Chef Edoardo “Edo” Baldi’s father, Giorgio Baldi, founder of the iconic Santa Monica restaurant of the same name, was not impressed when he first heard his son wanted to put corn inside pasta. “You give corn to chickens,” Edo recalled Giorgio telling him. Nearly 30 years later, sweet corn pasta…

A security scare in one of Mexico’s biggest avocado-producing states has abruptly stopped US inspections, threatening to disrupt shipments of the popular fruit into America. The US Embassy announced Wednesday all US government operations in Michoacán had been suspended because of what it described as a “threat to US interests.”…

With the rise of AI and concerns about the “job apocalypse,” less than half of American college students feel positive about the job market. A new survey of 2,000 U.S. students pursuing higher education revealed that just 45% of students surveyed are optimistic about the job market they’ll enter post-graduation.…

Published on 06/08/2026 – 16:08 GMT+2•Updated 16:08 British travellers are deciding against a foreign holiday this summer, with millions choosing a staycation instead, new research has revealed. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to data from consumer bank Chase, this year is all about the Great British “staycation summer”, as 22.5 million UK…

Stamie Giallourakis was on her deathbed in early 2021 when she made herself a promise. At the time, she was over 200 pounds and hospitalized with severe COVID-19.  “I swore that if I survived — and I’m not being dramatic — I would try to once and for all be…

Expansion plans for Scotland’s Caledonian Sleeper service are gathering steam with a working group looking at the possibility of a direct rail link with mainland Europe. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT An announcement issued on 4 August said that representatives from Transport Scotland, Scottish Rail Holdings and Caledonian Sleeper are spearheading efforts to…

The world’s best cities for Gen Z have just been named by Time Out – and half of those in the top 20 are in Europe. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Having surveyed 4,000 local residents aged between 18 and 29 across 150 cities worldwide, Tokyo came out as the number one spot…

There’s been a lot of talk about set-jetting in recent years, with people booking stays in hotels made famous by TV shows and films like The White Lotus or Lost in Translation. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But what if you could make a movie set your permanent address? This is exactly what…

DEAR ABBY: Four years ago, my cousin “Roy” introduced me to his friends, who, once a month, have a party at the home of one of the couples. We would eat and then play a form of dominoes. It was raucous and fun. The second time I went, a couple…

Congested capitals, tourist taxes and unending queues to see iconic landmarks are enough to make any traveller rethink taking a much-needed holiday altogether. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Rather than flocking to Europe’s popular capitals, many tourists are turning to the so-called “second cities” that are growing in appeal. Observers of this trend…