Rye bread with a simple topping might not sound like culinary fireworks. However, at Aamanns it is sparking taste buds.

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…

For quality of life a local deli can make a real difference. These are Monocle’s five favourite food stores from around the world that are offering that bit extra, from the Sydney shop with its own homemade brands to an…

Nadav Kander is one of the world’s top photographers – in both art and commercial worlds. Recent successes include ‘Yangtze, the Long River’, nominated for Prix Pictet, and ‘Obama’s People’ commissioned by the ‘New York…

This month our selection of destinations includes a French countryside retreat, a Norwegian bakery on the Med, a New York-style café in Paris and an egg-obsessed restaurant in Singapore.

The Sea Horse warms hearts with its simple Finnish comfort food. Here’s how to cook a cosy feast.

Monocle samples the Belgian city’s top food and drink haunts with a renowned local wine expert.

As Palermo loses its edge, largely due to high property prices, Buenos Aires creatives are upping sticks and heading south for the cobbled streets and bohemian feel of up-and-coming barrio Villa Crespo.

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.

From a three-Michelin star restaurant to a new mobile kitchen in Berlin, we take a quick tour of what’s new and noteworthy for a trip to Germany. Then on the following pages we go global for this issue’s travel picks.

Our 2009 global round-up of the people, pursuits, places and pets to improve the way you live, work, rest, commute and communicate.