Hospitality
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Take your pick
Do you fancy a 19th-century palace in Porto or a 1920s office building in LA? All bases are covered here.
Back to basics
Visit a modern hotel with old-fashioned values that’s housed in a century-old villa.
Striking a balance
Beauty and hospitality entrepreneur Cynthia Chua practises what she preaches.
Resort rules
Holidays should be the time of year when everything is allowed but we do have some gentle recommendations for both hoteliers and holidaymakers to take note of.
Open house
A Tokyo community centre with food at its heart is helping to nourish the whole neighbourhood.
Destination: Bordeaux
After decades of decline, a museum celebrating the French city’s love of wine, markets offering fresh seafood and canny commercial investment have transformed the once-seedy banks of the Garonne.
Christoph Niemann
The illustrator and artist discusses food in his work, his talent for frying and the German capital’s gentrification – and doodles a quick portrait with the help of some salt and pepper, of course.
Food & drink
A sharp chopping bowl and restaurants from London to Hong Kong (via Izmir).
Packing a punch
From Sanskrit roots to Swedish *bål*, punch is a drink built for sharing rather than spectacle. These recipes celebrate a centuries-old tradition that spans continents — and demands you relinquish control of the ladle.
Right track
Train station fare is often rushed and unreliable. Not so at this golden-age stop-off at Gare de Lyon.
