Zagat’s favorite Parisian restaurants The Zagat guide released its 2012/13 Paris Restaurants Guide covering 714 eateries in the Paris area. The results are based on the shared input of 8,015 avid diners, curated by Zagat, known as the “burgundy bible” and considered the world’s first crowd-sourcing restaurant guide. According to the survey, Parisians eat out … Read more
Harvard School of Public Health has honored the acclaimed British chef and food activist Jamie Oliver with the 2012 Harvard School of Public Health Healthy Cup Award for his significant achievements working to end the childhood obesity epidemic. Jamie Oliver’s 2010 and 2011 prime time ABC television series, “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution,” increased awareness of … Read more
Psychological assets like optimism and positive emotion afford protection against cardiovascular disease. It also appears that these factors slow the progression of disease, says a study was published 2012 in Psychological Bulletin. Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that positive psychological well-being appears to reduce the risk of heart attacks,strokes and other … Read more
Designers like Paul Smith, Orla Kiely, Mary Katrantzou, J.W. Anderson, and Matthew Williamson are involved in the Olympic Games (July 27 – August 12) in a creative manner. To keep up to date with all the Olympic fashion events, exhibitions and activities the British fashion industry stars have set up Fashion 2012 (fashion2012.co.uk) – an online … Read more
We are honored to present an article by Fflur Roberts, Head of Global Luxury Goods Research at Euromonitor International Hit by the global economic slowdown, the luxury goods industry went through a period of decline in 2008-2009 but by 2010 the recovery had already begun, with most developed countries recording positive growth. At the same time the … Read more
At the upcoming annually Fifi Awards, the 2012 Elizabeth Taylor Fragrance Celebrity of the Year Award will go to Justin Bieber and his “Someday” fragrance that made $3 million in just three weeks at US department store Macy’s. The “Elizabeth Taylor Fragrance Celebrity of the Year Award” honors a celebrity who has embraced and promoted … Read more