We’re busy. Really busy. So busy we need to create more business, talk with more clients, and sign off more deals. Oh, yes, we should eat too. Thankfully there are plenty of places in London to do all of this at the same time — and cram it all into your lunch break. Marie Teather tries out the five best power lunch restaurants.

Woman: “You’re all wet!,” James Bond: “But my martini’s still dry.” ” James Bond, Never Say Never Again

Martini’s may be associated with New York but without London this cocktail would be without a catchphrase or two. Thanks to our very own James Bond, the author that penned him, and the bar where he drank, the classic Martini’s iconic slogan is perhaps one of modern culture’s most famous.

David Jamilly co-owns Theme Traders, a party planning, event management, props and prop hire company which has been running for over 20 years.

Theme Traders has worked on events for three of the five richest people in the world and its list of clients reads like an A-list of celebrities.

Following the success of the British Asparagus fortnight back in May, celebrity chef Gary Rhodes’ Michelin starred fine dining restaurant, Rhodes W1, is hosting an exclusive Truffle fortnight to celebrate the start of the new season.

Self-indulgent summer is nearly over and it’s time to start thinking about the run up to festive season. Ok that may be jumping the gun a little but before days become a cluttered with Christmas parties and gift lists there is time to give a little back to those who need it. Marie Teather looks at just some of the charity galas held in London over the next couple of months.

Not content with being the proud owner of the world’s largest superyacht, Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is now creating a £20 million private nightclub underneath Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge football stadium.

This year’s recent London Fashion Week (LFW) saw the first sustainable fashion show on the official catwalk schedule—recognizing a new direction for fashion and jewelry designers.

A 1962 AC Aceca Coupé formerly owned by the James Bond novelist Ian Fleming, sold for £80,000 at a London auction.

The car is one of only six surviving Ford-powered Acecas in the world and £80,000 is the most believed ever paid for this model.

If ever there were a drink that rides the fine line between elegant, good taste and a hard, gritty, dark kind of place, it would be a whisky on the rocks. Ever since the 15th century, Scotch whisky has cast its unique spell over drinkers and here in London we’ve sought solace with it through rough times and good. Here in 2010, the modern and sleek whisky bars dotted throughout the capital suggest that our relationship with the tipple is currently cool and healthy. Marie Teather checks five of them out.