Food & drink

Destination dining: stay ahead of the curve with our insight into the world’s best restaurants, bars to seek out, chic street eats and top-of-their-game chefs.

Mixologist Zdenek Kastanek on what to pour while you pack

The best cocktails to mix while you pack

Turn a pre-travel chore into a pre-party. Here, our favourite Singapore-based bar guru shares recipes for the best cocktails to mix while you load your luggage.

Bar talk with Zoë Zimmer

Bar talk with Zoë Zimmer

The photographer, graphic artist and judge in this year's Mr & Mrs Smith Hotel Awards discusses dream bars, disaster dates and hangover cures (the latter two often go hand in hand)

Tour the UK’s new Michelin-starred restaurants

The UK's Michelin-star restaurants

Michelin stars were awarded to a glittering array of fine-dining restaurants in the UK earlier this week so we hit the road to see what's cooking…

Eat your way around China – without leaving Beijing

Eat your way around China from the capital

Dine on southern-style dim sum, then take your tastebuds on a journey to the north to sample spicy chicken stew – here's how to sample the country's diverse cuisine within the capital city.

A seven-day guide to the best brunch spots in Melbourne

The best brunch spots in Melbourne

It's 11am, you're hungry, you're in Melbourne – what would Craig David do? We use the soft-pop tune to map out a week's worth of breakfast