Roberto Panizza took over an old trattoria in the Ligurian capital last year and brought it back to its former glory. Here, he shares his passion (and recipes) for the regional speciality, pesto and gnocchi.
Issue 8
It would take a very special shop to impress Lisbon’s pescatarian public, but Conserveira de Lisboa – now into its 77th year – and its jawdropping array of Portuguese tinned fish has fed Lisboans, Michelin judges and tou…
Issue 63
Located in a former post office, Kokako was set up by the owner of a coffee company, who believes in being close to his customers.
Issue 6
Each issue, we take an everyday pursuit or situation and give it the *Monocle* overhaul. This month, we stock up on some late-summer essentials to fill the shelves of our perfect pantry.
Issue 20
Celebrated Swedish chef Mathias Dahlgren enjoys preparing complex dinners at work but likes to keep things simple in his free time. For the setting of his last meal, he would choose the quiet Nyckelviken forest just outside…
Issue 24
Frédéric Malle is a perfumier who knows his croissants, which is why he chose the Café de Flore in Paris – the hang-out of French philosophers in years gone by – for his ‘last meal’. He owns three shops in Paris and his…
Issue 44
Matthew Evans was a successful chef and food critic before giving it all up to move to Hobart and run his own farm. For Evans, it’s all about eating and drinking local produce, which he points out to Monocle on a walk…
Issue 27
Specialising in washugyu, Japan Premium Beef is seeking to re-educate New Yorkers about steak.
Issue 55
Japanese pop star Takeshi Kobayashi owns several restaurants in Tokyo and has his own farm, so the soba restaurant he chose for his ‘last meal’ was bound to be good.
Issue 54
Quick-witted adman George Lois shares his philosophy on advertising, creative sustenance and the perfect last meal.
Issue 50
The Big Apple’s annual ode to chocolate is packed with punters unwrapping exotic bars of the brown stuff from around the world. The push this year – chocolate as a sophisticated and healthy option for a nation that conti…
Issue 52
Pioneering artist Subodh Gupta is known as the “Damien Hirst of India”. A family gathering is his choice for a hypothetical final feast.
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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