There are very few more prominent and well-known symbols of luxury, class and elegance in the world than the Spirit of Ecstasy — the ornament sculpture famously mounted upon the bonnets of Rolls-Royce cars. …

There are very few brands whose association with class, prestige and luxury is as established and undoubted as that of Rolls Royce. The history of the brand starts back in 1904, when a member of the British Royal Automobile club by the name of Henry Edmunds, brought together two…

Throughout the past couple of years, we have witnessed quite an intriguing battle for the title of “richest man in the world,” with the two top contenders Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos trading places a number of times. With both these men currently having a net worth of nearly…

Hugo Ferdinand Boss was born on the 8th of July 1885 in Metzingen, a small city located about 30 kilometres south of Stuttgart in Germany. He was the youngest of Luise and Heinrich Boss’ five children. By the time of Hugo’s birth, Metzingen had become widely known for its…

Ortolan is a small, fragile songbird native to large parts of Europe, especially France. The average size of this little bird is about the size of your thumb. It is traditionally considered to be a luxury delicacy in French haute cuisine. …

The well-known economic principle of supply-and-demand is supposed to work like this: the higher the demand in relation to supply, the more expensive a product would be. On the contrary, the lower the demand in relation to supply, the cheaper it would be. …

It sounds like it could be a sugared pastry, but the most common misconception regarding sweetbreads is that it is testicles. In reality, sweetbreads are actually a type of offal made from the internal organs from either lambs or calves. …

The French words “foie gras”, literally translated, means “fat liver”. Foie gras is the name of a French speciality luxury food made from the liver of either duck or goose. In order to produce foie gras, the liver of the duck or goose is abnormally enlarged by means of…

Cognac, as you may well know, is a distinguished kind of brandy named after the commune of Cognac located in South-eastern France. In order for a brandy to be classified as Cognac, it has to be produced from grapevines in Cognac, France, while other brandies can be made anywhere…