Ed Stocker
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.
Reality check
In art, authenticity is everything. But can the technology and knowhow that allows Factum to replicate the great works of the past down to the smallest detail democratise the art world?
Affairs
The soft power of Cuban doctors, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s in-tray and the mayor of Freetown’s game-changing plan.
Sound and vision
Many tech companies have tried to conquer the podcast market but no leader has emerged. We meet the visionaries at Podimo, whose hyper-local approach might help them rise to the top.
What’s in store?
The past few years have held little respite for department stores already under threat from e-commerce but a Spanish stalwart is looking for a way forwards.
Counter culture
From a good looking optician’s with vision and Tsutaya’s first outpost in southeast Asia to a cosy homeware shop in Milan.
Who’s keeping the lights on?
Denmark's wind-power pioneers Vestas and Ørsted are racing to transform Europe's energy landscape, but the current crisis demands immediate solutions alongside long-term renewable innovation.
Back to the land
Europeans have flocked to cities but what remains of the villages they left behind? In Spain, we meet the folk fighting to resurrect forgotten communities.
The right move
A smart HQ can make all the difference to productivity and morale but also to a company's confidence in its output. Here we survey three media businesses that have recently invested in new homes.
Shot in the arm
France is banking on the future of medicine. All it needs is a healthy dose of investment.
