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Chef Adam Evans, in partnership with Chef Luke Joseph and owner Raymond J. Harbert, opens Current Charcoal Grill, an Asian-American restaurant paying homage to the diverse range of flavours, ingredients, and techniques of Asian cuisine, including...
Birmingham
A concept that mixes fun, innovation, and dedication to the experiential, Nocturnal Animals—the second venue conceived by acclaimed, non-conformist chef Alex Claridge of The Wilderness—takes diners on a journey of culinary brilliance, bold...
Birmingham
With restaurants spanning the width and breadth of the UK, Handmade Burger Co.’s philosophy is a simple one: serve the tastiest burgers using fresh ingredients, and locally sourced produce. It’s this honest and authentic approach that Brown...
The Edit
When trekking through the Amazonian rainforest, you might expect to come across an Aztec ruin, or a tribal settlement, but not a piece of cosmic Indian architecture. Likewise at sea, the horizon may be broken by the rising mast of a sailboat, or a...
The Edit
Lee Bul has, from her early career, always been interested in the city. Born under the military dictatorship of South Korea in the 1960s, she graduated in the '80s and her early work included street performances wearing full-body soft sculptures,...
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Libraries are under threat? Try telling that to Birmingham. The city has just had a spanking new one, and The Discovery Season curated by Capsule is holding an 18-week series of events exploring how libraries can remain relevant – even essential...
Journal
A tale of two Black Country towns, separated by the country's largest (and often most excruciating) motorway, the M6. We're on our way back north from Littlehampton, the latest leg of our Think Differently road trip - in partnership with Mazda - and...
Journal
Puppet shows have come a long way from seaside pier Punch and Judy shows, and the wobbly believability of the marionettes of 1960s TV series, but their power to entertain remains as strong as ever. And while technology and technique may have moved...
The Edit
Talk about putting yourself out there. Photographer Richard Billingham proves he's not lacking for artistic courage with his collection Ray's a Laugh, turning his camera inward on his dysfunctional family to capture intimate moments of humour and...
The Edit
On today's World Wide Web, a few clicks in any direction will invariably see you come across some form of street style blog, the phenomenon that rose to fame some 7 years ago with Scott Schuman's The Sartorialist (yet is more deeply rooted in Bill...
Journal
Whilst in town for last week's Interiors UK at the NEC, we dropped in on Birmingham's "cultural quarter", the aptly named Custard Factory - the 5-acres of riverside factories it occupies were built some 100-years ago, by custard's inventor; Sir...
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...
Dispatches
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....
Dispatches
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,...