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  My last meal: Chef Kittichai

  

  Issue 63

  The son of a greengrocer who sold food on the streets as a child is now one of the world’s top Thai chefs. Ian Kittichai shares his ‘last meal’.

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  My Last Meal: Something to share

  

  Issue 46

  Afghan media mogul Saad Mohseni shares his love of simple French food and intimate dining as he plans his hypothetical Last Meal.

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  My last meal: Taste of change

  

  Issue 21

  While in Dubai for the UAE’s first Arab Women Leadership Forum, 34-year-old TV-show host Muna Abu Sulayman met with Monocle for her ‘last meal’. The Saudi citizen chose Saladicious, a restaurant in the Jumeirah district.

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  Business / Food & Drink

  Tough nut to crack

  

  Issue 11

  Although the European nut market was worth over €8bn in 2007, consumption there is peanuts compared to the Middle East. But Al Rifai, the Lebanese ‘Rolls-Royce of nut companies’, is expanding into Europe’s underdeveloped…

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  A wine romance

  

  Issue 30

  For his ‘last meal’, food wouldn’t be the prime consideration for the head of the world-famous Château Musar vineyard, Serge Hochar. He would choose a special vintage white from his winery in Lebanon and enjoy it with some…

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  Back to the grind

  

  Issue 45

  Around the world a new generation of coffee shops are becoming community players. We meet the baristas who make their ’hoods and get their urban picks.

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  Room service

  

  Issue 8

  Rafael Micha is the founder of Grupo Habita, Mexico’s first design hotel group. Launched in 2000 with Hotel Habita in Mexico City, the company is set to open three more hotels in 2008. Micha chose Grupo Habita’s Condesa DF…

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  Affairs / Food & Drink

  Eat and be wary

  

  Issue 36

  Strung out across Southeast Asia is a chain of restaurants where doll-like North Korean waitresses sing to diners as they sample the country’s cuisine (well, what’s left of it). Is it a benign culinary business foray or…

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  My Last Meal: Asian exchange

  

  Issue 58

  Joël Robuchon’s 17 restaurants hold 26 Michelin stars. He chooses his venue Yoshi for his ‘last meal’ of green tea, salmon carpaccio, sushi and kudamono fruit salad. He finds inspiration in Japanese cuisine and believes the…

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  Business / Food & Drink

  Toast of the town

  

  Issue 44

  In Singapore a battle is taking place – a battle to dominate the toast-and-spread market. And with the formula proving ever-popular at home, it’s big business for the leading brands who have their eyes set on the rest of…

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  Inventory no. 63

  

  Issue 63

  Make your workspace orderly, your skin healthy and your drinks cupboard inviting with this month's line-up of *Monocle*'s favourite new products.

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  First Service

  

  Issue 17

  As president of the International Tennis Federation, Francesco Ricci Bitti spends much of his time travelling, courting oligarchs to invest in tennis. Wherever he pitches up, however, he opts for simple fare such as that…

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