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Toast to the hosts
This issue, Monocle attends to hospitality in all its guises: from the sharp end of a warzone to ritzy ambassadorial parties. Plus: how top designers are delivering service lessons in style.
Feast for the eyes
From Zürich’s legendary Kronenhalle, Monocle visits the best hostelries to fill up on food, drink and inspiration. Plus: Ossian Ward investigates art’s place in the world of hospitality.
Culture
An Australian TV legend, a celebration of disco cover art and how to run a successful front of house
Inventory no. 80
In this hospitality special we bring you colourful coasters from Brookyln, eye-catching tableware from Tokyo and the perfect saké for raising a toast.
High-risk hotels
In a war zone, even the hotels are targets. Monocle visits three high-risk hotels, including the Corinthia in Tripoli where nine people were killed in an attack last year.
City break
On the edge of the Yangmingshan national park, the peaceful suburb of Beitou offers a reinvigorated model for living beyond the bustle of urban centres.
Reportage 2. Bean and gone: Tokyo cafés
Look past the dominance of the big chains in Tokyo and you will find a world of fiercely independent coffee shops that are keeping tradition alive – but only just.
Picture perfect
As the northern hemisphere braces itself for a chilly winter, much of the art world will be gathering in sunny Miami Beach for Art Basel’s annual Florida outing. Monocle takes an advance tour.
Bring the cheer
We drop anchor in the portside city for gifts ranging from homeware to diamonds.
Aiming high
After financial turbulence, things are looking up for Finnair. With plans for an airport expansion, a fleet makeover and a focus on promoting the national brand, the airline is aiming for a comeback.
