Hospitality
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Swear by it
Simple food with a twist on tradition is the ethos of Jowett Yu’s new restaurant Ho Lee Fook. Pull up a seat – pork dumplings await.
All you can eat
From Perth’s farmers’ markets to Berlin’s coffee shops and Mexico City’s trendiest tables, small-scale food entrepreneurs are proving that flavour, flexibility and community can build lasting businesses.
Raw and the cooked
Japanese know-how and UK produce make Dinings a must for in-the-know eaters.
Hospitality lessons
Be it an airport lounge or a cinema, feeling at ease is hugely dependent on your surroundings. Monocle films meet with the design experts crafting the warmest welcomes.
Frontline services
Running a hotel is a challenge, let alone in a warzone. Monocle travels to Kabul, Tripoli and Mogadishu to visit three hotels that have strived to put hospitality first despite turbulent times.
Rare talent
Portuguese chef José Avillez is singing the praises of a simple classic – steak – at Café Lisboa, his restaurant in the city’s opera house.
Business
A carpentry apprenticeship that aims to bring the trade back to Singapore and the rise of Taiwan's hotel industry.
Fashion police
Japanese retailer Beams has an ‘internal affairs’ styling department to help shop staff find their personal look. It also believes in practising the perfect bow. This is hospitality Tokyo-style, designed to inspire customers.
Ruth Rogers
River Café founder and star chef Ruth Rogers is renowned for making London’s finest food but it is simplicity she craves most for her ‘last meal’
Make with tradition
He runs one of the best hotel groups in the country and is out to change how staff behave. But it’s tough getting people to speak out in Japan.
