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Like many cities around the world, Buenos Aires has recently seen a rise in the art of mixology, with bars offering delicately engineered cocktails to a public whose demand for such creations grows each day. As testament to the city’s emerging status as South America’s cocktail capital, starting 28 April Buenos Aires is hosting Tales of [...]
The eclair – a tube of choux pastry filled with flavoured cream – is a French patisserie staple. But over the last couple of years, the macaroon, the cupcake and even cream puffs have each had their turn as the sugary trend of the moment. Now, with two new bakeries specialising in the oblong pastry, [...]
Florence’s magnificent museums offer plenty of food for the soul. But battling through the crowds to see the city’s artistic treasures is not something to tackle on an empty stomach. Thankfully, from market food to Michelin-star restaurants, Florence is full of delicious eateries for every budget. First, forgo the breakfast buffet and instead have an [...]
Have you ever eaten nettles or chickweed? Thomas Buchi has. He started eating the plants in the forests behind his parents’ house in his early teens, and what most people call weeds, he calls food. The Swiss national first picked wild garlic shoots in the Nidwalden canton near Lucerne, before discovering that he could eat [...]
Long before it was a term for Nigerian princes clogging our inboxes, Spam was one of the United States’ most infamously maligned meats, both a symbol of American resourcefulness and the country’s questionable taste. Made of pork shoulder, ham, salt and water, all compressed in a can, the processed meat product became popular during World [...]
The charming village of Ella may be nestled in the middle of world-famous tea plantations, but it is locally renowned for something else: delicious home cooking. The town, located in the foothills of Sri Lanka’s lush hill country 200km west of Colombo, offers foodies the chance to dig deep into the country’s culinary traditions and [...]
Walk London’s cobblestoned streets, cross centuries-old bridges and amble through celebrated covered markets – before the morning drizzle has given way to afternoon sun, history will have unfolded before you. More than just postcard images, the city’s smoking chimney stacks, ubiquitous black cabs and red double-decker buses all have long and tangled stories that are [...]
There’s always wine on the agenda (and menu) when visiting San Francisco – the famed Napa Valley is just an hour drive away, after all. But for the next five weeks, oenophiles can sip a little closer to home at the historic Claremont Hotel and Spa, just a 15km drive across the Bay Bridge, where the Berkeley [...]
The neighbourhood of Kings Cross (called “the Cross” by Sydneysiders) is perched on a high ridge overlooking the office buildings and sandstone cathedrals of Sydney’s central business district. Although its leafy streets, magnificent harbour views and easy access to both Circular Quay and the city’s famed eastern beaches make it a prime candidate for the title [...]
Worldwide, at least one-third of all food produced is squandered every year. With an extra two billion mouths to feed by 2050, global food waste is an escalating issue that is difficult to ignore. And waste from hotels, resorts, restaurants, cafes and airports – the haunts of the global travel community – are a large [...]
