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21 Grams, Dubai: The Weight of a Soul, The Latitude of a Region

The name symbolizes two things. First, in 1907, a single experiment found that the human soul weighed 21 grams. Secondly, 21 degrees marks the...

Runway 1 and the Art of Turning Air Travel Into an Experience Worth Staying For

Let's be honest - airplane food has never been anyone's idea of a good meal. And yet somehow a restaurant built entirely around the...

Unity Kitchen Café, London: The First Café on Olympic Ground

The Unity Kitchen Café became the first permanent café to be set up at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London in July...

Ikoyi and the Discipline of Creativity: Iré and Chan on Building a Restaurant Without Labels

Iré Hassan-Odukale grew up in a neighborhood called Ikoyi - an affluent suburb of Lagos, Nigeria. Jeremy Chan, on the other hand, was born...

REIF Japanese Kushiyaki: The Self-Funded Maverick

In a city famous for celebrity chefs who put their name on the door but rarely visit, Reif Othman is different. The Singaporean chef...

The Making of North America’s No.1 Restaurant: Atomix, New York City

Right after two days of their wedding, JP and Ellia Park had packed up their life in Seoul and landed in New York City....

O Pedro, India: The Happy Place in Concrete Mayhem

The founders of this project sat at a table in December 2016 to create something special. Sameer Seth, Yash Bhanage, and Floyd Cardoz had...

Don Julio, Buenos Aires: Convergence of Argentina’s Fire, Family, and Faith at the Table

We bet there are very few people on this earth who haven’t heard of Don Julio. It’s a place often described as a ‘cathedral...

BOCA, Dubai: The Desert’s Zero-Waste Pioneer

When Omar Shihab visited Dubai in 2012, the city was home to a variety of international restaurants, including franchises and celebrity chef concepts that...

Ithaa Undersea Restaurant, Maldives: Where Engineering and Fine Dining Meet 5-Meters Below Sea Level

The first time we read about Ithaa Undersea Restaurant in the Maldives, where you eat dinner five meters below the Indian Ocean, with reef...

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