Spanish chef Ferran Adrià plans to launch a virtual encyclopedia about food, akin to Wikipedia At a gastronomy event in Mexico, Spanish Chef Ferran Adria released more details on life after El Bulli. The famous chef will launch an online encyclopedia devoted to food, gastronomy and modern cooking, a culinary version of Wikipedia christened La … Read more
The offending bag from last year’s The Hangover II movie Louis Vuitton luxury house is asking for compensation over the use of the “Lewis Vuitton” bag in Warnes Bros’ “The Hangover Part II” (2011, USA, directed by Todd Phillips), which grossed £367m and is the most successful R-rated comedy of all time at the global box … Read more
According to The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF), in 2011 China finally overtook the United States to become the world’s largest art and antiques market in terms of auction and dealer sales, reports BBC. China’s art auction market generated US$60.8 billion and accounted for 30 percent global market share. The US dropped into second place last year with … Read more
Most expensive hotels in the world: study. Switzerland is on top of the rankings According to the new Hotel Price Index (HPI) released by global hotel specialist Hotels.com, Switzerland has the most expensive hotels in the world. Dublin is the least expensive capital city in Western Europe. The most expensive capital city in the world … Read more
Luxury $70 million superyacht launched The 77-metre luxury superyacht Smeralda, the world’s longest aluminium motor yacht, was launched at Australian Marine Complex, reports perthnow. The yacht was built by Perth-based company Hanseatic Marine and had taken over two years and 550,000 man hours to build. It’s the third superyacht produced for Hanseatic’s owner, German entrepreneur … Read more
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) announced the nominees, honorees and host for the 2012 CFDA Fashion Awards. The 2012 CFDA Fashion Awards will be hosted by Seth Meyers, head writer and anchor of Saturday Night Live, and will be part of a yearlong celebration of the CFDA’s 50th Anniversary. The Awards will … Read more