Jamie Oliver, UK celebrity chef and
gastrosexual, has
announced the launch of his own bimonthly glossy, which will hit shelves this Thursday. The cooking star promises that his publication, aptly titled Jamie Magazine, won't be "yet another cooking mag," but will offer readers a "more personal relationship" with the man who is Jamie Oliver. According to editor Andy Harris, the magazine should make readers feel as if they are "being invited round to Jamie's house."
A recent UK poll indicates that Gordon Ramsay Holdings is the
most admired restaurant brand in Great Britain. The restaurant group of the famed chef and TV personality
Gordon Ramsay topped the list of restaurant chain operators in a survey by consulting firm
Allegra Strategies, beating
McDonald's, which ranked number three, by two spots.
Ramsay
owns 11 restaurants in the UK alone, plus
three pubs, as well dining spots in New York, Los Angeles, Prague, Versailles, Dubai, and Tokyo, among others.
This unique and spacious doubled fronted Victorian home in London is chock full of original architectural features, French furniture, modern kitsch, and sparkling wallpapers, giving it an edgy feminine boudoir chic style. In this living room, the owner gets away with mixing furniture styles and lots of pattern by keeping it all in a singular, subdued palette. To take the full house tour, check out this slideshow!
Jade Jagger, jewelry designer and daughter of Mick & Bianca Jagger, has put her 1,989-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath Queens Park, London home on the market for $2.4 million. The listing for the property
reads:
This stunning three bedroom house provides exceptionally well presented living and entertaining space, well arranged over two spacious floors and boasts a fabulous location, moments from the beautiful open spaces of Queen's Park. Offering lavish, extremely well presented accommodation throughout, the property comprises fabulous reception and dining room, convenient eat-in kitchen opening onto garden, master bedroom with incredible en suite bathroom and walk-in wardrobe, two further generous bedrooms, glamorous bathroom with mosaic mirror wall and ceiling tiles and charming private garden to the rear.
Troubled bankers in London's financial district of Canary Wharf have been
seeking support from England's only floating church. As the global markets crumble and stumble St. Peter's barge offers solace and
short lunch time services.
The UK has been experiencing a credit crunch of its own, and The Chocolate Society has shown a sense of humor in its creation of a
Credit Crunch line of chocolate, made exclusively for Selfridges department store. With its clever play in delivering a timely product, the company anticipates the item to be a strong seller.
The Credit Crunch offers a sweet fix, featuring a satisfying combination of Valrhona chocolate and honeycomb pieces.
The 2012 Summer Olympics will take place in London and the city is already admitting their turn to host
will not be as extravagant as Beijing. Britain has nothing to feel badly about; this year's Olympics were the
most expensive in history, and it's unlikely another city would top that.
Britain is in the midst of a credit crunch that didn't exist when they won the Olympic sweepstakes three years ago.
London's credit crunch and financial turmoil has unfortunately mirrored that of the US, and finance types in the British capital are preparing themselves for reduced bonus payouts this year. While these guys are dreading to see how the year's financials actually play out, they're also being played by the women who said for better or for worse.
The
head of a London law firm noted that "Historically during a financial downturn the divorce rate amongst high earners has increased," and based on this assumption the firm recently surveyed 100 analysts, stockbrokers, and hedge fund managers.
The US is very hush-hush
compared to other countries when it comes to discussing money, and our federal law protects our income tax information from being exposed. Not only does this protect individuals' privacy, it also conceals the prevalent gap between the rich and poor and makes the
exact gender gap difficult to measure.
UK Equality Minister Harriet Harman has spearheaded proposed laws that would encourage companies to publish
figures showing their average gender pay gap.
Charlotte's first Sex and the City husband, Trey McDougall, comes from Scottish blood, but he'd probably be a proponent of the UK Law Commission's discussion to make
prenuptial agreements legally binding.
Americans are no strangers to the legal contracts that outline the division of assets in case of divorce, while couples in the UK haven't been operating under the same options. Remember when Paul McCartney paid Heather Mills
a settlement of $48.6 million as the result of an intense divorce proceeding?
