Food & Drink
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Monocle travel guide
Our global favourites this month include a London sushi spot, a lovers’ retreat in Greece and a Taipei hotel full of Warhol and Dalí originals. We also profile Norwegian airline Widerøe.
John Simpson
Covering conflict zones, war correspondent John Simpson daydreams of fish and chips. For his ‘last meal’ he chooses London’s J Sheekey, where he discusses his unplanned life and dangerous career.
Dutch of class
Eccentric Michelin-starred chef Pierre Wind takes Monocle on a gastro-tour of Scheveningen, The Hague’s seaside neighbourhood, showing us where he buys the best oysters and juicy ham for his dog.
Business
Turkey looks to dominate the apricot market, New York's hotel industry gets good news, and we talk to winemaker Walter Massa about forgotten grapes.
Bertrand Piccard
Record-breaking adventurer Bertrand Piccard comes from a long line of high-fliers. For his ‘last meal’, he’d share a charbonnade at his favourite restaurant, Auberge de la Poste, in Les Diablerets.
Business
Brunei prepares to cash in on the global halal food market, the world's largest wind turbine arrives, and an Italian ice cream maker goes green.
Turin, shrewd
Guido Martinetti, one half of the duo behind Grom ice cream, shares his favourite spots in his native Turin. Around Piazza Carlo Felice, he eats, drinks and shops for pasta and wine.
Margaret Howell
For her last meal, British fashion designer Margaret Howell would choose a simple, quintessentially English picnic on a windswept beach near her weekend home on the Suffolk coast.
Sugar rush
Started in 1983, Royce' is one of Japan’s most beloved chocolatiers. In a sweet market all about tiny details, it has charmed its way around Asia and now has its sights on Europe.
Café cultured
Coffee is a way of life for New Zealanders and there are no finer connoisseurs than Coffee Supreme. The company’s Al Keating gives Monocle a food-and-drink tour of his Ponsonby neighbourhood.
