The New Fast Food Revolution
The mutiny is now — Ronald McDonald has been overthrown and the chefs are retaking control. Fast food culture has undergone a resurgence in recent years, with a whole new breed of restaurants positioning real cooking and great design side-by-side. Here’s our roundup of the new fast food revolutionaries…
Melbourne
Bub and Bob, Mario and Luigi, fish and chips, burger and fries. 8Bit is chock full of such classic pairings, bringing a retro gaming angle to a good old-fashioned “western” fast food outlet in the traditionally Vietnamese suburb of...
Singapore
You could say that Singapore diner OverEasy is on hallowed ground, burger-wise. Their new Orchard Road premises was once home to the country's first McDonald's restaurant, which still holds the world record for the most hamburgers sold on opening...
London
Don't listen to that dickhead Donald Trump, there are some good things happening at the Mexican border. When Thomasina Miers and Mark Selby from Wahaca toured the border states of the US, they found a culinary cross-pollination of ingredients and...
Melbourne
A trio of Melbourne's most dynamic hospitality entrepreneurs have joined forces to form an unstoppable foodie supergroup that is bringing the best burgers in town to a city suburb. Josh Lefers (Grand Trailer Park Taverna, Pawn & Co), Dani Zeini...
Austin
From food truck start-up to festival favourite to bricks-and-mortar operation, things are only going one way for Jae Kim's Texas business Chi'Lantro BBQ, and that way is up. The Korean-born, California-educated entrepreneur has just opened his...
London
If you've travelled in Asia, or even had a good look around your city's Chinatown, then chances are you'll have come across bao in some form or another. A bao is a pillowy dough bun that is steamed rather than baked, and filled with all manner of...
London
If you're going to Voodoo Ray's, you'd better go hungry. The New York-inspired pizzeria in East London serves up enormous 22-inch “pies”, as those crazy Americans call them, which are designed for sharing. As far as that idea goes, I'm with...
Paris
Even the sophisticated diners of Paris occasionally give the haute cuisine a miss in favour of a good burger, and judging by the company's rapid expansion it seems the burgers from the PNY (Paris New York) chain are better than most. This outlet in...
Melbourne
Melburnians are going muy loco for the dishy delights of Mexican food, wolfing down what Fonda is serving up as quick as the brand can create it. Fonda Hawthorn is now open for business, and it's the latest branch of the ever-growing Mexican chain...
Tel Aviv
It must be a devil to find a good parking space for a food truck in Tel Aviv. The folks behind Pundak DeLuxe and Jaffa flea market food truck, Truck Deluxe, have given up life on the road, and driven their restored Grumman lorry indoors to set up...
Melbourne
Josh Lefers, the man behind the acclaimed Melbourne's Pawn & Co, has pulled into the CBD with a burger and booze hangout that takes some beating for originality amid the area's more sober and serious venues. Co-owner Lefers has captured the spirit...
Singapore
Mexican tacos, enchiladas and ceviches are going down a storm on the other side of the world as Singapore diners go wild for the traditional street food dishes at the Super Loco restaurant and bar on Robertson's Quay. The boys behind Lucha Loco in...
City Notes
Chefs Karina Mejía and Israel Montero combine the tradition of Provençal cuisine with the soul and passion of Mexico in Saint Jacques Bistrot, their new gastronomic spot in the capital city's affluent Polanco neighbourhood. Allowing diners to...
City Notes
Located next door to Hotel Wilmina, which is housed in a former Berlin-Charlottenburg women's prison, Lotta Tagesbar has opened its doors, the café cum deli and bar designed by the same team behind Wilmina and serving an exquisite menu of healthy...
City Notes
With an enviable seafront location close to Barcelona and its airport, and having undergone a recent refurbishment, AC Hotel Gavà Mar is a 69-room hotel that is ideal for the business traveller, but also a surprising destination for the discerning...
City Notes
With interiors inspired by the Art Deco of Palm Beach County in Miami, and serving delicious ice cream on a newly pedestrianised street just off Barcelona's renowned Passeig de Gràcia, Amiko is not simply a 'heladería', rather it's a sensory...
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