Hot dining at Iglu

With a band of loyal patrons and warm reviews in publications like Edinburgh’s essential cultural guide The List, “ethical eaterie” Iglu is obviously doing something right.

“Over the last two and a half years we’ve evolved from a student pub into a trendy bar and then into an excellent restaurant that has a good bar attached,” says owner Charlie Cornelius.

His take on the restaurant’s success is that it’s all in the way the produce is sourced. “We like to know where our ingredients are coming from, to know that the animals are treated well. We source our sausages from Peelham Farm near Berwick,” he adds.

The hungrier among you may want to try meaty meals like the Aberdeen Angus steak sandwich or salmon parcel (pictured); there’s also always a vegetarian dish of the day.
Iglu, 2b Jamaica Street, Edinburgh, +44 (0)131 476 5333; www.theiglu.com

Moscow’s juice tsar

Brazilian nutritionist Patricia Teixerira, who works with professional footballers, has developed a menu of “healthy living” juices for the Hyatt in Moscow. Her recipes include “anti jet-lag juice” (pictured) – it contains kale, carrots, apple and pumpkin seeds. Well, they’re sure to be easier on your liver than Russian vodka.
Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow, 4 Neglinnaya Street, Moscow, +7 495 783 1234; www.moscow.park.hyatt.com

Chocolate bar

Wine and chocolate are probably two of the best things in life and now a new concept restaurant in Chicago has combined them for its menu. Chocolate Grape is no sweet-shop, however. Set in the city’s Wicker Park, the stylish café has a private party room called The Truffle Box. Different handmade chocolates are paired with semi-fine wines that complement their flavour (or the other way around, depending on how you prefer to think about it). Unusual truffles include sea salt and balsamic vinegar, as well as orange caramel and coconut. You can also head here for a brunch of crêpes and mango mimosas.
Chocolate Grape, 2113 West Division Street, Chicago, +1 773 772 3990;www.chocolate-grape.com