City Notes
Let's talk about sandwiches. Specifically, panini, the Italian sandwiches that have become such an international favourite that you can even get them in Wetherspoons. But to enjoy a proper panino, you need to head to Italy and have one prepared by a...
City Notes
It's already a great place to eat out, but things just got even better for Madrid epicureans with the opening of pop-up restaurant The Table by... at Urso Hotel & Spa. Each month for six months, the kitchen is being taken over by a guest chef from...
City Notes
It's a tricky proposition to build a hotel that combines a bustling location in the heart of one of the world's busiest cities with the restful ambience of a spa retreat, but it's a balance that interior architects Anne Peyroux and Emmanuèle Thisy...
The Edit
The tank changed the face of modern warfare, able to rampage over - or through - difficult terrain and shoot fucking great holes in buildings and people. Your average army general would like as many as possible, but the fly in the ointment is that...
Journal
Beginning through necessity with skills passed down through generations and generations, the guys and gals at Jameson Irish Whiskey have had an unwavering affinity with craftsmanship since 1740. Today, and looking forward, craft perseveres - Ireland...
City Notes
When the premises you are renovating used to be a prison, you don't want to gloss over that kind of backstory too much, but neither do you want the new (voluntary) guests to feel like they are being punished for something while trying to enjoy a...
City Notes
Let's talk about the mammoth in the room. There's no escaping that life-sized mascot in the main hall of The Woolly Mammoth Alehouse in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane – even if it is trying hard to hide behind a wall. The prehistoric beast has been...
The Edit
“What's in a name?” asked Shakespeare, and although his lovelorn Romeo was forced by unhappy circumstance to discount the importance of names, contemporary artists such as David Lynch take a different view. Lynch sets great store by the...
City Notes
The ever-cosmopolitan Hong Kong has a stylish new restaurant dedicated to Basque cuisine following the fine efforts of WANG design agency. The venue on Aberdeen Street, formerly the district's Police Married Quarters, is divided into two distinct...
Journal
The Blue Planet's number one Kentucky bourbon has been making history for over two centuries, with one overriding ethos at the heart of its success: an unwavering reluctance to play by other's rules. Searingly bold and an unashamed desire to stay...
City Notes
As well as creating a national hero of Lord Nelson, the Battle of Trafalgar also gave rise to one of the navy's most colourful yarns. Legend has it that rather than be buried at sea as was the tradition for sailors, Nelson requested that he be taken...
City Notes
Three Eight Four, referring to its location on Brixton's Coldharbour Lane, is one of a pioneering group of bars and restaurants at the vanguard of the neighbourhood's blossoming transformation. A sister venue to the Seven at Brixton bar at Brixton...
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Salon Volta is a new barbershop in Laval, Quebec, that rethinks the familiar codes of grooming through a concept centred on craft and community. Moving away from the traditional model, the project positions itself as a space where barbering unfolds...
City Notes
Interior design studio and creative consultancy Ste Marie has completed Olia Ristorante and Mimi Bar, a pair of hospitality venues conceived as a day-to-night sequence at the base of new residential tower Citizen on Jasper. Commissioned by Corso 32...
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On a private estate in central Ukraine, YOD Group has reimagined the traditional mazanka — the archetypal rural home — for the contemporary era. These 50 square metre guesthouses reinterpret the vernacular, translating thick whitewashed walls...
City Notes
Situated at the edge of Montmartre, where Pigalle’s energy meets Parisian rooftops, Hôtel Rochechouart is a 1929 Art Deco landmark given a contemporary pulse. Design duo Festen has restored the building’s historic details while threading a...
Dispatches
Some people discover mixology behind a bar on a busy Friday night. Others come to it through years of hosting dinner parties, obsessing over flavor combinations, or spending too much money on bitters collections they absolutely did not need. However...
Dispatches
There was a time when wedding bar service meant a single bartender, a few bottles of wine, and maybe a keg if the couple was feeling casual. Those days are long gone. Today's couples are rethinking the bar as one of the most meaningful parts of the...
Dispatches
Do you want to give your bathroom a fresh, trendy look with new tile? Tiles in the bathroom do more than just keep water from getting on your walls and floors. They can also give your area a joyful, colourful, tranquil, or futuristic vibe. There are...
Dispatches
Traditional birdwatching frequently seems like a commitment. It may involve long-haul flights to remote locations, getting up early in the morning, and spending hours in uncertain weather. Even then, sightings can never be guaranteed. For many, the...