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From the ground up

27 November 2019

Irish TV chef and food writer Darina Allen has trained generations of chefs at her Ballymaloe cookery school but fears a loss of skills in the kitchen. She talks public health, the perils of oat milk and the agrarian rev…

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Monocle on Design - Portugal and cork

19 November 2013

Monocle’s creative director Richard Spencer Powell and photo director Poppy Shibamoto discuss the design of our biggest ever issue, we meet the minds behind a pioneering new multi-faith centre in Berlin and visit Portugal…

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Popping the cork

4 December 2024

With its vast wine cellar and quality wines at modest prices, Club Bâtard is determined to make a statement. We explore the three-storey venue proudly positioning itself at the pinnacle of Asia’s wine hub.

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Business

19 April 2018

Food styling and cork smartphones.

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The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods 176: Cork

17 March 2020

Monocle’s Charlie Jermyn talks us through the rich and varied culinary delights on offer in Ireland’s second city.

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The Menu - Cork dork, pubs and chicken

22 January 2021

Highlights from the past nine years of ‘The Menu’. What separates true, passionate wine lovers from ordinary individuals and what makes for a great British pub. Plus: how the number of fried chicken joints almost became a…

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Real corker

17 September 2012

Amorim, a cork producer since 1870, is barking up the right tree after a company revamp and now supplies iconic wine estates as well as fashion houses and Nasa.

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32. Taste the classics

21 January 2021

Greece’s wine is just as varied and tasty as its renowned food. It’s time to pop the cork.

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Tower grapes

2 July 2020

Cork those thoughts of rustic, rolling vineyards – many modern wines are of an urban vintage. We visit four city wineries that have become the toast of the town.

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The Menu - Secrets of the wine business

14 April 2017

Bianca Bosker, author of the new book ‘Cork Dork’, tells us how she taught herself. Plus: the Swedish restaurant introducing Nordic food to Milanese diners and how to create the perfect Irish pub.

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The Curator - Highlights from Monocle 24

15 April 2017

All the best bits from the past seven days on Monocle 24 presented by Tom Edwards and Daniel Giacopelli. This week: ‘Billboard’ magazine’s Keith Caulfield, ‘Cork Dork’ author Bianca Bosker and live music from midwestern…

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The Urbanist - Cities on the rise

5 July 2018

This week we’re in the Irish port city of Cork for the Academy of Urbanism’s annual congress. The focus of this year’s edition is as much about unlocking the potential of so-called second cities as it is about tackling the…

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Meet the Writers - Lisa McInerney

18 July 2021

Georgina Godwin talks to Galway-born Lisa McInerney about her work and career, in which the city and people of Cork seem to have captured her heart. Her latest book, ‘The Rules of Revelation’, is the third in a series…

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Fine vintage

19 May 2022

Verona is filled with the sound of corks popping as Vinitaly, the trade fair that offers a taste of the best wine from the ‘Bel Paese’, returns after a two-year absence. As Monocle finds out, its attendees’ glasses are much…

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Monocle on Design - It’s a sign

3 October 2017

How much can swish signage improve the fortunes of a high street business? We’re pointed in the right direction by Vienna’s traditional sign-painters and check in with London’s Luminor Sign Co. Plus: we tour Squire and…

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The Entrepreneurs - Eureka 34: Grant Ashton

10 February 2017

Ashton spent 30 years in global finance and banking, running trade floors and working as a partner at a hedge fund. But the entrepreneurial itch struck and it came in the form of a wine case. He's now the CEO of 67 Pall…