The guitar that Jimi Hendrix played before he was famous sold yesterday for $265,000 (£164,675)–over 400 times the price he originally paid.

Talking of tapas means conversation over tapas. Small little plates equates to sharing and passing around, choice of dishes means asking your dinning partners what they want to eat, giving your suggestions, and letting the conversation flow as you nibble the night away. Still not full? Order some more, add the alcohol and let the evening roll on. Tapas, the best invention ever to come out of Spain. Marie Teather hunts down the best tapas restaurants in London.

For the last 20 years it’s hard not to be aware of the work from celebrity portrait and fashion photographer Uli Weber.We get the lowdown on his Haute Secrets for London.

There are rules to making pizza. Well that’s what a pizza regulatory body from Napoli say. To start with the base should be soft and easy enough to fold, while the cheese, either mozzarella di bufala or fior di latte should be spread evenly. With this in mind, Marie Teather has risen to the challenge of finding the top 5 pizzerias in London.

London’s diners are reported to be experiencing a “golden age” with more restaurants launched in the capital over the past year than ever before. And more good news is that the latest edition of Harden’s guide concludes that the restaurant revolution sparked in London a decade ago has reached its pinnacle, with London’s eateries now rivaling their New York counterparts. With 158 new restaurants launched in the last 12 months, and even a few classics that have been re-launched, it’s almost impossible to keep up to date with all but Marie Teather has picked out five of her favorites.

It’s not long until it’s time to start thinking of Christmas presents and as always Harrods has the answer. Available exclusively at the store is The John Walker (£2,000), a limited and malty blend designed to taste like classic 19th Century whiskies.

Celebrating the great city that London is, the first of many London Lifestyle Awards took place at the glamorous Riverbank Park Plaza. Famous faces, press and London’s influential elite turned up to celebrate the capital and the businesses within.

London’s busy roads and tube network, noise, delays and crowds can get really wear you down. Sometimes you just wish you could soar above it all and make all these annoyances seem as insignificant as they really are.

Luckily there are numerous places in London for you to get closer to the clouds and remind yourself what a stunning city you’re zipping around. Marie Teather, is not afraid of heights and she’s about to prove it.

Locals in Dartmoor are proud of their air. When the winds are blowing east, straight from the US and across the Atlantic, locals proclaim the air quality the best in Europe.

And so begins the first of many superlatives, while staying at Britain’s first supervilla, Sweeton Manor.