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Laura Rysman

Hospitality

Club culture

What’s the right recipe for luxury? To find the answer, we visit an historic hotel where familiarity meets grandeur.

  • Issue #137
  • 4 min read
Club culture
Food & Drink

Comfort food

A spate of growers, producers, chefs and farmers are reintroducing the country to forgotten ingredients and rediscovering age-old recipes that champion sustainability and a closer link with nature.

  • Issue #137
  • 6 min read
A person tends to an organic garden with raised wooden beds, diverse vegetation and Mediterranean trees under cloudy skies
Transport

Time for a reboot

From visionary aerospace companies to powerful boat-makers, Italy is home to a far-reaching crop of mobility players. We meet the transport-industry movers that are pioneering smarter and greener ways of travelling and commuting.

  • Issue #137
  • 1 min read
Stylized illustration of a modern high-speed train with red and white livery against a teal background
Retail

Stepping forward

In Veneto, despite economic uncertainty, traditions hold on and Italians stay sharp in style and business.

  • Issue #137
  • 1 min read
White Palladian villa with classical arched colonnade overlooking manicured formal gardens in Veneto, Italy
Food & Drink

On the Italian job

In the wake of the pandemic, Italians are forging new paths in the reconstruction of their lives. We talk to three pioneers in the fields of food, economics and fashion.

  • Issue #137
  • 7 min read
Nicola Farinetti, CEO of Eataly, standing in casual business attire at a restaurant terrace with outdoor seating
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
Transport

Bold moves

Whether by plane, train or e-tractor, cities and nations are rising to the challenge of getting the world from A to B.

  • Issue #136
  • 1 min read
Binter Canarias aircraft in flight against blue sky
Retail

Looks to love

We’ve found the formula to greet sunny days: the perfect T-shirt, breezy cottons and light tailoring cut to fit just so. And don’t forget springy new kicks to ground your feelgood summer wardrobe.

  • Issue #135
  • 26 min read
Looks to love
Urbanism

Rough diamond

The creative residents of Sicily’s delightfully unpolished capital have claimed their home town as a hub for art and design – and a haven for anyone looking to soak up the sun and sea.

  • Issue #135
  • 6 min read
Rough diamond
Food & Drink

Next on the menu

Michelin-starred chef Massimo Bottura concocts a recipe for how restaurants can adapt to survive the pandemic, discussing new business models and the importance of supporting local producers.

  • Issue #134
  • 3 min read
Next on the menu

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