The monthly digest
Issues.
Each month our editors gather a small group of reviews around a single question worth keeping for the year.
- Issue №XII
The quiet table
Restraint in five kitchens — Mauri, Locavore, Room4Dessert, Hujan Locale, and a return visit to Apéritif.
May 2026 - Issue №XI
Behind the wall
A close look at the discreet end of Bali’s lodging market: Kayumanis Nusa Dua, Bambu Indah, and three smaller estates.
April 2026 - Issue №X
Heritage, considered
Indonesian heritage cooking taken seriously by the kitchens that should: a long-form essay and four short reviews.
March 2026 - Issue №IX
The dessert problem
A reconsideration of pastry programmes at five fine-dining rooms — and one dedicated dessert restaurant.
February 2026 - Issue №VIII
A return season
Five rooms we re-visited a year on. Three held. One climbed. One did not.
January 2026
Past issues are gathered here for reference. A printable annual edition is forthcoming.