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Toronto
Cool beer on a hot day? Yes please. With their typical September Indian summers, Torontonians were revelling in patio weather until the very last second when we dropped by recently. Beer Hall is the latest but perhaps greatest in the patio and craft...
New York
Ryan Chetiyawardana's culinary approach to mixology and unusual ingredient combinations has led him to be labelled the “Heston Blumenthal of cocktailing” - one of his signature concoctions features fennel pollen with sour and sweet apple and...
Brisbane
It's one of the less common multi-use business combinations we've come across in a while: this venture in Brisbane operates as a bakery by day, and a bar by night. As with all the best ideas, though, you're soon left wondering why there aren't more...
Los Angeles
For those avid viewers of Salvage Hunters like me, wondering where all the green and white pendant factory lights that Drew is always buying end up, the answer is places like Bar Amá in Los Angeles. There's a big white van full of them at the...
London
The petite Koya Bar sits just yards away from big sis’ Koya on Soho’s foodie Frith Street. With Japanese linen hanging in the doorway, you can spot the big wooden bar that dominates the teeny joint from the street - but Koya Bar is not a boozy...
New York
Whiskey Soda Lounge Ny serves Thai “drinking food”. Every bit of that sentence sounds good to us, and the fact that it does the serving in a fantastically kitsch setting is just gravy. We're in Brooklyn, just down the road from sibling...
London
A brief history of hip hotels, if you'll indulge us: It's almost 30 years since the Andree Putman-designed Morgans Hotel changed the face of the hotel industry, co-founder of iconic New York nightclub Studio 54, Ian Schrager, defining a new category...
Cape Town
We get all our biker parlance from Sons of Anarchy, and as of season four, the differences between a café racer, a street tracker and a bobber have yet to be explained, but we do know that they all sound cool, and that La Macchina Speed Shop is the...
Milan
The Grand Hotel et de Milan is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, so it's a splendid time to call at Caruso, the hotel's restaurant and bar, to check out the recent renovations. Luckily the owners seem like the types to never throw...
London
Did you ever forget your games kit and have to do the class in your underpants? No, pretty sure that hasn't happened to anyone since the 1950s – there must be laws against that kind of humiliation nowadays, but if you have bad memories of trying...
Berlin
Clärchen's Ballhaus in Berlin is something of a miracle; like one of those apocryphal old ladies who go through 40 unfiltered cigarettes and half a pint of whisky every day and can still run for the bus aged 108, the ballroom's story is one of...
New York City
When we say there's nothing much new about Vinatería in Harlem, New York, we mean it in the best possible way. Lead designer Jonsara Ruth and project manager Catherine Murphy's concept was to re-use and restore as much as possible, and...
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...
Dispatches
Minimalism and elegance, too, are gaining fast as popular choices for serene, sophisticated interiors. Simplicity, clean lines, and curative approaches to decor are all that these two styles are made of, bringing home really calm and clarity within...
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Finding the best Botox experts in Toronto can feel overwhelming, given the many options available. To focus your search, consider professionals with extensive experience and positive client reviews. A key step in identifying top specialists is...
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Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Eight: Restorative Home Design. In the pursuit of wellness, many people are turning their attention homeward....
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Austin’s housing market has seen a significant boom in recent years, with many homeowners looking to boost their property’s value through home improvement projects. In a city where home prices continue to rise, updating key areas of a property,...