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

Lauren Greenfield shows the value of an art education
In a new film, the photographer, director and Phaidon author makes a compelling case for encouraging art in schools

JR helps Massimo launch new Refettorio
The chef, Phaidon author and philanthropist turns unwanted food into meals for the needy in Paris

Jean Jullien’s wonderfully un-grown-up birthday message
The artist, illustrator and Phaidon author shows us how we all feel on the day we get one year older

These Self-Portraits played with gender fluidity back in the day
See how artists have presented themselves as different sexes in their self-portraits throughout the ages

When Annie Leibovitz shot the late Professor Stephen Hawking
'This photograph said everything I wanted to say about looking at this mind; this very vivid, connected mind on top of this mountain – the body and the chair.' Leibovitz recalls her shoot with the astrophysicist who died this morning

Massimo shows us all how to shop (and cook) like a chef
The Skinny Italian chef and philanthropist helps fight food waste in a great new video by ATTN: for Morton Salt

Who spotted the art in this viral video of Michelle Obama?
When a two-year-old art lover visited Michelle’s office, we all got a peek at the former First Lady’s art collection and it includes some great pieces by Phaidon artists Kerry James Marshall and Theaster Gates

Why the Flag Halyard Chair matters
Hans Wegner supposedly came up with the idea for this grid-like seat in while sitting in a sand dune on holiday

What to expect from David Chang’s new media empire
The Where Chefs Eat contributor has plans for lifestyle podcasts and TV shows 'in and out of the kitchen'

How Givenchy and Hepburn brought film and fashion together
Following the death of French designer Hubert de Givenchy, a quick lesson in why he revolutionised fashion and how a 'disappointing' meeting resulted in the now legendary Little Black Dress

And it's another Isamu Noguchi Award for a Phaidon author!
Last year it was John Pawson, this year the Noguchi Museum singles out Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa

The incredibly cool world of Snarkitecture - Secret Souvenir
Here's one illuminating Snarkitecture project that started life as a celebration of New York

Biggie Smalls - Where Chefs Eat in Melbourne when they crave a late night kebab inspired by a dead rap legend
An homage to Americana threads its way through the retro decor but the food takes its cues from the Middle East

How Picasso, Pollock and Blake saw the Minotaur
The mythical man-bull has always served artists well, even into an age of gender reassignment

The healthcare innovation that made Industrial Facility’s sofa
How Sam Hecht and Kim Colin used a Herman Miller idea to create comfy, easily transportable seating

Maaemo - Where Chefs Eat In Oslo when nothing but the promise of a 400-year-old clam will do
The brainchild of Danish-born chef Esben Holmboe Bang presents an unconventional take on Nordic cuisine

The brilliant, female gaze of Grafton Architects
‘We were born female and have the pleasure and pain of seeing the world through female eyes,’ say the Irish duo

The reasons reading is (still) a feminist issue
We look back at some of the more divisive depictions of women readers in our new book Reading Art

Why the Sketch Chair matters
How the all-female group Front Design combined cutting-edge 3D printing and motion-capture film in one chair

Stefan Sagmeister wants you to show him your beauty
Got a vision of man-made loveliness? Then the great New York graphic designer would like to hear from you

Bastard - Where Chefs Eat in Malmö when they want delicious charcuterie and a rock 'n' roll attitude
Chef Andreas Dahlberg serves up a meat feast and music at this rudely-named Malmö foodie destination

Piet Mondrian - loved jazz (but couldn't dance!)
On the anniversary of his birth find out how jazz informed his art and why musician Thelonius Monk would often refer to Mondrian's paintings when describing his own compositions

A Movement in a Moment: Mannerism
On Michelangelo’s birthday we look back at 'the stylish style' of high Renaissance painting

These Self-Portraits must have really, really hurt
Suffering for your art is taken to a whole new level in this group of images taken from 500 Self-Portraits

Mark Bradford’s tribute to Jack Whitten
The abstract artist includes a fitting homage to the painter, who died back in January, in his new Los Angeles show

JR shoots Madonna’s Oscars party
The artist and activist might have lost out on his Academy Award but he still got to party with Madonna and co.

Bica do Sapato - Where Chefs Eat in Lisbon when they feel like dinner and a dance in a place owned by John Malkovich
Sushi and fish dominate the menu at this lofty, minimalist space on a cobbled street in Lisbon's old town

Virgilio Martinez has high hopes for his remote new restaurant
The Peruvian chef's new restaurant Mil opened last week - but you'll need detailed instructions to get there

Why alien life made Wolfgang Tillmans rethink politics
The photographer tries to work out what makes people go right-wing and how he might win them back

The incredibly cool world of Snarkitecture - The Ombre Plane
More incontrovertible evidence of awesomeness from our book on the New York-based design practice

Frantzén - Where Chefs Eat in Stockholm when they hanker for something fresh from the garden (make that two gardens)
Find out why Tom Aikens calls Frantzén a 'Super gastro experience' in our new global restaurant guide

Kerry James Marshall's superhero cover for NY Magazine
The Rhythm Mastr work has been unveiled at the Port Authority Bus Terminal as part of NY Mag's 50th birthday

What can The Three Robbers teach us about gender relations?
Tomi Ungerer's original publisher believes the key to this story lies in the harmony between men and women

Jean Jullien's hand-made tribute to the weekend
The French artist and illustrator teams up with his brother for a show dedicated to introspection and slowing down

Facebook censors The Venus of Willendorf
The tech giant has deemed this 30,000-year-old sculpture 'pornographic'

Dior and Betak revive the spirit of May '68 in Paris
Revolutionary fervour lives on in the fashion house's latest womenswear show, produced by Bureau Betak

Brazilian gun battles, avoiding arrest and being just a 'wallpaper' guy - what we learned from JR on 60 Minutes

Nobelhart & Schmutzig - Where Chefs Eat (and chat) in Berlin if they’re OK with having their phone taken off them at the door
You might think you’re at the wrong door on this busy street but inside there’s no mistake - everything about this modern German restaurant is stylish and slick, on the plate and off

Snarkitecture creates a sneaker shrine for Kith in LA
The art, architecture and design studio makes the footwear specialist's elite ranges look even more special

Soviet fashion and soft power
Our book Designed in the USSR recalls how Russia pushed haute couture abroad (and sewing patterns at home)

A lesson in how to make your own Brutalist bonbons
Danish designer creates chocolate-covered treats inspired by London's Barbican Centre - you can too

These waterside homes are perfect for city dwellers
Want splendid, watery isolation, within reach of an Uber? Then these are the architectural retreats for you

Koy Shunka - Where Chefs Eat in Barcelona when nothing but sushi in gothic surroundings will suffice
The kind of precisely beautiful omakase - more common 6,000 miles away - feels right at home here...

Why the Louis Ghost Chair matters
Philippe Starck’s spectral update of an 18thC classic is both antique and modern (and her majesty approves)

Phaidon chefs make ugly, delicious food with David Chang
The Momofuku boss and Phaidon contributor finds bad-looking, great-tasting dishes for his new Netflix show

Anna Dello Russo’s fabulous fashion week sale
Designers, models and socialites flocked to a Milanese palazzo to see Anna bid goodbye to her archive

Amass – Where Chefs Eat in Copenhagen when (whisper it) they're just not in the mood for NOMA . . .
If you want crispy oats with hot-smoked foie gras in a vast cafeteria in a former shipyard, this is the place for you

Made in North Korea is now a show as well as a book!
Last night Nick Bonner launched a show of ephemera featured in his book at the House Of Illustration, London

These waterside homes blend perfectly into their surroundings
Love water, nature and the built environment? Then here are some ideal works of architecture for you

Why the Cinema Chair matters
As the Oscars approach we take a look at how feature films spurred the production of comfier seating

Graffiti helps Annabelle Selldorf win a conservation award
The architect’s work on Hauser & Wirth’s LA outpost has just won the city’s most prestigious conservancy award

Andy Warhol Died 31 Years Ago Today
On the anniversary of Andy's passing discover the spiritual backstory to his final set of works

Anna Dello Russo has a new record coming out
Ahead of her huge fashion auction the social media star got out of her closet and into the vocal booth

Salvatore Arancio - Why I Create
Exploring the inspirations and attitudes of artists working with clay and ceramic, featured in Vitamin C

Why Bjarke Ingels based Noma 2.0 on a farm
René Redzepi got the BIG boss to build his new restaurant (and Ingels found a smart way to bring nature in)

Massimo gets a gold medal (and love from Ashton Kutcher)
Skinny Italian chef rewarded for turning ordinary ingredients into extraordinarily popular food waste movement

How Warhol and Mapplethorpe pictured the world in Polaroid
The Polaroid camera is 71-years-old today - here’s how two 20th century art star pioneers used theirs. . .

Le Castiglione Café - Where Chefs Eat in Paris when they fancy a fabulously fashionable start to the day
Ruairí de Blacam on where to enjoy a stylish early morning omelette and coffee at the counter
