Mollie’s Motel and Diner: Soho House redefines the UK roadside pit stop
Up until now, British service stations have been grim places to pull into for a greasy fry up and a can of Red Bull but Nick Jones's Soho House & Co has tur...
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New York’s Existing Conditions bar serves highly scientific cocktails
Not only does Existing Conditions have a cocktail vending machine but a drinks list that sees libations created using highly scientific processes
Inside futuristic Aoyama Lab dessert bar in Beijing
Designed by Studio MVW, the futuristic Aoyama Lab dessert bar in Beijing looks more like a sci-fi medical facility than a place to eat cake. But its cutting-edge interior design is sure to set a new trend for clinical excellence
Is Lina Stores restaurant the coolest Italian in London?
London's famous Italian deli, Lina Stores, opened its own restaurant in Soho last year, and has since become one of the city's trendiest places to eat, in the least pretentious way
Bioluminescent ramen pop-up ignites new food craze
Would you eat glow-in-the-dark noodles? A new trend in bioluminescent food is emerging with a slew of futuristic ramen pop-ups coming to cities around the world
Amsterdam’s MaMa Kelly goes crazy for millennial pink
Located in Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium, MaMa Kelly restaurant opened in November 2017, and was designed by Rein Rambaldo who went all-out in embracing trendy mi...
Why vegan travel is flourishing in 2018
Believe it or not, vegan travel is on the up, reflecting a 350 per cent increase in the number of vegans in the UK between 2006 and 2016. It's a dietary and...
Artesian bar creates cocktails inspired by ‘life moments’
Do you remember when you first rode a bike? Your first day at school? Or how about when you first fell in love? Now, if you had to choose, what colours, aromas,...
Cub restaurant spearheads low-waste revolution
East London's Cub restaurant, on Hoxton Street, is dazzling diners with complex cooking that is at the forefront of the low-waste revolution. Cub is a reinventi...
Wheelys’ self-driving robo Moby Mart comes to Shanghai
Gliding through the streets of Shanghai, the Wheelys Moby Mart is an autonomous, staffless, self-driving mobile grocery store that has been in beta testing for ...
Aqua Pod floating food truck sets sail in Dubai
Designed for hungry jet-skiers, sailors, paddle boarders and swimmers, the world's first "sustainable floating food truck", the Aqua Pod, has opened in Dubai. I...
A taste of the new Museum of Ice Cream in Miami
The Museum of Ice Cream opened its fourth US day-glo outpost in Miami two months ago, serving Instagrammers and foodies a sugar-sweet, bubblegum pink playground...
Three renowned mixologists reveal how science is transforming cocktails
From rotovaping and fatwashing, to fermentation and non-alcoholic distillates, bartenders are becoming ever-more scientific in their quest to invent the cocktai...
Food historian Tasha Marks on the secret beauty of sugar
Globetrender first met Tasha Marks at the National Gallery in London, where she was doing a captivating talk on Renaissance sugar sculpture. Struck by her enthu...
Founder of NYC’s Dante on why aperitivo cocktails are booming
In an exclusive interview with Globetrender, Dante founder Naren Young discusses why Italian-style aperitivo cocktails are gaining popularity in cosmopolitan ci...
Balls & Company: a well rounded small plates restaurant
Balls & Company is a two-year-old restaurant on London's Greek Street in Soho, which specialises in meat (and veggie) balls served as small plates with gour...
Dead Rabbit to open pop-up cocktail bar in Claridge’s hotel
New York’s famed cocktail bar, Dead Rabbit, is launching a week-long residency at London’s five-star Claridge’s hotel.
The UK outpost of Dead Rabbit, w...
Madame D’s brings Himalayan food to London’s East End
The husband and wife founders of home-style Indian restaurant Gunpowder, also in East London, opened Madame D’s this month, just around the corner on Commerci...
Savoy hotel creates concept cocktails inspired by British culture
London's famous American bar at the five-star Savoy hotel has launched a series of new drinks inspired by British folklore, nature and histoy. Hannah Hastings r...
Social dining: Virtuoso partners with ‘Airbnb of food’ VizEat
Virtuoso, a network of luxury travel agents, has joined forces with VizEat, a three-year-old startup that enables people to book cooking classes and dinners in ...
Neighbourhood restaurant Westerns Laundry to open in north London
North London's unassuming Lower Holloway neighbourhood is to receive a trend-setting new restaurant called Westerns Laundry, from the founders of Primeur in Sto...
Inside Rene Redzepi’s new Restaurant 108 in Copenhagen
One of the world's most influential chefs, Denmark's Michelin-starred Rene Redzepi, has unveiled the interiors of his new Restaurant 108, which was designed by ...
Island Poké: why Hawaiian street food is trending in London
The Hawaiian raw fish dish of poké is taking off in a handful of new forward-looking restaurants across the capital. Ben Brown reports from the counter of Isla...
East London Liquor Company combines distilling with pizza
The East London Liquor Company not only has an on-site distillery but a new restaurant specialising in all things Italian, from amaro and vermouth, to fresh bur...