Liam Aldous
Five tables to book this spring – from Paris’s latest Korean opening to a late-night cocktail spot in Hong Kong
This month’s round-up of top-tier restaurants, foodie havens and kitchen innovations features imaginative chefs bringing something new to the table, as well as those taking a fresh approach to their gastronomic heritage.
Second acts: Four beautifully restored hotels breathing fresh air into storied buildings
Bringing new life to a rundown building can boost a community, as well as those running the hotel. Here’s our pick of historical structures that have been cannily restored.
Inside Club Metrópolis, a heritage landmark-turned-boutique hotel and gastronomic hub
Madrid’s Metropolis Building was set to be turned into office space – until Marta Seco and Sandro Silva stepped in. Now reimagined as hospitality destination, featuring seven restaurants and a members’ club.
Revival or ruin? The controversial €65m makeover of Madrid’s Torres de Colón
Once a defining part of the Spanish capital’s skyline, the renovated Torres de Colón has lost much of its eccentric charm. A reminder that ‘architecture doesn’t have to appeal to everyone’.
How a rising generation of North Africans are awarding Tangier new life
The bustling Moroccan city has long stood at the crossroads of cultures but now a new generation of entrepreneurs and creatives is asserting a fresh homegrown identity.
Get the word out: Barcelona is back. But where has it been?
How do you measure a city’s mood? Lately, in Barcelona – arguably one of Spain’s most emotional metropolises – there is much chatter about the city being “Back!” Bold pronouncements such as these prompt…
The rise of Rolser: How Spain’s iconic trolley brand is rolling into international hearts
Rolser has been manufacturing finely tuned, beautifully made personal shopping trolleys for almost 60 years. Just like its bags on wheels, the company is always on the move, innovating in design, technology and materials.
Solo Sculpture Trail: Where nature and tradition meet utopian ideals and untrammelled imagination
Two gallerists – Christian Bourdais and Eva Albarrán – spent more than a decade slowly transforming a sparsely populated corner of rural Aragon into a unique open-air sculpture park.
Ways of seeing: Six must-visit exhibition spaces from South Korea to Switzerland
A cross-continental tour of notable new galleries, innovative art museums and celebrated fairs, meeting people whose passion for bringing art into the public domain is reflected in the trailblazing nature of their venues.
Fertile ground: Lanzarote’s business boom
On the eastern edge of the Canary Islands, Lanzarote’s hospitality scene is proving that there’s value in championing creativity. We meet the entrepreneurs firing up this volcanic outpost.
