Bread of Yerevan - a gourmet guide to Yerevan Armenia

Endless fresh greens, every variety of dried fruit and a near-sacred method of bread-making: fed by a landscape of mountains and lakes, Armenia’s rich food culture has a naturally zero-waste approach and its enterprising culinary scene is attracting the international gaze

Words and photography by Marina Spironetti

View to the future - a gourmet guide to Milan Italy

Beyond its reputation as a hotbed of fashion and style, Milan has a more surprising status as an agricultural city: with urban farms and a green ‘horseshoe’ of producers encircling it, thousands of restaurants are able to adopt a truly seasonal approach

Words and photography by Marina Spironetti

The Fragrant Isles - a gourmet guide to Langkawi Malaysia

A Malaysian archipelago on the border of Thailand that includes Chinese and Indian influences, Langkawi’s cuisine has fresh seafood and aromatic sambal at its heart

Words by Ben McCormack

VIEUX-QUÉBEC, QUÉBEC CITY

This riverside district fills up on maple taffy, gravy-drenched poutine and boreal cuisine. Think: Canada with a heavy French accent, says Estella Shardlow.

Vieux Port, Marseille

The ancient Greeks deemed it the ideal spot between sea and mountains and, over the centuries, traders and travellers have agreed, cementing the Old Port’s reputation as a food hub. By Tamara Hinson

Centro Storico, Naples

Marrying a spectacular location with centuries of art, architecture and archaeology, Old Naples is even more than the sum of its past: even the pizza and pasta are idyllic. By Jan Fuscoe

The Inside Track

Some landscapes seem too vast to cover – by road at least. But aboard one of the world’s great trains you can travel through the heart of extraordinary terrain to see jaw-dropping architecture, scenery and wildlife

Words by Jo Davey

Hoshinoya Taketomi Island, Japan

Taketomi, Yaeyama District, Japan

Okinawa found fame in food circles for a diet that meant inhabitants lived longer than most, and the islands have become a gastronomic grail. Representing a microcosm of this paradise is Hoshinoya, on the tropical isle of Taketomi, in the East China Sea. The island is home to just...read more

Iniala Harbour House, Malta

St.Barbara Bastion, Malta

Bringing ultimate luxury, exceptional cuisine and ambitious design to Valletta’s glittering harbour, Iniala stands out from the crowd. Made up of four boutique townhouses, its honeyed-stone facade is punctured by pops of azure from the shutters of 23 rooms, many overlooking the harbour and iconic Three Cities. At the...read more

Mandarin Oriental, Costa Navarino, Greece

Costa, Navarino Bay, Greece

Every imaginable comfort, activities ranging from golfing to silk-dyeing and eclectic dining options aren’t barriers to a profound sense of intimacy and privacy at this sweeping property in GREECE. There’s no such thing as a sharp line at this idyllic beach resort found stretching the Peloponnese coast in upscale...read more

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