Restaurant Find: Monkey Town LA
Think underground supper club-meets-Pipilotti Rist and you’re close to describing a night at Monkey Town LA. Founded by Montgomery Knott in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 2003, the pop-up restaurant has since made appearances in Denver and Austin, and has even crossed the Atlantic to Barcelona, Spain. The Los Angeles iteration marks Monkey Town’s grand finale in a […]
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Restaurant Find: The Springs LA
Little of Downtown Los Angeles lends itself to the SoCal aesthetic that is so synonymous on the Westside of the city. The landscape is urban and industrial ”“ where the shadows of palm trees are not of real palms at all, but of cellphone towers in disguise. However dig a little deeper amongst the warehouses […]
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Restaurant Find: Vivant Cave Paris
First opened by Pierre Jancou in 2012 as an informal accompaniment to Vivant Table, Vivant Cave Paris is a creative kitchen counter and natural wine cellar. Whilst Vivant Table is no more, Vivant Cave lives on, under new management with a team whose contagious energies are at home in this ”˜living cave’. The growing sweep […]
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Restaurant Find: Ellory London
We’re a bit envious of the creatives working away in Hackney media hub Netil House. In addition to a rooftop bar and neighbouring market, they merely have to amble down to the ground floor to dine at much-lauded restaurant and wine bar  Ellory. Occupying the building’s former nightclub, Ellory London has a coolly austere industrial […]
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Restaurant Find: The Apollo Tokyo
With a spectacular view over the entertainment and luxury district Ginza, The Apollo Tokyo is a taste of Australian-Greek dining in the heart of Tokyo, and the first of it’s kind in Japan. Located on the 11th floor of the new Tokyu Ginza Plaza department store, high-ceilings and a light-filled interior immediately greet you, with […]
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Restaurant Find: The Marksman London
Last year, two Michelin-starred chefs – Tom Harris of  St John restaurant and John Rotheram of Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen joined forces to restore a beautiful East End pub. The Marksman London is located on Hackney road – minutes from the Sunday flower market yet conveniently tucked away from tourist crowds. Harris and Rotheram restored an old […]
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Restaurant Find: Chiltern Firehouse London
André Balazs’ Chiltern Firehouse London opened a couple of years back and the furore surrounding this former fire station in Marylebone has yet to cease. As the latest offering from the mogul behind oh-so-glam Chateau Marmont in Hollywood and The Mercer hotel in New York, the Firehouse hotel and restaurant was set for success. The […]
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Restaurant Find: Llama Inn NYC
It’s rare to eat a plate of food that’s new, unexpected, and unlike anything you’ve eaten before. For those who dine out regularly, novelty is hard to come by, so when it does, we remember it. So that’s why I’m finding it impossible to forget the food I ate at Llama Inn NYC – the […]
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Restaurant Find: Barrafina London
Since opening in 2007, Barrafina is bustling with customers. The Spanish tapas bar; with only 23 seats along a tiled, L-shaped counter; takes no reservations, so the competition to get a spot is tough ”“ as in, ”˜up-to-two-hours-wait-for-dinner’ kind of tough. But persevere, and you will be rewarded. The atmosphere inside is buzzy and casual, […]
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Restaurant Find: Som Saa London
Thai joint Som Saa in London’s East End has had an Evolution of Man-style rise. Only the best-adapted pop-ups thrive. Ever since helmsman Andy Oliver ”“ who refined his house-made curry pastes and coconut milk at Nahm and Bangkok’s Michelin-starred Bo.Lan ”“ began operating off a single grill in Peckham’s Bar Story with head chef […]
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