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Cook&Book

I was visiting my husband's family in Brussels and my father-in-law invited us for a brunch at Cook&Book, a great concept bookstore/restaurant.

The food is amazing, with great atmosphere and an excellent book selection. Cook&Book is divided into eight sections spread within three buildings each one with a different theme and design (music, cooking, arts, travelling, comic books, children's, etc.). If you are ever in Brussels, I strongly recommend it!

New taxi project in SP to reduce drinking and driving

I've just returned from my three week trip to Brazil where I found out about this new government project called "Taxi Amigão" (Big Taxi friend) - a 30% discount on evening rides at weekends and bank holidays.

Usually taxis cost more at night and at weekends and bank holidays in Brazil. To incentive people to leave their cars at home when going out to drink and and to reduce the number of car accidents in the capital, the government of São Paulo has decided to create the Taxi Amigão. Drivers can choose to participate in the action or not. The main incentives for taxi drivers is to be granted free parking in restricted paid zones as well as special credentials for high demand events such as Carnaval, Formula 1, Reveillon, etc.

The taxis that adhere to the programme have a special sticker fixed to the window as well as a green light placed on the top of the car.

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São Paulo tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!

Illustration by Leonor Zamith.

Total São Paulo: a guide to the unexpected

São Paulo now has a "cool" guide created by the American journalist Phuong-Cac Nguyen, who works as a correspondent in SP for the trend-hunter blogs CoolHunting.com and JoshSpear.com. "Total São Paulo: a guide to the unexpected" is the perfect companion for travelers who wish to discover the true soul and secrets of the amazing South American city.

The guide is divided by neighbourhoods and has plenty of restaurants, bars, shopping and nightlife tips. It's also packed with interviews with celeb paulistanos such as fashion designers Marcelo Sommer and Fábia Bercsek, the skater Fábio Cristiano, and the Galeria Vermelha art producer, Marcos Gallon, amongst others.

For the online version of the guide, visit the site www.totalSPguide.com

Carine Roitfeld on CNN's: revealed

"Great mother, great editor, great woman", this is how Marc Jacobs describes the French Vogue editor in-chief, Carine Roitfeld - opinion shared by many other personalities in the fashion world, among them Tom Ford, Mario Testino, Karl Lagerfeld and a huge list of etceteras.

Carine is the latest guest on CNN's revealed, that accompanies the French editor to the haute couture shows in Paris, New York (where her kids currently live) and to an unusual fashion shooting for Vogue in Paris. And, of course, last but not least, it also featured Anna Wintour and Carine Roitfeld exchanging pleasantries before a fashion show.

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