Forecasts in food for 2012 – Hottest Trends and Predictions

Ethnic food trends for 2012 Preview of the Hottest Trends and Predictions in Restaurants Trendspotting analysts Andrew Freeman & Co., based in San Francisco, issued the forecasts in food for 2012. Exciting, creative takes on modern Thai cuisine are becoming some of the hottest destinations in town as diners become more adventurous and love the … Read more

Moët & Chandon – the official champagne of the ATP World Tour

Moët & Chandon has become the official champagne of the ATP World Tour as part of a three-year agreement. Moet & Chandon will be the official champagne and global partner of the ATP World Tour, the men’s professional tennis circuit. As part of the agreement, Moet & Chandon will be associated with the spectacular season … Read more

The 77th London to Brighton Veteran Car Run expects about 500,000 spectators

Only vehicles built before 1904 eligible to take part in the event About 500,000 spectators expected to line the route The annual international classic calendar will finish only in November – with the “London to Brighton Veteran Car Run” (LBVCR) in England. The world’s longest running and greatest motoring celebration. The annual November event attracts … Read more

Top restaurant trends: Scandinavia, Japan and France rule the plates

Electrolux has asked some of the world’s most influential food critics and chefs where to go if you are looking for the next big thing within the culinary world. The answer is a Scandinavian bistro style slow street food restaurant with Japanese influences focusing on local ingredients. To get the lowdown on what really goes … Read more

Maker of ‘fine hats’ Christy’s finds safe home under Liberty

The hatmaker of the British Monarchy bought by Liberty (BlueGem Capital Partners) Upmarket London department store Liberty has purchased Christy’s, maker of ‘fine hats’ to luminaries as diverse as Winston Churchill and Johnny Depp. The hat maker, synonymous for its Trilbys, Fedoras and Ecuadorian Panamas, was established in 1773 and is the first addition as … Read more

Spyker survives. Saab parent company to sell Spyker to U.S. firm

  Saab parent company Swedish Automobile plans to sell its Spyker luxury-sports-car brand to U.S. private-equity firm North Street Capital for about $44 million. Spyker has been careful to point out to European news sources that the agreement has not been made final. Swedish Automobile had originally signed a deal with British company CPP Global … Read more