In preparation for Mother's Day, the St. John boutique at Scottsdale Fashion Square will host an open house event on Saturday, April 30, from 2 to 8 p.m. Customers are invited to stop by to enjoy champagne and treats, as well as shop the Pre Fall 2011 Collection. Certain shoppers will even be eligible to take home a special free gift.

As the countdown to the royal wedding nears its end, London’s iconic Harrods department store commemorates the event with a lavish display of 18 extravagant, multi-tiered wedding cakes in their famous Brompton Road windows. With illustrious names from the worlds of fashion, fine jewelry, food, and interiors such as Van Cleef & Arpels, Montblanc, Estée Lauder, Escada, Lalique, Jo Malone, and more, the stunning confectionaries will be displayed until Saturday, April 30.

Opening next Monday at Artspace is an exhibition featuring works by various artists from the Middle East including Kamel Yahiaoui, Hani Zurob, George Bahgory, Ayad Alkhadi, and photographer Harriet Logan. The exhibit takes place in conjunction with Art Night, the an evening of art-related events in DIFC's Gate Village.

Some of the biggest names in gourmet cooking – from three-starred Michelin chef Bruno Menard to Korea’s first celebrity chef Edward Kwon – have gathered for Singapore’s annual World Gourmet Summit, which runs from April 25 to May 8, with events held at some of the city’s most prestigious addresses, including the Marina Bay Sands and the Capella Hotel. The event showcases the skills of top chefs via master classes and also hosts a series of vintner and celebrity dinners for attendees who want to taste rather than learn. The World Gourmet Summit also has its own awards, the Asian Gastronomic Awards of Excellence, with the Nespresso Restaurant of the Year going to Absinthe, a Singapore-based restaurant, this year. Tonight, the summit will hold a charity dinner at the St. Regis Singapore for the Community Chest project with Edward Kwon and Michelin-starred chefs David Munoz and Ramon Freixia manning the kitchens, and there are plenty more events to look forward to, including the World Gourmet Summit 15th Anniversary Gala Dinner on April 30 with Dietmar Sawyere of the Berowra Waters Inn in Sydney. There is also a champagne dinner on May 5 with Michael Ginor, co-founder of Hudson Valley Foie Gras and owner of Lola in New York and an evening of British gastronomy with chef Andrew Turner of Wilton’s on May 6. For more information on the event, visit www.worldgourmetsummit.com

The inimitable luxury of the House of Dior was recreated within the halls the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow. The retrospective of Dior history is set out to bring back the fashion house's magic after John Galliano debacle. The display dwells on the very beginning, when on February 12, 1947 Paris witnessed a legendary event – the debut fashion show of the young Christian Dior. That day marked the birth of the “new look”, that made the fashion house and its founder a celebrity worldwide.

He is widely known for his sartorial t-shirts emblazoned with naughty phrases and now can add the title of 'Awards Show Host' to his resume. Fashion designer Henry Holland has been confirmed as this year's guest host for the highly anticipated Grazia Style Awards taking place at the new Ritz-Carlton in DIFC on May 4th 2011.

We checked out Ray’s and Stark Bar over at LACMA the other night. Ray’s, named after the late movie producer Ray Stark, is the Patina Groups latest endeavor. The restaurant appears to be a large concrete box framed in glass, and as you would expect, there are lots of colorful Herman Miller chairs tucked under thin tables, Bertoia chairs out in the bar and other “designy” touches. Well, this is LACMA is it not?

San Francisco's chef Roland Passot and Book Passage welcome award-winning prolific author Patricia Wells to talk salad with about 75 hungry guests.

Although it may feel like another hot, steamy South Florida summer outside, it is still technically spring. Rik Rak Salon and Gilt City Miami have teamed up to provide South Florida’s ladies with a personal spring awakening at the SPRING INTO BEAUTY event. The blissful pampering will take place on Thursday, May 12 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Rik Rak Salon’s newest location at the new JW Marriot Marquis.

Saab hired Jason Castriota last June to breathe new life into the Swedish company’s design, and the onetime Pininfarina and Bertone stylist has obviously taken the task to heart.

Kunal Naik is the managing director of Zee’s International Inc. and CEO and lead designer of luxury Swiss-made watch brand Swisstek. His intricately designed timepieces are renowned for their precision, performance and craftsmanship, as well as their bold and vibrant styles, which incorporate rare stones and other unique elements.

Just in time for boating season, Italian-based shipbuilder CRN and member of Ferreti Group, announced the addition of two leisure superyachts, the 141 foot M/Y CRN Navetta and M/Y CRN 130 at 196 feet. CRN holds a place at the top of the list of the world’s leading manufacturers in uber-pleasure yachts.

Up until now, Jewelry designer/sustainable practitioner Todd Reed has stuck to icing some pretty famous fingers, including those of Mrs. Obama. But, from May 6 through May 7, thanks to Abbot Kinney's intimate Altered Space Gallery, anyone can try on (and purchase) the Colorado-based artist's innovative treasures with their own two hands at an upcoming trunkshow.

Listed in The National Register of Historic Places and dating back to 1652, this house was originally built as a residence for the affluent Hedges family. In the latter part of the 1800s, the Hedges opened its door to guests, reinventing itself as a lodging inn, with 12 guest rooms complimented by beautifully decorated common areas.

Performance Space 122, one of New York City's most notable and progressive institutions for innovative theatre, dance, music, live art and multi-media, hosted it’s spring gala on Monday, April 25 at the Abrons Arts Center in the LES.

Tomorrow, April 28th from 5 to 9 p.m. there will be an exclusive night of shopping on the intersection of two of Chicago's main shopping streets.