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The Menu, episode 74
How Beirut restaurants are changing their menus during Lent, we meet the Finnish barista of the year, and see what’s in Santiago’s basket.
Affairs / Food & Drink
Monocolumn
Thursday 14 March
Don't let the pre-made salad wraps get you down
Although the Pret A Manger juggernaut continues to rumble on you can turn a corner this lunchtime and feast on some innovative street-food instead.
Edits / Recipes
Hooked for life
A fish for celebration.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Monday 8 April
Shredding the red tape
Our recently settled Hong Kong bureau chief is amazed to discover that tasks such as setting up utilities and buying a new phone can be simple, stress-free experiences.
Edits / Entertainment
Monocolumn
Saturday 5 November
Weekend agenda, 5/6 November
Highlights of this weekend include a new music duo from Denmark, Korean film fest in London and a mouth-watering food app.
Affairs / Society
Monocolumn
Friday 12 November
Yoga for dogs and cafés for cats
The model reclines on a camouflage pillow, a bandana tied casually around his neck above a red T-shirt with a white logo.
Affairs / Politics
Monocolumn
Friday 18 February
Japanese brush up on their English
Verb conjugation; adverbial clauses; the future progressive: forget financial jargon, these are the words that may soon be found flying around the offices of Japan’s banking world.
Affairs / Aviation
Monocolumn
Wednesday 11 November
ANA: the airline overhauling its look – and a nation
It’s shaping up to be a funny last quarter in the world of civil aviation – particularly in Japan.
Culture / Society
Monocolumn
Tuesday 2 April
Flower power
Japan's 'hanami' festival celebrates the annual arrival of cherry blossom as it sweeps the country. This year may have been a bit chilly but that hasn't cooled the warm glow created by this much-loved event.
Business / Neighbourhood Business
Indie brands
Away from the brashness of Beverly Hills the hilly neighbourhood of Silver Lake has enjoyed a reputation for enterprising creativity for more than 80 years. Monocle meets today’s residents who are keeping the tradition…
Edits / Recipes
The big Blue
A trio of surfer buddies are making waves dishing up fresh, tasty fare near Bronte beach. Meet the Three Blue Ducks.
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 / Health
Revitalising retreats
Be it yoga in Brazil or hot springs in Japan, these destinations won’t recharge your batteries – they’ll replace them with hybrid engines.
Business / Industry
Sleeper sell
With highspeed trains stealing more business travellers by the day, Europe’s top rail operator is betting that improved sleeper trains can also take back the night. For a world rediscovering the benefits – and pleasures …
Business / Food & Drink
On the table
From the restaurant scene to what we’re pouring ourselves for breakfast and cooking up in our kitchens, we bring you four trends that are changing the business of what we eat and drink.
Edits / Food & Drink
Simple supper
The bistro Vivant Table is testament to the owner’s cosmopolitan upbringing, with its organic, fuss-free Italian and French food.
Design / Food & Drink
Fast Finnish
In Finland, organic produce makes up just 1.5 per cent of the food market. One deli is feeding this nascent movement by creating a new fast-food retail concept that combines fresh, healthy fare with well-thought-out design…
End Point / Hotels
Observation Issue 08
Room for improvement: So many hotels bombard us with unnecessary extras when what we really require from them is to do the simple things well. Isn’t it time they ditched the gimmickry and concentrated on the basics of…
Affairs / Economics
Bienvenue en Inde
Nestled in a corner of India is a town of pétanque and pâtisseries: Pondicherry is home to 7,000 French expats. It’s a microcosm of the flourishing business ties between France and India, but is it ready for major economic…