Take a look at the photos from our Where Chefs Eat launch!
The great and good of the food world joined us to celebrate the new edition of our global restaurant guide last night

Why Usher loves Snarkitecture
Discover how the R&B singer developed a long-term collaborative relationship with Snarkitecture's Daniel Arsham

Modernist Bread rises to the top of the James Beard Awards
Nathan Myhrvold's five-volume baking study won best Restaurant and Professional book at this year's awards

Andrew Michael Italian Kitchen: Where Chefs Eat In Memphis and where southern Italy meets the American South
Find out why this place puts out 'the most innovative and delectable cuisine in town' according to chef Ryan Trimm

JR just sent this guy to pick up his latest award
Going to Mexico’s exclusive Costa Careyes resort any time soon? Then look out for a diver gracing its brutalist folly

Grafton Architects find their happy place (and ours too)
Shelley McNamara and Yvonne Farrell explain why generosity of spirit should be at the core of architecture

Bread & Butterfly - Where Chefs Eat in Atlanta when they want a sophisticated (but unpretentious) breakfast
Bitter salad greens, sliced cured ham and fried egg with gruyere makes for a great French bistro experience

Sterling Ruby on Raf, fashion and 'messing' with Americana
The artist was at Harvard on Monday, talking with the Calvin Klein boss and Phaidon author Jessica Morgan

What is it with Snarkitecture and white?
Find out here, as the trio talk through their minimal look and forthcoming summer show

The bird painter who helped Ellsworth Kelly to imagine
John James Audubon was born today, 26 April, in 1785 - Ellsworth Kelly was a big fan, you might be too

Burrasca: Where Chefs Eat in Portland when they want La Francesina - leftover boiled beef stewed with tomato and love
Burrasca is a step back in time, as if you are walking into a 1970s Florentine trattoria according to our new guide

Abbas 1944 – 2018
We look back at the life of the great Iranian Magnum photographer who died earlier today in Paris

Martin Parr’s Real Food photos win him another award
Parr's all-too-real images won him an Outstanding Achievement prize at last night's Food Photography Awards

The best installations at Milan Design Week
Couldn’t make it to the fair this year? Don’t worry, we'll walk you through the best bits

Will Goldfarb’s 5 rules for creativity in the kitchen
The pastry chef runs through his rollercoaster career in great Tedx talk - and his philosophy of 'making things nice'

Why Gillian Wearing put a sign on her Millicent Fawcett statue
It bears Fawcett’s words but alludes to Wearing’s photo series from the 1990s - here’s how she made them

Bufalina: Where Chefs Eat in Austin when they just want pizza
Sometimes it pays not to stray too far off-piste - especially when there are simple delights this good on offer

Massimo Bottura and Maurizio Cattelan's degree show
The chef and the artist just got honorary degrees. Can you guess which one wore a phone advert on his forehead?

The strange story behind Willem de Kooning’s Woman I
On the anniversary of the Dutch abstract expressionist's birth, we tell the tale behind one of his infamous works

Massimo Bottura is looking to open a refettorio in Philadelphia - and he wants the Super Bowl-winning Eagles to help him
Can the Super Bowl champions help our Skinny Italian Chef score a winning touchdown in America?

Why the Tripp Trapp chair matters
A desirable designer item and sturdy launch pad for the new royal baby to flick peas at his grandmother from

France calls Peter Marino 'officer class' in the art world
The American architect and art collector has just been made an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters!

What early morning looks like at Aska
Chef Fredrik Berselius reveals how, in the quietest moments, a strange magic occurs. . .

World Book Day according to Harland Miller
Discover how this acclaimed British artist gives new meaning to the classics by painting over literary history

When Raphael painted St George
On St George’s Day we look at the figurative abandonment that enabled Raphael to paint such fantastic scenes

JR is on TIME Magazine's 100 most influential list
He is commended for dedicating his career to bridging gaps - physical, cultural, spiritual - among all people

Robots in kimonos! The latest look from Alex de Betak
The world's greatest fashion show producer goes back to the future with traditional clothing and animatronics

When Larry Gagosian paid Peter Marino with a Brice Marden
An 80s New York article reveals how the art dealer got his rundown loft fixed via some smart negotiation

Another look at Stephen Shore's look at Israel
As the modern state turns 70, we look back at Stephen Shore's take on this country of contradictions

How Damien Hirst, Poussin and Maurizio Cattelan saw Midas
In an age of billionaire presidents and financial uncertainty, the king with a golden touch still speaks to us

The Ordinary - Where Chefs Eat in Charleston when they want to taste the best seafood in America - in a former bank
Cajun chef Isaac Toups praises its seafood dishes which are innovative but firmly in the Charleston cuisine tradition

By hook and by book, Industrial Facility take Milan
Sam Hecht and Kim Colin visit this year's Salone del Mobile with not one, but five sleek new products

Snarkitecture brings its fantasy kitchen island to Milan
The art, design and architecture practice creates a new installation called Altered States at Salone

Sou Fujimoto's vertical village for Paris
The Japanese architect’s new Parisian proposal is a winning, wooden fix for the city's urban sprawl

BIG turn a hotel into a ski run
By chopping the five storey block into a zig-zag of slabs, Bjarke Ingels and co. add a new piste to the Alps

How Peter Doig saw the night sky
It's Doig's 59th birthday - this is how he breathed new life into a celestial feature in his painting The Milky Way

Will Goldfarb makes his Chef's Table debut
'After el-Bulli, the new minimum standard was to be the best in the world,' he says of his early days in Spain

Harry Styles drops in on Massimo Bottura
The singer ate in the cellar at Osteria Francescana on the Italian leg of his European tour

Patois - Where Chefs Eat in New Orleans when they desire buttermilk biscuit and fried rabbit in a neighbourhood setting
Aaron Burgau's Louisianan take on classic French cooking makes it to the new edition of our restaurant guide

Phaidon and Free Arts NYC honour Lawrence Weiner
We joined Marian Goodman Gallery, Gagosian Gallery and Artsy in sponsoring a charity dinner and auction

Guess whose birthday it is today fashion fans
Can you name this onesie-shunning baby who grew into one of the fashion world’s most influential figures?

Bowie, Cobain and Cohen get their own typefaces
You may not be able to write like your heroes but your writing can look like theirs with these rock star fonts

Aina - Where Chefs Eat in San Francisco when they want a taste of the Hawaiian landscape in an urban setting
Big Island-born chef Jordan Keao describes his restaurant as a love letter to Hawaii - Where Chefs Eat agrees

A Movement in a Moment: Kinetic Art
The idea was that art should keep up with technology, so why did the movement become yesterday's futurism?

Why Will Goldfarb makes room for Ernest Hemingway, Haruki Murakami, Oscar Wilde (and Jackie Collins)
The Room for Dessert chef on how the classics became key ingredients in his incredible desserts

Neptune Oyster - Where Chefs Eat in Boston when they're more than happy just to perch on a stool at the marble bar
Does this place in the north end of the city serve the best chowder in Boston? One chef in our guide thinks so…

How to do slogans in a social media age
New Design Museum show, From Hope to Nope, looks at how designers have navigated a choppy, political decade

James Corner's new High Line and Japanese garden for NY
The co-creator of The High Line revisits his old creation and draws on new inspirations for the Domino Sugar site

Boka - Where Chefs Eat in Chicago when they want a backdrop of North Carolina moss and living staghorn ferns
Kevin Boehm and Rob Katz's Chicago place is a great mix of elegant and quirky - and that goes for the food too

JR gives a face to the Dreamers
New film shows how the artist's Inside Out Project is putting a face to the immigrants trying to stay in the US

These waterside homes offer splendid isolation
Want to get away from it all? Then take a look at these perfectly isolated island homes, featured in Living on Water

How Hobbes first pictured the “monster” of good government
The political philosopher, born 430 years ago today, put a face to the-then novel theory of the ‘body politic’

Jeremy Fox turns carrots into everything from pasta to crumble
It’s International Carrot Day! Here’s why the award-winning chef and Phaidon author loves this versatile vegetable

What Bacon thought of Warhol and Jasper Johns
In a series of newly released taped conversations, Bacon can be heard dismissing these Titans of 20th century art

How Danny Lyon’s bike put him in jail with Martin Luther King
On the anniversary of MLK’s death, here's how shared jail time turned a student into a campaigning photographer

Otium - Where Chefs Eat in LA when they want trendy, sleek, modern - and a massive amount of sparkle
The dishes at this ambitious restaurant are unexpected but familiar, and straight from California’s open heart

The metro carriage that helped create Industrial Facility’s chair
Japan’s public transportation gave Sam Hecht and Kim Colin a bright idea for their award-winning furniture range

What to expect from Danny Meyer’s New York taco stand
The man behind Shake Shack promises to bring his take on Mexican food to the Williamsburg waterfront

Take a look at the Osteria Francescana staff meal
Massimo Bottura shows us all how to fight food waste and satisfy a hungry restaurant brigade

Wildair – Where Chefs Eat in New York when they want pig’s head on toast and a portion of the old Lower East Side to share
This small, ambitious wine bar in a tiny store is ‘very crushable in every way' says Momofuku's Sean Gray

Francesca Woodman in some other time and place
Celebrating the short but influential life of the photographer on the day she would have turned 60

How Rubens, Richard Hamilton and Titian saw Adonis
Death, rebirth and y fronts - the classical hunk has inspired ancient and modern artists in many different ways

Warhol and Pollock's Chelsea Hotel doors are up for sale
A former resident of the famous Manhattan flop house rescued its doors and is now selling them off for charity

How the egg became a Cuban life saver
In Cuba, if you want to make pretty much any meal, you've got to break some eggs (and not only at Easter)

Inoda Coffee - Where Chefs Eat in Kyoto when they require the very best coffee (served by waiters in bow ties)
The caffeine fix here comes pre-mixed with sugar and milk and paired with a menu of cakes and sandwiches

How Edwin Luytens created Great Dixter
The architect was born 149 years ago today. Here's how he took two medieval buildings to make something new

Metabolism: the architectural style behind Isle of Dogs
A quick guide to the utopian architectural movement that influenced Wes Anderson’s dystopian dog film

Christian Jankowski’s fake art exhibition
The artist uses online tributes to great works to commission Chinese copies that aren't quite right

These Nan Goldin skateboards have no drag resistance!
The photographer thinks millennials are 'so conservative' and aims to change that with her drag queen images

Tsukiji Sushisay - Where Chefs Eat in Tokyo when they want the best sushi in the city - for breakfast!
Tsukiji Fish Market is an overwhelming experience - our guide points you away from the lines to the best place

Why the Egg Chair matters
We take an Easter look at this futuristic classic, named after its resemblance to a smoothly broken eggshell

Just why did Ed Ruscha paint with eggs?
This Easter we look at how yolks, along with beetroot juice and gunpowder found their way on to Ed's brush

Is this theme park copying Yayoi Kusama and Chris Burden?
It's hard not to pick up on two fine-art precedents in Indonesia's hot new selfie hotspot, Rabbit Town

Why the MR Chaise Chair matters
On Mies van der Rohe’s birthday, we look back at one of his lesser known modernist masterpieces

The wrench that inspired Industrial Facility’s door handle
A chance encounter on a building site and a rummage through a tool box inspired the creation of this sleek design

Soul Food Mahanakorn - Where Chefs Eat in Bangkok when they hunger for jazzed up street food and basil cocktails
This hip restaurant was founded by food writer Jarrett Wrisley and serves soulful food infused with local herbs

A Movement in a Moment: Nazarenes
How a colony of longhaired artists squatted a Roman monastery and attempted to alter the course of art history

Mingles - Where Chefs Eat in Seoul when they want contemporary Korean food served Gangnam Style!
Fermentation serves as the cornerstone of this neo-Korean cuisine in Seoul's blingy Gangnam district

Herzog & de Meuron float a block above the Moscow River
The architects preserve old industrial buildings, create a new park and still make the most of a riverside view

Martin Parr and friends go down to the beach - again
A new exhibition shows Parr isn't the only photographer patrolling British seasides

Jack Whitten on de Kooning, Civil Rights and his legacy
In his final video interview, the abstract artist described his life, work and how he wanted to be remembered

Is Will Goldfarb the Thom Yorke of pastry?
Eater likens the chef to Radiohead's singer, praising his book alongside Japan the Cookbook in its spring round-up

Why does Yayoi Kusama love pumpkins?
As the artist celebrates her 89th birthday, we look at the ways she has represented her favourite vegetable

The jet engine that inspired Industrial Facility’s fan
Discover how a trip to London’s RAF museum helped this British design duo conjure up their fan for Muji

5 poets’ portraits for World Poetry Day
See how painters have pictured these writers in our new book Reading Art: Art for Book Lovers

Fu He Hui - Where Chefs Eat in Shanghai when they crave contemporary vegetarian food in an ancient villa
This innovative upscale restaurant takes its inspiration from Buddhist beliefs

Trevor Paglen's new flag plays on our fear of spyware
Artist creates creepy flag named after the supposed CIA bug Wikileaks claimed is hiding in a Samsung television

Right about now - Japan turns pink!
Japan bursts into colour in spring - The Japanese Garden author Sophie Walker talks us through the new season

Alain de Botton on how to find happiness in unlikely places
On International Day of Happiness 2018, the philosopher says we can find beauty in the lowliest places

Will Goldfarb stars in the new series of Chef’s Table
The Netflix series focuses on desserts, profiling the world’s best pastry chefs, including the latest Phaidon author

These waterside homes are perfect for a cosy log fire
Want a cool view and a warming hearth? Then these are the architectural retreats just right for you

Grace Coddington makes a return to British Vogue
The creative director and Phaidon author has styled a story for the April issue of the UK fashion magazine

The Japanese ruler that inspired an Industrial Facility watch
How an encounter with a different kind of precision tool led Sam Hecht and Kim Colin to their Circumference Watch

How Caravaggio, Freud and Dalí saw Narcissus
Discover how this ancient self-obsessed beauty found a place within baroque, surrealist and modern British art

Tin Lung Heen - Where Chefs Eat in Hong Kong when they want to look down on the world from the 102nd storey
But don’t get too distracted by the view - the Cantonese food is just as stunning says Where Chefs Eat

The incredibly cool world of Snarkitecture - Fractured Table
The NYC art, architecture and design practice’s new tables and chairs hint at their humble origins

Take a look at Betak's brilliantly bizarre interiors auction
The fashion show producer is auctioning off art and rare design objects alongside jet panels and Japanese robots!

How Yves Klein, Chris Burden and Henri Matisse saw Icarus
Our new book Flying Too Close to the Sun examines how artists old and new have interpreted ancient myths

Restaurant Hubert - Where Chefs Eat in Sydney (when they would really rather be in 1920s Paris)
Classic cocktails and a broad wine list complement traditional and contemporary interpretations of Gallic dishes

Jeremy Fox (the cook and the book) make the James Beards
The chef is shortlisted both for his food at Rustic Canyon and his words in On Vegetables at this year's awards
