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Aya Nishimura

Recipe

Making a meal of it

Why settle for one course? Aya Nishimura’s recipes will help make your warming winter dinner delicious from the first bite to the final sip of that post-prandial cocktail.

  • Issue #169
  • 9 min read
Golden fried dumplings on wooden skewers served on white paper with lemon wedges and dipping sauce on a blue ceramic plate
Travel and restaurants

Great lengths

The team behind Berlin's Otto opens a refreshingly unpretentious sister restaurant, serving Austrian comfort food including fried chicken and venison goulash in relaxed moss-green surrounds.

  • Issue #163
  • 7 min read
Three people in a restaurant setting with red tables and beer glasses, one woman standing with crossed arms
Food & Drink

On the table

A true winter warmer with an umami punch, the return of a storied Milanese restaurant to its home turf and much more: sink your teeth into this month’s culinary highlights from around the world.

  • Issue #160
  • 5 min read
On the table
Food & Drink

Bon appétit

Pasta like you've never tasted before – Japanese style, plus an Italian family coffee house in Sydney, cocktails on the beach in the Algarve and the pioneers bringing aperitivo culture to the UK.

  • Issue #157
  • 9 min read
Adam Genovese standing in his coffee roastery with industrial equipment and large orange letter signage
Food & Drink

Bread winners

A new crop of bakeries is resurrecting the art of Spanish bread-making, a tradition disrupted by civil war and industrialisation. We sample the upper crust.

  • Issue #154
  • 17 min read
Reina and David of Amasa bakery standing outside their shop wearing matching tropical print aprons
Food & Drink

In good taste

An Appalachian homage, exquisite French delicacies, avocado on toast and a comfort-food favourite — indulge in some of the tastiest treats on our radar this month.

  • Issue #153
  • 12 min read
People dining at outdoor tables with green chairs outside Insaciável wine bar in Lisbon
Food & Drink

Slice things up

Here's what's fresh in the gourmet world: from a cheese affineur who goes to grate lengths to a Norwegian opening in Tokyo and the launch of a newly renovated Los Angeles legend.

  • Issue #151
  • 7 min read
Hand holding white plate with thinly sliced cured meat, rustic bread, and cheese wedge
Food & Drink

Recipes

Chef Ralph Schelling and recipe writer Aya Nishimura take us from France to South Korea with six exotic dishes, starting with a dessert that’s a surefire crowd-pleaser. Enjoy.

  • Issue #146
  • 9 min read
Stack of golden French toast topped with sliced peaches and whipped cream on white plate with fork

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