• Russ & Daughters: Small Business, Big Name
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    Russ & Daughters: Small Business, Big Name

    Through wars, democratic change, and a restless food industry, Russ & Daughters has remained a fixed entity on New York's culinary landscape.

  • A Portrait of the artist: Hurbert Le Gall x Ruinart
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    A Portrait of the artist: Hurbert Le Gall x Ruinart

    Home Culture People Current Article A Portrait of the artist: Hurbert Le Gall x Ruinart 02 April, 2015 Words by Emily Ames It's It's a cold windy night in Paris and hundreds of people are crowding into the underground exhibition space at the Palais de Tokyo. Others, disgruntled, are made to wait. They are far […]

  • The Curious Pear Ask Why Miso Tasty
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    The Curious Pear Ask Why Miso Tasty

    Home Culture People Current Article The Curious Pear Ask Why Miso Tasty 31 March, 2015 Words by The Curious Pear Miso Miso is a paste of fermented soybeans, whole grains, water and salt. It has been a staple food in Chinese and Japanese diets for over 2,000 years, and a bowl of steaming miso soup […]

  • Boom, Boom, Bao
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    Boom, Boom, Bao

    Home Culture People Current Article Boom, Boom, Bao 31 March, 2015 Words by Cheyenne Bowers Sir Sir Mix A Lot said it best: "we don't want none unless you've got buns hun." Though he may have been referring to something entirely different, the lyrics ring true for the Taiwanese restaurant-to-be, BAO, whose steamed buns really […]

  • Vivid Matcha Tea, a New Breed Of Energy Drink
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    Vivid Matcha Tea, a New Breed Of Energy Drink

    Home Culture People Current Article Vivid Matcha Tea, a New Breed Of Energy Drink 26 March, 2015 Words by The Curious Pear In In the last year, you'll probably have noticed a new calibre of soft drink twinkling from the fridges of your favourite cafés in England. The current health food fashion that can be […]

  • Van Leeuwen Ice Cream – the Curious Pear Scream for It!
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    Van Leeuwen Ice Cream – the Curious Pear Scream for It!

    Home Culture People Current Article Van Leeuwen Ice Cream – the Curious Pear Scream for It! 26 March, 2015 Words by The Curious Pear Just Just when you thought ice cream was falling off the radar, Van Leeuwen has made it exciting again. Since the Van Leeuwen brothers began selling their artisan ice cream from […]

  • High-end Heaven: the Man Behind Brazil’s Luxury Retail Chain
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    High-end Heaven: the Man Behind Brazil’s Luxury Retail Chain

    Home Culture People Current Article High-end Heaven: the Man Behind Brazil’s Luxury Retail Chain 23 March, 2015 Words by Lindsay Carlson Carlos Carlos Jereissati Jr has a long and impressive history in the world of Brazilian retail. His father, Carlos Jereissati Sr, was responsible for opening Brazil's first shopping centre in 1966. From an early […]

  • Fritz Kalkbrenner’s Berlin in 23 Questions
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    Fritz Kalkbrenner’s Berlin in 23 Questions

    Home Culture People Current Article Fritz Kalkbrenner’s Berlin in 23 Questions 18 March, 2015 Words by Monica Urquijo In In recent years, Fritz Kalkbrenner has established a reputation as one of the most popular producers and singer songwriters to have emerged out of Berlin. Here he shares with SUITCASE his quick-fire guide to the city […]

  • SUITCASE Meets: Alex Eagle Of the Store X Soho House, Berlin
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    SUITCASE Meets: Alex Eagle Of the Store X Soho House, Berlin

    Christabel MacGreevy talks to creative director Alex Eagle about her two new shops: The Store x SOHO House, Berlin & ALEX EAGLE, London, getting the inside scoop as both her friend and the London store's part-time shop girl.

  • SUITCASE Meets Flight Facilities
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    SUITCASE Meets Flight Facilities

    Home Culture People Current Article SUITCASE Meets Flight Facilities 13 March, 2015 Words by Lily Cai Hilarious Hilarious Aussie duo Flight Facilities are most famous for the seductively chic and undeniably catchy house track 'Crave You' from 2010 and have finally released their new debut album, 'Down to Earth'. The long awaited album is a […]

  • The Curious Pear Meet Karma Cans
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    The Curious Pear Meet Karma Cans

    Home Culture People Current Article The Curious Pear Meet Karma Cans 11 March, 2015 Words by Meg Abbott Photos by Issy Croker In In just one year, London-born sisters Gini and Eccie Newton have slowly but surely crept into the capital's culinary focus. Their lunchtime delivery service, Karma Cans, is inspired by Mumbai's seamless tiffin […]

  • A Week Eating Soylent, the Food Alternative
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    A Week Eating Soylent, the Food Alternative

    Home Culture People Current Article A Week Eating Soylent, the Food Alternative 10 March, 2015 What's What's Soylent? According to the 1973 sci-fi film Soylent Green it's a highly nutritional food substitute. The movie depicts a dystopian future where food is scarce and rationing is rife. People are given a green wafer which contains everything […]

  • Michaela Deprince’s Turning Pointe
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    Michaela Deprince’s Turning Pointe

    Home Culture People Current Article Michaela Deprince’s Turning Pointe 07 March, 2015 Words by Kate Hamilton By By the time she was four, Michaela DePrince had endured hardships that most people would struggle even to imagine. Born as Mabinty Bangura in war-torn Sierra Leone, she was three when her father was killed by rebel forces […]

  • SUITCASE Meets: Rebecca Minkoff
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    SUITCASE Meets: Rebecca Minkoff

    Home Culture People Current Article SUITCASE Meets: Rebecca Minkoff 02 March, 2015 Words by Serena Guen I I felt an instant calm wash over me as I entered the tranquil studio of Rebecca Minkoff on the penultimate day of New York Fashion Week, a much welcome break from the throes of chaos outside. A few […]