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Frankfurt’s restaurants reimagined with culinary entrepreneurs James and David Ardinast

root — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 13:00:04 +0000

James and David Ardinast are sitting in the courtyard of Frankfurt’s 25hours Hotel, not far from the city’s central train station. Until about ten years ago, the surrounding neighborhood had a reputation for drug deals and was known for its red light district—a place where you certainly wouldn’t expect a new wave of restaurants to

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Capturing the diversity of an island through flavor in the remote destination of Réunion

root — Thu, 13 Sep 2018 16:11:35 +0000

An eleven-and-a-half-hour flight from Paris to the middle of the Indian Ocean, this island to the east of Madagascar, only a stone’s throw away from Mauritius, proves to be a genuine paradise for active tourists and nature lovers. Congestion in Saint-Denis. Traffic is at a standstill on the coast road that winds its way around

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Companion Magazine #10: A celebration of sustainability

root — Mon, 01 May 2017 04:06:33 +0000

This edition of Companion is our tenth, our first major anniversary. The milestone is certainly something to celebrate (and you can bet that we will!). But we’re also a little older and wiser than before—and maybe a little more contemplative. It’s for this reason that, despite not intending a theme, our tenth issue inadvertently pivots

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Companion Magazine #7: A fresh guide to Europe’s creative hubs by 25hours Hotels

root — Mon, 09 May 2016 20:32:44 +0000

The latest issue spans the board, from tips on sustainable grocery shopping in Vienna, a journey of discovery through Frankfurt with gastronomy entrepreneur James Ardinast to a chat with Syrian chef Hadi Nsreeny. The less epicurean-inclined can also find the best of art and culture in Europe’s most exciting destinations—from Berlin, Frankfurt, and Hamburg to Vienna and

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Sibylle Oellerich

root — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 23:56:54 +0000

Sibylle Oellerich lives in a classic altbau apartment on Berlin’s Alte Schönhauser Straße that is all sweeping windows and impressively high ceilings with perfectly imperfect molding. Everywhere you turn something catches your eye, from the bright and airy custom wallpaper in her daughter’s bedroom, to the stacks and stacks of multi-colored antique cookware lining the

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