Cadence Buffalo Mushroom Sandwich. Photo: DeSean McClinton-Holland T These are tough times for bulky, beefy non-vegans like me. Phrases like “herbal” have been on the lips of breathless restaurateurs for years, of course. Lately, however, and especially in the weird new era of COVID, advancements in this ever-expanding genre – a haven, in the old […]
What was supposed to be the smaller, more casual little sister of Merivale’s larger dining room, inadvertently stole the show when they opened in tandem in early 2020. With Will’s Cocktail Bar, Una Más shares the same entrance and the same amenities as Mimi (including Sydney’s most glamorous bathrooms). But where Mimi’s reflects the successful […]
Chakana, 140 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8HT (0121 448 9880). Appetizers £ 8-£ 10, main courses £ 14-£ 22, desserts £ 8, wines from £ 24 Something strange is happening. It’s a very good kind of weird, but weird all the same. It’s as if my brain, the reflecting and processing part of me, […]
famous museums, the Royal Albert Hall, well-kept parks. South Kensington is known for a lot of things, but its luxury hotels aren’t necessarily one of them, at least that’s what you might think. Behind a grand neoclassical facade is The Kensington, a five-star residence of the Doyle Collection group, which also owns The Bloomsbury and […]
D ubrovnik has a lot to offer. A rugged coastline and crystal clear waters with a predominantly hot and sunny climate, as well as a lot of culture and history. In recent years, Dubrovnik’s profile has exploded thanks to this little HBO Game of Thrones show. Most of King’s Landing’s scenes – starring Sophie Turner, […]
Views of Cheval Blanc Paris The neighborhood It wasn’t just the long-awaited reopening of the La Samaritaine department store that put this central Paris enclave on the favorites list. A few minutes away, what was once the Commodity Exchange has turned into the Bourse de Commerce, a museum dedicated to contemporary art where François Pinault’s […]
This year has undoubtedly been the year of the staycation. Whether it’s braving the 12-hour door-to-door drive to Cornwall, hitting the hills armed with a tent and whatever else you can pack, or packing your bags in local day trips, it’s been another year of truly exploring what’s in front of our noses rather than […]
From left to right: Christopher Nelson, Bethany Zozula, Amanda Marion, Kassandra McGlynn, Emma Minnows 40 North at Alphabet City has the ambience of an old-fashioned Greenwich Village, North Beach or London’s Shoreditch arts cafe. This is the kind of place where a simple impromptu dinner turns into a festive occasion – because you and your […]
I love Italian food in America. New York and the major northern cities have developed a distinctive Italian-American cuisine rooted in delicatessens and immigrant-owned restaurants, while California has evolved “Cal-Italian,” based more on fresh local produce and a interest in the health aspects of the Mediterranean. diet. For me, each of these strands has its […]
Let’s start here with total honesty, for the sake of transparency. I love Cork. I will be in town, the homeland of my maternal ancestors, in the blink of an eye if the invitation presents itself. But there was an added excitement this time around, because my stay took me beyond the city limits for […]