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London’s Dining Trolley Renaissance Runs on Nostalgia and Tableside Theatrics

1 day ago | observer.com | Emily Zemler

The beef tartare trolley at Maison Francois. Courtesy Steven Joyce. Everyone sitting in Maison François watches as our server dollops heaping spoonfuls of chopped cornichon and diced red onion into a large bowl of raw beef. The contemporary French restaurant’s tartare de boeuf trolley has become rather well-known in London, serving the classic dish with customizable flair beside the table rather than simply bringing it out from the kitchen.
Met Opera Leans on Classics With Fresh Faces for 2025 Spring Season

1 day ago | observer.com | Christopher Corwin

Peter Kálmán, Alexey Zhilikhovsky and Aigul Akhmetshina as Bartolo, Figaro and Rosina in Il Barbiere di Siviglia.
Lapid’s ‘Yes!’ and Films of Dissidence and Rebellion at Cannes 2025

3 days ago | observer.com | Siddhant Adlakha

Nadav Lapid’s Yes! Les Films du Losange, Courtesy of Cannes Film FestivalThe history of the Cannes Film Festival is underscored by a sense of rebellion. After all, its creation in 1939 was in response to Mussolini’s undue influence over the Venice Film Festival. Whether or not Cannes retains this righteous stature today is a matter of debate.
At Raymond Blanc’s Cotswolds Retreat, Nature Guides the Dining Experience

4 days ago | observer.com | Lindsay Cohn

Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons. Courtesy Mattia AquilaLong before “sustainability” and “farm-to-table” were little more than culinary buzzwords, Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons was already implementing both concepts in a honey-hued corner of the Cotswolds in Oxfordshire. Four decades later, the gastronomy-focused getaway, now part of the Belmond portfolio, continues its pioneering approach to agricultural and culinary excellence, while remaining grounded in nature.
In Madagascar, Fondation H Anchors a Rising Contemporary Scene

6 days ago | observer.com | Gameli Hamelo

An installation view of Yinka Shonibare’s “Safiotra.” Photo: Fabio Thierry Andriamiarintsoa © Fondation HThis past April, scores of art world insiders from institutions, organizations and galleries—MoMA, Serpentine Gallery, V&A East and Goodman Gallery, to name a few—trekked to Madagascar for an exhibition billed as Yinka Shonibare CBE RA’s first major show in Africa.
Channeling the Primordial Pulse of Nature: An Interview With Artist Thalita Hamaoui

1 week ago | observer.com | Elisa Carollo

Thalita Hamaoui, Nascer da terra, 2025. Courtesy of the artist and Marianne Boesky GalleryThalita Hamaoui’s paintings are at once fantastical, primordial landscapes and holistic visions of nature’s generative force, where everything belongs to the same unified whole. Within her canvases, all elements exist in continuous interrelation, participating in an unending cycle of growth, efflorescence and transformation.
‘Three! Seven! Ace!’: The Met Goes All in On ‘Queen of Spades’

1 week ago | observer.com | Christopher Corwin

Arsen Soghomonyan and Sonya Yoncheva as Hermann and Lisa. Ken Howard/MetOperaWhen details of star soprano Anna Netrebko’s lawsuit against the Metropolitan Opera surfaced, one of the projects planned for her was a revival of Tchaikovsky’s searing tragedy Queen of Spades.
Teruko Brings Wagyu, Sushi and Subterranean Surrealism to Hotel Chelsea

1 week ago | observer.com | Erica Chayes Wida

Teruko at Hotel Chelsea. Courtesy Annie SchlechterIt’s Tuesday night at the Hotel Chelsea. Lively coteries loiter on the rosy-hued sidewalk, colored by the white-and-crimson neon sign proudly displayed on the Victorian-era haunt. The late May evening is balmy enough to eat outside, but carries a chill that justifies the fire crackling beside gothic settees in the lobby. To enter the hotel’s newest dining concept, Teruko, which debuted Friday, May 23, I descend to the subterranean level.
As Elon Musk Exits Washington, Tesla Investors Demand He Work 40-Hour Weeks as CEO

1 week ago | observer.com | Sissi Cao

Elon Musk recently promised to spend more time running Tesla. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesNow that Elon Musk has wrapped up his high-profile advisory role in Washington, a group of Tesla’s institutional investors is pressing him to return his full attention to the company, which has seen sales plummet in key markets in recent months. The investors point to slowing electric vehicle sales and a slumping stock price as evidence that Tesla needs Musk back at the helm.
Maike Cruse On Why Art Basel’s Flagship Edition Still Sets the Bar

1 week ago | observer.com | Elisa Carollo

Agnes Denes’s Wheatfield – A Confrontation (1984), restaged in the Messeplatz at the 2024 edition of Art Basel. Art BaselArt Basel announced its fifth edition in Doha, signaling a calculated expansion into the Middle East, just ahead of the final crucible of a busy spring season: the annual pilgrimage to Europe for the fair’s most storied and serious flagship in Basel, Switzerland.