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Nuema, Quito | Where does Ecuador fit?

Nuema, Quito | Where does Ecuador fit?

by David J Constable

"I suppose there is the coca plant, its leaves stripped to produce cocaine, but even coke is mixed with corn-starch these days, or so I am told"
Lagos to London, First class | Akoko

Lagos to London, First class | Akoko

by David J Constable

"African cooking and African cuisine is… well, it’s nothing. It doesn’t exist."
Hiša Franko | At home in the country

Hiša Franko | At home in the country

by David J Constable

"Brexit stopped any dreamy fantasy of setting up a life there. And don’t get me started on that"
Shifting Plates | The incongruity of Scotts

Shifting Plates | The incongruity of Scotts

by Derek Guthrie

"Real life intruded in 1975 when the IRA bombed this swank symbol of the establishment, killing one diner and injuring 15 others"
Rebooting the country boozer | The Small Holding, Kent

Rebooting the country boozer | The Small Holding, Kent

by David J Constable

"This place might have a past in pints and pickles, but the restaurant knows precisely what it wants to be today. There’s no flirting with pub snacks here"
Why I’ll always want to go to a Wagamama, wherever

Why I’ll always want to go to a Wagamama, wherever

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"I did a fashion shoot at the Lexington Street Chipperfield space. Every surface and frosted glass corridor was sleek and lovely"
Effervesce sense | Karen Krizanovich works her way through the best of the best BTG lists

Effervesce sense | Karen Krizanovich works her way through the best of the best BTG lists

by Karen Krizanovich

"Yes, my first encounter was at Sheekey’s, the theatre district’s darling heart. But Henriot is at home in Hollywood’s Waldorf Astoria, Tokyo’s Restaurant Apicius and London’s Four Seasons Hotel at Ten Trinity Square as well"
Edible Edinburgh

Edible Edinburgh

by Derek Guthrie

"True, not every city centre has a bloody great fortress looming overhead whose cannon booms at 1pm (to wake the students, ha ha)"
Scandinavian heat at Scotland Yard | Ekstedt at The Yard, London

Scandinavian heat at Scotland Yard | Ekstedt at The Yard, London

by Rebecca Fortey

"Scotland Yard Hotel: a handsome but solid red brick townhouse where a sunbeam wouldn’t show its face for fear of getting itself arrested"
Is this the best restaurant in… Slovenia? | Grič, Šentjošt

Is this the best restaurant in… Slovenia? | Grič, Šentjošt

by David J Constable

"I'm reluctant to even tell you about Grič, wanting to keep this precious gem a secret all for myself"