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Toronto
It's always nice when former industrial sites, so often the bad guy in today's eco-savvy times, are reinvented as something new – all the architecture and heritage, none of the belching chimneys. That's the story of the Don Valley Brick Works,...
Jerusalem
Do our eyes deceive us, or are those wall mounted racks re-employed childrens' seats from shopping trolleys? Yes, they are, and the list of assorted oddments used by OPA Interior Design at Jacko's Street restaurant in The Shuk - the increasingly...
Singapore
Start with a pun and you're already halfway there, so things bode well when Singapore restaurant MexOut announces on a window that their folks are “The Mex'perts”. I'm smiling before I've even sat down, and there's plenty more inside to keep the...
Rovinj
There's a new jewel in Croatia's crown and we want to shout about it. The region of Istria in the North West tip of the country is situated on a beautiful peninsula - the largest in the Adriatic Sea - close to Italy, and retains an authentic...
Sydney
There's an unmistakeable whiff of class about Cornerstone Bar and Food that wafts subtly around – maybe it's the smell of the huge, deep leather sofas, the fragrance of the pampas grass, or something cooking in the kitchen we can't quite put our...
Melbourne
When they were conceiving the Prahran Hotel, Techne Architects presented two design proposals. This more unusual option got the go-ahead, giving the Melbourne suburb an eye-catching addition to its hospitality sector. We're not sure if the Techne...
Portugal
For those of you partial to your seafood shelled, Cervejaria Ramiro in downtown Lisbon is a little slice of heaven. Opened in the 1950s as a beer-house (its no-messin' aesthetic practically unchanged since), the owners soon introduced seafood due to...
Publications
This escapade starts with a group of 15 chefs disappearing into a Nordic forest together, and what ensues is not a horror film or a reality TV show, but something that has been described as the most important event in culinary research happening...
Jakarta
While a couple of us at We Heart Towers were excitedly discussing Embrio, a colleague shoved in, had a good look at the images we were selecting, and loudly exclaimed “I fucking love that place”. As we nodded in agreement I realised I'd just...
New York
Prepare your tastebuds New York, things are getting spicy in Brooklyn with the opening of Balinese restaurant Selamat Pagi. Anyone who knows anything about Bali won't be surprised to hear that there's an Australian involved somewhere in this...
Portugal
With cocktail names like Jingle Bells Batman Smells, Cleopatra Comin’ Atcha and Right Said Fred you know you’re onto a winner. You also know that the team had sampled a few too many concoctions when coming up with these corkers, and you...
Journal
Mentally (or physically, if you're sadistically-natured) gather up some antiquated home improvement tools - think rusty hacksaws and dilapidated drills - toss them into a grubby old sack, add plenty of cheap booze, a handful of phak chi (Thai...
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
Many parents worry that their child may struggle to keep up at a private school. The idea of tougher classes, higher expectations, and competitive environments can feel intimidating; both for parents and students alike. I understand these concerns....
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...
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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...