Affairs / Politics
Oceania briefing
Winds of change strike the gassy cattle of Australia and preaching to the converted in the Cook Islands.
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Affairs / Politics
Oceania Briefing
Auckland's ambitious transport plans and why Hobart has its eyes on Sydney's defunct monorail.
Edits / Food & Drink
A song for supper
As a shy teenager from an island off Rotterdam, Anton Corbijn only felt confident behind a camera. Described by Bono as the ‘fifth member of U2’, he has befriended many of the subjects he has shot and filmed in his 30-year…
Affairs / Food & Drink
Noma hero
René Redzepi is regarded as one of the best chefs in the world and is credited with putting Denmark on the culinary map. Monocle meets the man at the forefront of the New Nordic cuisine.
Edits / Food & Drink
My Last Meal: Self-sufficient
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…
Affairs / Society
Little Britain
For the first in a new series on outposts of opportunity we visit Stanley, capital of the Falkland Islands, the British territory best known for sheep and its 1982 war with Argentina. Now oil and tourists are making this…
Affairs / Emerging Markets
Power struggle
Sakhalin, in Russia’s far east, is 6,000km from Moscow, yet a short hop from Japan, its former ruler. Marooned from its Asian neighbours during the Soviet era, the region has so far seen little investment from Japanese…
Design / Interior design
Isolated state
On a trip to the northern Swedish archipelago, with just a few essentials, Monocle discovers an island bolthole perfect for recharging depleted batteries.
Edits / Food & Drink
The Agrarian Kitchen
Three years ago, Australian chef Rodney Dunn and his wife swapped the city for the countryside to start their own farm-based cooking school. It’s a growing concern...
Edits / Travel
Monocle travel guide
Avant-garde dining in an Athens art gallery, designer apartments in the Bavarian mountains, whale-sighting off the unspoilt Tasmanian coast – explorations to savour in this month’s Monocle travel round-up.
Edits / Food & Drink
Bread & butter
Rye bread with a simple topping might not sound like culinary fireworks. However, at Aamanns it is sparking taste buds.
Affairs / Politics
Accidental empire
Not since the Second World War have the islands of the Pacific been so hotly fought over. This time, however, the battle lines are diplomatic. China, the US and Taiwan are all pitching in but it is Australia that is running…
Edits / Food & Drink
TV dinner
Ann Curry, news anchor on NBC’s *Today*, chose the UN Delegates Dining Room as the setting for her last meal and testament. Curry’s expertise in the field has earned her a reputation for humanitarian journalism, as well as…
Affairs / Politics
Oceania Briefing
A round-up of news from the Pacific islands, plus the election in Palau and New Zealand's hunt for diplomats.
Edits / Food & Drink
Nordic soul
Claus Meyer, writer, food campaigner and part-time vinegar maker, shows us his favourite food haunts around Frederiksberg, a unique municipality in the heart of the Danish capital.
Edits / Food & Drink
My Last Meal: Pasta party
Gianni Riotta, editor-in-chief of business newspaper ‘Il Sole 24 Ore’, would invite all his loved ones to a Sicilian feast for his ‘last meal’.
Edits / Food & Drink
Food briefing
An update on all things food-related, such as a kitchen garden in Melbourne and a sushi taxi in Japan.
Edits / Food & Drink
My Last Meal: The ultimate table
The Danish designer chooses a historic restaurant, full of personal memories, in his adopted US hometown as the venue for his hypothetical ‘farewell banquet’.