London

In time with the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the throne, the Victoria and Albert Museum presents “Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton.”

A new North Italian restaurant called Mele e Pere, owned by Peter Hughes and chef Andrea Mantovani, is now replacing Philippe Seiler’s former Va Bene restaurant on Brewer Street in London. The restaurant will sit 80 guests.

The cast from Downtown Abbey has opened their set for day tours for £7,900, which includes tea time with the Countess of Carnarvon and the eight Earl, a complete tour of the grounds and state rooms. Also, fans will have a chance to dine in the dining room for lunch.

A new Hummingbird Bakery has opened today in London, offering the first 1,000 customers free cupcakes.

The Shard building is currently being built in London and is set to be the UK’s tallest building towering above the capital’s relatively low skyline.

We live in an era where it rules to be a pet.

Owner and renowned chef Mark Hix has a line of heavily successful Hix restaurants in England and New York. Next month a new Hix restaurant, Hix Belgravia, will be open in the very new Thompson Belgraves Hotel.

An all-day diner and bar will be opening in early February, located just opposite the famous Kings Cross station in London. The restaurant’s name, Karpo, refers to the Greek goddess of fruits of the earth – a name reflecting Karpo’s dishes that will include all natural and local ingredients.

The Jet Business is the world’s first corporate aviation showroom for business jet aircraft located at One Grosvenor Place in London, designed to provide high net worth individuals, government officials, royalty and influential corporate executives with a place to plan their business jet sale or purchase with experts.

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Le Cordon Bleu is a world-class culinary school that offers prestigious education of the French cuisine in campuses around the world. Le Cordon Bleu London, after almost 50 years of success at 114 Marylebone Lane, has just recently opened a new International Flagship School of Culinary Arts and UK Headquarters located in the heart of London.

Since the tickets have gone on sell for the 2012 London Olympics, many have noticed that ticket prices have sky-rocketed compared to past Olympics. Currently, tickets are going for $7,300 per person, not including tax. Surprisingly, $8,760 per person after taxes, but the good news is food and drinks are included.