Inspired Dining

Inspired Dining

From a chef’s table to our homes, discover the trends, innovations and personalities that are redefining how we eat

High design meets the art of escape on the East coast
Three new inns and guest houses worth the trip to Newfoundland
Minty Cabin in Newfoundland by hoyles architecture. Design and construction team includes: "East Coast Modern" Home Build Partner - Sable Building & Design Architect - Hoyles Architecture
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Ontario treetop hotel brings luxury comforts to the forest
Hartwood treehouse hotel in Minden, Ontario.
Seeing the Seychelles on a 15-cabin luxury yacht might just blow your mind
Exterior 3, Credit Yvi K. & Anthony Do Seychelles Islands Cruise
A food and wine enthusiast’s guide to the Western cape of South Africa
Christopher Waters
Is this Ontario city Canada’s next great food destination?
Fat Rabbit in St. Catharines got a Michelin nod in 2024, helping shift more attention to the growing food scene in the Ontario city.

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High design meets the art of escape on the East coast
Minty Cabin in Newfoundland by hoyles architecture. Design and construction team includes: "East Coast Modern" Home Build Partner - Sable Building & Design Architect - Hoyles Architecture
review
Ontario treetop hotel brings luxury comforts to the forest
Hartwood treehouse hotel in Minden, Ontario.
life
Seeing the Seychelles on a 15-cabin luxury yacht might just blow your mind
Exterior 3, Credit Yvi K. & Anthony Do Seychelles Islands Cruise
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A food and wine enthusiast’s guide to the Western cape of South Africa
Christopher Waters
Christopher Waters
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Is this Ontario city Canada’s next great food destination?
Fat Rabbit in St. Catharines got a Michelin nod in 2024, helping shift more attention to the growing food scene in the Ontario city.
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How the French bistro is reinventing itself for today’s diners
Owner Nadège Nourian talks to patrons at Chez Nad in Toronto, on Wednesday June , 2026. Christie Vuong/The Globe and Mail
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At Tokyo’s first Fairmont hotel, the views are impossible to ignore
The hotel's Chief Happiness Officer with Serene the dog.
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A fun and flirty hotel opens on Croatia’s southern peninsula
Hotel Katarina Dron-14 hotel review of this Croation property/new hotel in a lesser known region of the coast. This is a 2nd hotel from couple who launched a fancier villa hotel noted in the piece
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Most international visitors to Japan never make it to Shirakawa-go. That’s a mistake
Gifu-9AA Shirakawa-go Gifu prefecture Japan
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Discover revamped Georgian splendour at the Francis Hotel in Bath’s historic centre
Francis Hotel Lounge in the daylight newly renovated hotel in Bath, UK The Frances Hotel.
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Touring Spain and Morocco by private jet delivers access normally reserved for celebrities
Palace of the Lions, Alhambra. Travel feature by Catherine Dawson March, Alhambra Morocco by private jet
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Will travel for food: Lloyd Rose on cooking for his luxury culinary retreats
Aman Dosanj
Lloyd Rose Photos of Lloyd in white are by Alexandra Ambroise
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Vancouver chef pays homage to the Japanese masters who helped him earn his star
Sara Harowitz
3/26/26- Vancouver, B.C.- Yoshiteru Ikegawa, Kentaro Nakahara and Peter Ho. Sumibiyaki Arashi in Vancouver, owned by Pete Ho, photographed with his his mentors as they prep and serve the first night of their upcoming collab dinner- Alana Paterson for The Globe and Mail
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Costa Rica’s new Waldorf Astoria is a cozy couples getaway that’s worth the splurge
Waldorf Astoria, Punta Cacique, Costa Rica - Image Copyright Andres Garcia Lachner LIRGU_ARCH1_POOL_LOUNGERS
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Small gestures elevate a soothing escape in the English countryside
grand old five-star hotel just outside London UK. Heckfield Place HP_House_Exterior_7
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Toronto chef Eva Chin’s neo-Chinese concept mixes traditional and modern techniques
Daniel Reale-Chin
Daniel Reale-Chin
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Irish whiskey is quietly filling the void of American bourbon
Bacardi Canada cellar ambassador Lucas Twyman prefers Teeling Irish whiskey as a replacement for the bourbon in a black Manhattan cocktail.
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A Michelin-starred chef dishes on dining at the bar and the noisy world of food criticism
Amy Rosen
Chef Daniel Boulud’s French Brasserie, Café Boulud Four Seasons Toronto
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The global pantry: The foods chefs bring home from their travels
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How a tiny Vancouver Island distillery made two of the world’s best vermouths
Esquimalt Vermouth & Apéritifs and Rootside Bitters Esquimalt Vermouths
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Virgin’s London Shoreditch hotel blends 1970s grit with modern cool
Virgin Shoreditch hotel in London, UK.
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Chef Zach Keeshig wants a Michelin star – but first, he has to introduce Indigenous food to the world
Naagan Restaurant, August 22, 2025, Chef Zach Keeshig is seen sitting at one of his locally crafted, custom-made tables inside the restaurant he thoughtfully designed.
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Azura Bermuda is undeniably luxurious but also laid back
Azura Bermuda hotel review Azura Bermuda
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The tomato rules at Iceland’s Fridheimar, a fresh take on farm-to-table restaurants
Fridheimar_010 Iceland Tomato restaurant restaurant the Friðheimar The tomato rules at Iceland’s Frioheimar, a new take on farm-to-table restaurants
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Yes, chef: Chef Jonathan Tam went from the Prairies to a Michelin star in Copenhagen
Chef Jonathan Tam at his restaurant, Jatak in Copenhagen on June 26, 2025.
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Why go to Como when Italy’s Lake Garda is so grand?
The Hotel Grand Fasano upgraded all of its 86 rooms, spent $2.5-million on an enlarged spa, earned a Michelin star for its premier restaurant, and joined the World's Luxury Hotels, an industry club dedicated to the top-tier success of its members. The owners, two brothers who have led the family business for 20 years, believe that they and Lake Garda can overtake the attractions of the more popular Lake Como to the west.
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At this remote lodge, B.C.’s backcountry adventure is cocooned by fine linen and gourmet cuisine
Clayoquot Wilderness Lodge in Bedwell River Valley, Alberni-Clayoquot C, BC
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Magic masala: The spice box that knows no borders
Main photo for the dabba spice story.
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Safaris aren’t just for newlyweds and families. Here’s what it’s like to go alone
Singita Grumeti_Wellness_Guest meditating at edge of pool very lovely high end safari properties in Kenya and Tanzania, with a single-traveller angle. Please add images from both Singita Grumeti in Tanzania’s 350,000-acre Grumeti Game Reserve.
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Italy’s Instagram-famous chef Daniela Maiorano’s taste of Abruzzo
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Aboard the Rocky Mountaineer to Jasper, I found a moment to be still
Journey Through the Clouds reopened in spring after a July, 2024, wildfire devastated the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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New York chef Kwame Onwuachi aims to tell cultural stories with food
Kwame Onwuachi
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Elem’s self-taught bartender turns kitchen waste into cocktail gold
Winnie Sun is self-taught, learning her craft by observing bartenders she admired.
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Travel in the charm of another era on board Malaysia’s Eastern & Oriental Express
Eastern & Oriental Express Indonesia Belmond train
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For chef Mikaela Reuben, cooking for Hollywood stars and athletes comes with a side of adventure
Mikaela Reuben has worked as a nutritional chef for actors such as Ryan Reynolds, Brie Larson and Hugh Jackman.
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On board a Ritz-Carlton yacht, I learned how the other half cruises
The Evrima, a sleek superyacht that sets the Ritz-Carlton luxury hotel brand to sea, arrives in St. Lucia.