Romito Without Manifesto May in Dubai is a dare. The city slows down before the blazing summer feels like an act of defiance against the heat. It was precisely in that context…
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Smoked Room Dubai: Fire in the Desert
The glass door opens. Smoke curls toward a mirrored ceiling, fourteen seats curve around an open flame, and, slack-jawed, I realize: Dani García knew how to export fire to the desert. The…
Orfali Bros: When Aleppo Meets The World
Far from the Gulf May. Dubai. The air vibrates, thick, as if the desert had decided to swallow the whole Dubai. Jumeirah Wasl 51. Far from the gentle breeze of the Persian…
FZN: The Empire of Restraint
The Closed Door There’s a doorbell. Just a doorbell. In Dubai – a city that advertises everything in gold leaf and fifteen-metre-high letters – Björn Frantzén hid his restaurant behind an unmarked…
Atlantis The Palm: When myth meets reality
The Paradox of reality For years, I kept a cautious distance from Dubai. I saw it as a theatre of excess, a postcard of glittering skyscrapers and fabricated backdrops. But cities, like…
Studio Frantzén: The Democracy of Rigour
Between Stockholm and the Desert The world becomes more intriguing when seen through the eyes of a child. The sparkle in little Francisca’s gaze, as she earnestly describes the grandeur of things…
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal — Cooking History, Serving Surprise
There aren’t many restaurants that welcome you with a panoramic lift where a waterfall spills in slow motion — like a lush spoiler of what awaits above. But here we are, at…
Il Palagio — The Silent Renaissance of Florence
Florence is a city that lives a fascinating gastronomic paradox: it receives over 16 million visitors a year, yet when it comes to cutting-edge Italian cuisine or culinary icons, its name is…
Florence Dreamed: A Love Letter to the Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
Some dreams take root in our imagination and grow quietly over the years like ivy wrapping itself around the ancient stone walls of Florence. Since 2013, when I began writing about…