Published this month:

The Portman Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Shanghai

On the blogs:

• Christmas lunch 2014, Chez Xie
• Mount Gay Black Barrel
• Four surprising grafitti moments
• Graham’s Port, Vila Nova de Gaia
• Eating out in China, Part Two: Xian
• Quinta de la Rosa, Pinhão
• Eating out in China, Part Three: Hangzhou and Shaoxing
• Perfume making at Molinard, Grasse

Published this month:

• Ten photos from The Portman Ritz Carlton, Shanghai
• The Spice of Life
• Ten photos from Althoff Hotel am Schlossgarten, Stuttgart
• Ten photos from Regency Tunis, Tunisia
• An imperial break in Chengdu
• Ten questions with AMYKARINE
• Life in Luxury’s guide to: The Glenlivet Winchester Collection Vintage 1964
• Ten photos from Le Vendôme, Beirut

On the blogs:

• There’s always a toast at a Georgian supra
• Six of the best free apps to help you navigate Chengdu
• Spotlight on: Oporto and the Douro Valley
• Appellations and the Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto (IVDP)
• Fairview La Beryl Blanc 2012

And some backdated photos:

• Boragó, Santiago, dinner
• Restaurante 99, Santiago, dinner
• Kuan Alley No 3, Chengdu, dinner
• Ren Min Shi Tang (People’s Public Restaurant), Chengdu, dinner
• Secret Larder, last supper
• Mount Gay rum Storied Supper at Dabbous, London
• 57°C Xiang, Chengdu, dinner
• Sofitel Legend People’s Grand Hotel, Xian, gala dinner
• Qin Restaurant of Real Love, Xian, lunch

Published this month:

Dark star: The sleepy Chinese town brought alive by its murky past

On the blogs:

• Saltvand pop-up at Henkes, Shanghai, dinner
• Table No 1 by Jason Atherton, Shanghai, dinner
• Eric Morgat, Clos Ferrard, Savennières
• Domaine Ogereau, Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay

And some backdated photos:

• Mr & Mrs Bund, Shanghai, late dinner
• Restaurant Martin by Martin Berasatgui, Shanghai, lunch