For the main course, we travel to Mexico to view one of the world’s most engrossing cities through the eyes of its signature sandwiches. Author Michael Pollan writes about his experience with mescaline and Michelin-starred chef David Thompson schools us on Thai cookery. Enjoy a side serve of the Greek Islands, told through the lens of photographer Ellen Virgona, and then there’s dessert. Mr Stanley Tucci on his love of vacuuming and his hatred of the timpano they served in his 1997 film, Big Night. There’s plenty more, high to low, near to far, and all kinds of ridiculous."