Carnation Canteen’s tap water is triple filtered and passes through a “rose quartz vortex”. But what does that even mean? And why bother? We called up and asked. The Hot List is the definitive guide ...

Chocolate mousse that’s mounded on the plate like mortar. Tissue-thin tuna cut with geometric edges to fit its barge of toast. Hand-scrawled menus that only experienced waitstaff can decipher. When ...