The 2026 James Beard Foundation Awards® winners have been revealed, with many of the country’s top restaurant industry professionals getting lots of love. It was a great year for Philly, with Jesse Ito of Royal Sushi Omakase winning Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic and Kalaya taking home the national honor of Outstanding Restaurant in America. Lei in […]
The entrance tickets for Machu Picchu are running out more quickly than ever! The relatively new, more controlled ticketing system at the UNESCO world heritage site and world wonder has brought a measure of relative calm to the overall experience, but availability for certain circuits (routes) and times of day has become tricky even months
Attending a matsuri (Japanese summer festival) is one of the most vibrant cultural experiences you can have in Japan. With glowing lanterns, the smell of sizzling street food and the beat of taiko drums, the atmosphere is like nothing else. Because most festivals are hosted on sacred ground or rooted in centuries of community tradition,
Just a head’s up that this newsletter is going to be very fringe-centric for the next few weeks, with normal service being resumed in September. You have been warned. Oh and for the two people who asked if there will be a fringe poem this year, there definitely will. It should appear on Exeunt shortly….
For twenty years the summit of Indian dining was a room you could see from the lobby. The hotel ballroom. The chandeliered restaurant with the maître d’ who knew your father. Spending was the signal, and the grander the banquet, the clearer the message. That era is over. The status experience in 2026 is the
Chef Olivia López and Jonathan Percival’s long-awaited Olōyō opened in May in a building with no signage. There was a font complication but for now, that hardly matters. Locals already know to head to the former Cry Wolf space to find López’s masa-centric cooking, which she and Percival have been refining through pop-ups since 2021.
Tick off bucket-list sights like Taipei 101, Jiufen, Taroko Gorge, and Sun Moon Lake. After a day of sightseeing, reward yourself with halal beef noodles, golden-fried crispy chicken, and Taiwan’s famous bubble tea! Recommended Muslim-friendly Hotels in Taiwan 1. Sheraton Grand Taipei Hotel: Convenient Luxury Stay in Taipei Situated next to the Shandao Temple MRT
