It is not uncommon to hear that a fashion retailer has opened a cafe or a restaurant to add to its store, and here you can think of Burberry, Gucci, Armani, Ralph Lauren, to name only a few. Finding a place to sit down and enjoy food at a florist's or at a bookstore is not exactly new either.
China's time-honored baozi (steamed buns with fillings) brand Goubuli has opened a new modern fast-food outlet in Beijing, a brand that offers something slightly different to Goubuli's traditional chain restaurants.
Tradition gets a makeover as a war for customers wages
The American palate has gotten sophisticated enough that kimchee is considered a health food and bibimbap can be ordered alongside mac and cheese.
From Peranakan food, to curry fish head, the island nation's culinary offerings are linked to its immigrants
Bjorn Low never expected that he would one day be involved in the revival of Singapore's culinary traditions.
It's a city built amid mountain ranges. Tucked away from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the city grabbed the world's attention when a massive earthquake convulsed it in 2010.
More than 2 million tourists have visited Cuba this year, state media said last Wednesday, putting the country on track for a record number of visitors bringing badly needed cash to an economy facing a sharp reduction in subsidized oil from its chief ally, Venezuela.
Christopher Sayegh holds up two syringes filled with cannabis compound, primed to pump tiny amounts into a pomegranate sorbet, or a juicy cut of Wagyu Japanese beef as part of a bold new sensory experiment.
There's not a lot of green in the urban jungle of Sao Paulo, but thanks to Fernanda Danelon, restaurants in the Brazilian megacity are turning their waste back into food at innovative gardens tucked amid the skyscrapers.
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