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February 2025 / Global

The Concierge

This month the Monocle Concierge hits the City of Angels, where he dispenses our editors’ tips for must-visit independents, one-of-a-kind finds and top retailers from Downtown to the Pacific coast. Plus: where to stay, eat and enjoy to make the most of your trip.

Writer: Christian Cailleaux

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Janet de Neefe’s explorations of cooking and writing have seen her publish her hybrid memoir-cookbook ‘Fragrant Rice’ and open various restaurants and guesthouses in Bali, Indonesia. Speaking to Georgina Godwin in Ubud, De Neefe discusses her many businesses, including founding the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, her Balinese cultural integration and spirituality, and further plans.
Meet the Writers486
Janet de Neefe’s explorations of cooking and writing have seen her publish her hybrid memoir-cookbook ‘Fragrant Rice’ and open various restaurants and guesthouses in Bali, Indonesia. Speaking to Georgina Godwin in Ubud, De Neefe discusses her many businesses, including founding the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, her Balinese cultural integration and spirituality, and further plans.
Meet the Writers486
Janet de Neefe’s explorations of cooking and writing have seen her publish her hybrid memoir-cookbook ‘Fragrant Rice’ and open various restaurants and guesthouses in Bali, Indonesia. Speaking to Georgina Godwin in Ubud, De Neefe discusses her many businesses, including founding the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, her Balinese cultural integration and spirituality, and further plans.

Contributors

Ed’s letter

The Opener

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

Casa Italiana

Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks

Geopolitics

Affairs

Business

Culture

Design & Urbanism

Africa Hall

The effects of screen time

Fat profits

Bird’s eye view

Australia’s laneways

JSX hop-on hop-off jets

Stora Enso

Kansas City

Moomins

Ginza Sony Park

Audrey Diwan

Casa del Libro

New openings

Down to a fine art

Pentax 17

Casa Bottega

Future Facility

Zürich University Children’s Hospital

Form Portfolios

Villa Volman

Jil Sander

Repulse Bay

Clare Waight Keller

L’Ensemble

Japanese retail

Los Angeles

Tigoni

Double Bay

Bunka Fashion College

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