Word of Mouth: Melbourne Wine Bars

Exploring the Australian city's best places to drink, with Momofuku's Richard Hargreave

For such a diverse city, there’s one thing that almost all Melbourne locals agree upon: pride in their food and drink. While other cities in Australia have the beaches, the weather, and the scenery, Melbourne has a nightlife and culinary scene that sets the place apart. When visiting for the 2017 World’s 50 Best restaurant awards, we met up with Richard Hargreave who has been …

Word of Mouth: Edmonton

Exploring the diverse offerings of Canada's second-fastest growing city

Edmonton happens to be Canada’s second fastest growing region—and a leader in younger demographic growth, as well. Home to over a million and the capital the Alberta province, the city remains largely unexplored by many as it’s been overshadowed by other metropolitan cities in Canada in the past. Now, however, it’s a thriving city with a diverse and young community, modern architecture, party hotels and …

QT Melbourne

An ideally located and eclectic hotel brimming with public spaces for guests and locals alike

A far cry from its previous existence as a scuzzy Greater Union cinema, Melbourne’s ideally located QT Hotel is opulent and super-trendy. Arriving at the big copper doors of the 188-room hotel, guests are greeted by smiley “Directors of Chaos,” whose identically matched outfits and wigs are nothing if not theatrical (and a little kooky). Inside, the foyer is lush and textured—stone, velvet, leather, timber …