Monocle invited chef Jonathan Conroy into our Midori House kitchen to cook the prefect summer meal. He demonstrated the art of making a traditional Turkish starter, Mediterranean main course and a quintessential British…
Thursday 7 June
How many Finnish restaurants do you know?
Master of dark comedies and tales of the absurd, Andrey Kurkov is the Ukrainian author of ‘Death And The Penguin’ and ‘A Matter of Death and Life’. For his last meal, he takes us to his local haunt, Jungle Cat, for some…
Yorkshireman John Pawson is an architect and designer who has lived in Japan and is known for his stripped-back designs. For his last meal he chooses a seven-course meal at a Japanese restaurant in London’s Piccadilly.
Tuesday 24 April
For foodies around the world the idea of having a last meal is harrowing.
A small slice of Calabrian sunshine may not be the most obvious culinary find in Kojimachi, near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. But for Elio Orsara (below), the opening of Elio Locanda Italiana was the culmination of a long…
Tuesday 15 February
Think of Gaza, and what comes immediately to mind is unlikely to be the fragrance of slow-stewed shrimp with tomato, garlic and dill, or the taste of sour plum jam on freshly home-baked bread.
Retiree Tateo Shimizu chose Barcelona as the perfect city to set up an authentic Japanese tofu shop.
Urban farming in Japan, Korea's mission to put its cuisine on the map, and farewell to to Cambodia's "bamboo" railways.
Architect Isay Weinfeld would go all out, eating all his favourite unhealthy treats for his ‘last meal’. For the starter he’d visit a family restaurant full of character, moving on to the Fasano hotel for his main, followed…
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.
The team are back in London for this week's edition of The Monocle Weekly to talk culture, politics and cuisine.
Saturday 8 December
This weekend check out new cinema in Dubai, Japanese cuisine in New York and enjoy live dates from musician Sinkane in France, the UK and US.
Tuesday 30 April
The crowning of El Celler de Can Roca as the world's best restaurant is a deserving win but let's not confuse tasty cuisine with high culture.
Friday 30 September
Something for your weekend: Monocle’s global selection includes farmhouse cuisine in New York, a pop-up cinema in London, and an engaging design fair in Vienna.
We visit a beer festival on the West Bank, a barbecue sauce bonanza in Kansas City, and Swedish chef Magnus Nilsson discusses his cuisine.
Joining Tyler Brûlé today is creative powerhouse Cecil Balmond. We sample fine wines from Mount Etna and also the cuisine of Abu Dhabi.
Monocle brings its taste for global cuisine, impeccable coffee and serene interiors to the Japanese capital with the first Monocle Café.
Athens is at the forefront of a national drive to refresh Greek cuisine. We take a tour with one of its pioneers.
We check in with global correspondents to hear of international Olympic coverage, learn if the Taliban might split from al-Qaeda, and sample some Portuguese cuisine.
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