Aisha Speirs
Monocle travel guide
On Monocle’s world tour this month are a Long Island hotel that takes you back to those summer camp days, cocktails and kebabs from Israel’s finest chef and coffee couture in London.
Jens Risom
The Danish designer chooses a historic restaurant, full of personal memories, in his adopted US hometown as the venue for his hypothetical ‘farewell banquet’.
Alice Waters
Food is an entire philosophy for Alice Waters, founder of Chez Panisse. For her last meal, she would dine with family, on fresh produce from the nearest local farmers’ market.
Hard-task masters
Monocle’s homage to city workers with the world's toughest tasks. From slum clearance in Mumbai to Cairo’s rubbish problem and Taipei’s animal shelter, we hear their creative solutions to the challenges.
Back to the grind
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.
Fashion
A new concept store in Tokyo, Sunspel's first line of womenswear and a Q&A with Oliver Peoples' Larry Leight are featured in this month's fashion round-up.
Log on and tune in
The internet is transforming how we consume music and news, as more stations go web-only and new internet radios are produced. Forget traditional stations – this is the future of audio.
Welcome to Americano
This spring sees the launch of Hôtel Americano in New York, the first overseas opening from Mexican hotel brand Grupo Habita, which hopes its focus on Latin flair will give it an edge.
