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For a late night slice of cake (baked vanilla cheesecake is highly recommended), or some Eggs Benedict to start you on your day, The Wolseley can be relied upon to satisfy your needs. With high vaulted ceilings, pillars and Florentine inspired architecture it makes for a sublime dining experience, whatever the occasion.  Advisible to book in advance, especially for breakfast: reservations@thewolseley.com or call 020 7499 6996 The Wolseley is open Monday to Friday 7.00am to midnight, Saturday 8.00am to midnight and Sunday 8.00am to 11.00pm. Recommended by Cheval Residences - Luxury Serviced Apartments

Forman’s Restaurant have teamed up with Ronnie Scott’s and Maddox Club for 17 nights during the Olympics to offer a pop-up experience just 100m from all the action. The Forman’s Fish Island Riviera is a beach club with palm trees, beach volley and cocktail from the Maddox Club beach bar. The beach club is open from 11:30 am until 2am and the entry costs £ 25. It is also possible to see an art exhibition, In the Rings with Ali, featuring photographs, memorabilia, audio and video installations, text and poetry in celebration of the boxer Mohammad Ali, who celebrated his 70 th birthday this year. Breakfast packages from £ 75, lunch from £150 and dinner from £225.  Info at   www.formansfishisland.com Recommended by Cheval Residences - London's Serviced Apartments

The Brewery in East London will host a pop-up over the summer called “ The Retreat ”, just 5 minutes from Liverpool Street Station. It will be transformed into 6 uniquely themed areas. Daily membership is available from £ 294, which will include all the live action on big screen, unlimited fine food and drinks (after 9pm drinks in The Club only charged on a cash basis), evening entertainment with presenters, personalities, music and bands, free Wi-Fi, pampering area for massages, manicures and treatments. The nightclub goes until 2am.  A membership for all the 17 days is also available.  Bookings and info at www.retreat-city.co.uk or 0845 143 1448. Recommended by Cheval Residences - London's Serviced Apartments

The Cartier Astrotourbillon Carbon Crystal Watch was born from the Cartier ID One Concept Watch  which was announced in 2009. The Cartier ID One and ID Two concept watches were never meant to be marketed despite the years of research and all the investment that went into making them. The piece uses some of the technological solutions tried and tested in Cartier ID One: the niobium-titanium case, carbon crystal components, and the adjustment-free and lubrication-free pallet and escapement wheel. On top of this, the watch is also based upon Cartier’s rethought the concept of the tourbillon that is the "Astrotourbillon" – a carriage with its axis of rotation at the center of the movement; the off-center balance wheel bridge is designed as an arrow and turns once round the dial every minute, pointing out the seconds. Although this watch is “production”, it will still carry a six-figure price tag (the white gold Astrotourbillon Ref. CRW1556204 was priced at...

The 11th anual Shoreditch Festival is almost over but why not enjoy the last weekend of this amazing event? The Festival works in partnership to deliver high quality performances and imaginative which are bold, creative and engaging.  For this last couple of days, Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd, the Festival will be at Dunston Rd to Whitmore Bridge, from 12pm to 10pm. Shoreditch Festival culminates in a fantastic weekend of live music along the Regent's Canal as Hackney welcomes the 2012 Torch on 21 July at 4pm. Recommended by London's Luxury Service Apartments Cheval Residences

  Auction house Christie’s is launching its first online-exclusive wine sale that’s expected to attract bids as high as $35,000 for rare fine wines that include names like a 1982  Château Lafite-Rothschild, Château Latour and Montrachet. The online-only auction dubbed Signature Cellars will include a curated collection of 300 bottles that range from top Bordeaux and Burgundy to rare Bandol wines in France and the Napa Valley. The sale, which opens in August, will be the first in a series of online-auctions which will run parallel to the company’s traditional on-site auctions. Last year, Christie’s also held an online-only auction for a collection of Elizabeth Taylor jewels   which fetched €120.7 million in sales.  Bidding for Christie’s Signature Cellars opens August 6 and closes August 20.

Aubaine ’s most recent opening is on Dover Street in Mayfair, ideally placed for the shops on nearby Bond Street. Described as a “contemporary French Provencal bistro, boulangerie and patisserie”, the restaurant’s all day menu features a mix of Mediterranean dishes. Opening hours: 8am – 10.30 pm (Mon to Sat) 8am – 10.00 pm (Sun) Reservations at +44 207 368 0955