Dispatches

News & stories.

Hand-picked updates, features and event listings — edited by the paper, published by an admin.

Aurelia Grand: the rooftop pool everyone keeps posting about

Seafront grand dame, arched colonnade suites, and a rooftop pool that breaks its own dress code at sundown — we walked the corridor and got the key card.

Editorial desk4/18/2026

Stories

Maison Levain and the 04:30 croissant

We sat with the head baker at 4:30am as sheet one hit the oven. Stone-milled sourdough, viennoiserie on the hour, and a pain au chocolat that fogs the window.

Salma N.4/16/2026

News

Ginza Room brings a ten-seat omakase to Downtown

A hinoki counter, ten seats, paper-lantern light, and a no-phones-past-the-door policy. The city's new omakase opens its second seating tonight.

Editorial desk4/14/2026

Stories

Thirty plates, one table: a night at Dar el Mezze

Mangal smoke, a fig tree overhead, string lights, and a table that never quite ends. A dispatch from the courtyard that just joined our Arabic Dining section.

Karim H.4/11/2026

Events

Maison Aubergine opens its spring tasting, six seats a night

Seven courses, garden-sourced, chef on first-name terms. A chef-table counter under the skylight takes bookings for April through June.

Editorial desk4/8/2026

News

Cloud Terrace launches altitude-aware booking

Open-air seats on the 18th floor only confirm when the sky agrees. A new wind-check meter reschedules rooftop bookings in real time.

Editorial desk4/5/2026

Stories

Recipe: seven-hour braised lamb shoulder, the Dar el Mezze way

The house method, unrepeatable but worth trying: a seven-hour oven, a single pot, six hands. Read-at-home, from the new Recipes section.

From the kitchen4/2/2026

Stories

Recipe: Maison Levain's tahini loaf, one rise, by Sunday

The bakery's cult loaf, in one rise, at your oven. 48-hour starter, tahini swirl, and a crust that sings.

From the kitchen3/28/2026