Paris Seen By Hollywood

American Dreams: Hollywood’s love of depicting Paris   Paris is the most filmed city in Hollywood movies, an estimated 800 American films having been located in Paris. The Hollywood clichés of the city include Place de la Concorde, the Opera, the Alexandre III bridge with the Eiffel Tower in the background, Place Vendome in front of … Read more

Michelin starred Raymond Blanc boarding on Eurostar as Culinary Director

Celebrity chef Raymond Blanc teams up with Eurostar Celebrity self-taught chef Raymond Blanc, one of Britain’s best-known cooks and a world renowned Michelin starred chef, has been appointed Culinary Director of Eurostar transport provider. Raymond Blanc has developed a menu based on seasonal ingredients from the three countries connected by Eurostar. The new gastronomic partnership … Read more

Disney Princesses reinterpretated by world leading designers

Harrods invited ten of the most covetable fashion brands to create a special interpretation of one of 10 Disney Princesses animating the store’s Christmas project. Christmas at Harrods came with an extravagant set of window displays showcasing 10 stunning dresses created by world leading designers – each based on their glamorous interpretations of the original … Read more

LVMH-owned Cheval Blanc gets eight new luxury suites

To start off the new winter season on December 21, LVMH-owned uber-luxurious Cheval Blanc Hotel in  Coucheval ski resort introduces 8 new suites decorated by interior designer Sybille de Margerie. The alpine palace situated in resort billed “International billionaires club” extended also 6 of its other suites. Cheval Blanc offers thirty rooms and suites over … Read more

Kempinski to run world’s tallest hotel in the “worst building in the history of mankind”

Kempinski to run world’s tallest hotel in North Korea  Pyongyang‘s 105-storey enormous Ryugyong Hotel, North Korea’s pyramid hotel abandoned more than 20 years ago, will be transformed intro a Kempinski hotel, announced Reto Wittwer, CEO of international hotel operator Kempinski AG, at a forum in Seoul. Ryugyong Hotel, a source of fascination, ridicule and also … Read more

Trending foods: hottest food and dining trends for 2013

New York-based restaurant consultancy group Baum + Whiteman has released its list of 17 hottest food and dining trends for restaurants & hotels in 2013. Upscale donuts, Gochujang, Quinine syrup, Shiso or Charred octopus tentacles are the foods the world will be hearing a lot more of next year.   Here is the food trendspotting … Read more