Shopping
Not wishing to be rude, but some of you lot look like you could do with losing a few kilos. A change in diet might be just what the doctor ordered — perhaps more seeds, nuts, and pulses, that sort of thing. Over in Mexico City, Germina has a huge...
Eating Out
Choosing bones as the main decorative feature of a restaurant is a bold move - there's a danger that the experience might be so macabre as to put diners off their food - but Hueso in Gualdalajara, Mexico, manages to pull off the concept with aplomb...
Eating Out
Next stop, Mexico City, and to the restaurant Romita Comedor, in the La Roma neighbourhood. Romita describes itself as being modelled on a train station having both a vintage and a modern look, and nowhere is that more evident that in the external...
Eating Out
Everyone loves a good story, and like a classic urban legend, this one from Mexico City is a mysterious blend of fiction and fact. Our heroine is Malamén, a young girl who loves nothing more than cooking and dreams of opening her own restaurant....
Hotels
We're away to Mexico now, which you may have figured out yourselves from the unsettling outburst of cactii in the picture below. Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca, more specifically, on the Pacific coast to the south of the country. Design Hotels,...
Lifestyle
At We Heart we are used to companies taking odd detours from their regular business - but even so, a perfume company doing hotels did raise a few eyebrows. On paper it sounds like a bit of blue sky thinking-outside-the-box strategy meeting...
Shopping
I know nothing about jewellery. Don't wear it, don't buy it, don't even notice it unless someone is wearing a pair of Pat Butcher earrings. That being said, if your average High Street jeweller's had a bit more of what MICA in Mexico has (thanks to...
Bars & Nightlife
“Friendly neighbourhood bar” is the description of this upmarket watering hole, and those kind of places are becoming something of a rarity these days, especially round my way. Independent bars are feeling the squeeze, absorbed by identikit...
Hotels
Hotelier Mauricio Guillén is a man with a mission: to create a hotel and art centre worthy of the town in which it lies – a town which enjoys the honour of being the region's “cultural cradle”. We are talking of Comitán in Chiapas, Mexico,...
Bars & Nightlife
If you thought the speakeasy concept ended with the repealing of the alcohol Prohibition laws in Depression-era America... well you were right to be honest, but while the 1920s were lacking in legal booze, the decade had style by the gallon and that...
Hotels
Condesa df is about as far removed from the traditional image of Mexico City as you can get. No thronging crowds to be seen, no traffic chaos – in fact the motoring here is so wonderfully stuck in the past it's actually clockwork. That's one way...
Eating Out
What I know about tacos could be written on a kidney bean, but a restaurant serving Mexican food that is actually in Mexico seems a decent first ingredient on a recipe for success. Luckily I'm not here at Taquería Canalla in San Pedro to talk about...
City Notes
In the heart of downtown Zapopan, a neighbouring city of Guadalajara Mexico, Zorra Zapopan is the second outpost of Cervecería Zorra, a stunning project brought to fruition by esteemed studios Taller Dinamita and Taller Binario that combines a...
City Notes
Soft-launched 15 March, following an intensive restoration, Barcelona’s Grand Hotel Central has emerged as a triumph of contemporary luxury; a homage to its own weighty history and grandeur, yet breathing the fresh air of modern Catalunya....
City Notes
Opening just last month on Barcelona's Via Laietana, the road that separates the city's El Born and El Gòtic neighbourhoods, restaurant Can Bo completes the reimagined Grand Hotel Central; the street-level gastronomic concept focussing on tapas and...
City Notes
From first stepping into the kitchen aged 10, to creating supper club 'Eureka' in the family home, Flynn McGarry went on to open his first permanent fine dining restaurant, Gem, in New York City's Lower East Side at 19 years old, before going on to...
Dispatches
If you’re planning a trip to Berlin and wondering what to wear for the capital’s nightlife, here’s everything you need to know. Berlin’s nightlife is fragmented across neighbourhoods and scenes. What works for a club in Friedrichshain...
Dispatches
Are you getting ready to move to a small Los Angeles apartment down the street? Maybe you or a loved one is getting ready for dorm living. Whether you’re just moving down the street or only taking the necessities, you don’t need a full-size...
Dispatches
The fascinating art of psychic reading has captivated audiences for centuries. Psychics have an innate sense of otherworldly elements. Their skill rests in providing expert insights and understanding of complex material. Professional psychic...
Dispatches
A good night’s sleep is essential for overall well-being, and choosing the right mattress plays a critical role in ensuring quality rest. Many traditional mattresses contain fiberglass as a fire retardant, which can cause irritation and potential...