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Food & Drink

In good taste

Regional produce, a passion for perfection and a rejection of the latest fads shows how a country can have an enviable culinary culture. We take a tour of the quietly pioneering Swiss food landscape.

  • Issue #139
  • 7 min read
illustrated ice cream with an umbrella decoration
Society

Easy does it…

'The Monocle Book of Gentle Living' is our just-published title to help you reconnect, make things happen and do something you care about. Here's how to embark on a gentler life.

  • Issue #137
  • 8 min read
Illustration of two women exchanging gifts
Books

Room for all

Having a library isn't about hoarding stuffy, leather-bound books. It could just be a modest bedside pile. It's more about keeping a paper trail of where you've been and what you were thinking.

  • Issue #137
  • 7 min read
Pocket Atlas of Remote Islands book cover by Judith Schalansky
Environment

Dip in

Swimming – wild, urban and otherwise – is the antidote we need to the overbearing demands of working and living, so throw on some togs and take the plunge.

  • Issue #137
  • 4 min read
Two people swimming in dark green water viewed from above
Travel and restaurants

Make a meal of it

We trade video calls for the dining room in a homage to the joys of the business lunch. It’s the best place to get to know a partner. Deal? We’ll drink to that.

  • The Entrepreneurs #3
  • 5 min read
Make a meal of it
Entrepreneurialism

The new business playbook

In a challenging year for businesses big and small, the steps to overcome fresh obstacles are not so unfamiliar. Here, we compile 10 of the most effective strategies for entrepreneurs.

  • The Entrepreneurs #3
  • 7 min read
Illustration of two business professionals meeting in an office space to discuss ideas.
Travel and restaurants

Hungary for more?

The Magyars, as Hungarians are sometimes known, landed in the Carpathian Basin a millennium ago – and you can see why they stayed. The Central European nation has surprises aplenty.

  • Issue #136
  • 3 min read
Hungary for more?
Travel and restaurants

Holiday snaps

We focus on a selection of the planet’s finest new hotels and drop in on the shop that sells everything you’ll need to capture the moment once you get to them.

  • Issue #136
  • 1 min read
Holiday snaps

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