising the world’s most inspiring work across design, innovation and creativity, the A’ Design Award & Competition stands as one of the most respected and far-reaching international design accolades. Each year, a diverse panel of academics,...
