The show on the road

For a true spectacular, you can't beat the flowers of the wild west.

Rise of the supernaturals

WHEN Brazilian super-chef Alex Atala fed the demi-god of avant-garde techno-cuisine, Ferran Adria, raw Amazonian worm last year the tectonic plates of global gastronomy shifted. The past few years have been held hypnotised by the surreal science of Spain's famed food labs - but that single raw worm proved symbolic of the new culinary Zeitgeist.

A guide to weeping in Bali

Parenting, like travel, brings joy and despair.

Side Order

Wild hibiscus flowers in syrup, $10/250g.

A Town Like Alice's

IT'S a long way from Sichuan to Florida, but the inhabitants of Verity are locked into their own fight for survival. Once a microdot on the map, Verity has been discovered. "In the past few years, there has been an influx of newcomers, lured by the low rents and wild hibiscus.