The secrets of a maitre d’: what it’s really like feeding the 1%

The gatekeeper at a top London restaurant reveals which guests are likely to be blacklisted, how to get a table without booking – and why you will never be seated next to Adele

Unicorn lollies and six million avocados: our insatiable appetite for Instafood

As a new exhibition charts our obsession with photographing food, we look at the hottest dishes, the dark side of Instagrammed cupcakes and how social media is changing the way we eat

Public, New York: the five-star hotel for half the price

Veteran hotelier Ian Schrager’s new venture in Manhattan takes luxury down a notch. Eva Wiseman checks in

Shangri-La sets a new benchmark for five-star luxury in Melbourne

Shangri-La luxury hospitality chain will be an iconic part of Melbourne’s skyline for decades to come. When it is completed in 2022, the newly announced five-star Shangri-La Hotel, Melbourne will feature an estimated 500 guest rooms with three levels of amenities for guests to enjoy, including a sky lobby, restaurants, spa, fitness centre, pool and … Read more

Where The Light Gets In, Stockport: ‘The most exciting food I’ve eaten in years’

Not so much new Nordic as new northern, this is a procession of brilliance

Tulum restaurant with $600 menu criticized for being ‘not for Mexicans’

Acclaimed Danish restaurant Noma opens pop-up with high prices in area where minimum wage is less than $5 a day and half the population lives in poverty