Warren Buffet’s annual lunch auction was held on Friday and it raised $3.46 million for charity. The event had an extraordinary ending to the evening with a bid that almost tripled from $1.23 million just seconds from the end of the weeklong auction.

America’s Cup has just extended their deadline for teams to build their 72-foot catamarans needed to complete the finals from June 1 to August 1 in hopes of attracting more sailing teams to San Francisco in 2013.

On June 1 the 10th edition of the Muz TV awards was held at the Moscow Olimpiisky Sports Center where Dima Bilan was awarded as the best male singer for the fifth time over the past six years and pop/hip-hop singer Yolka won for best female singer.

A local San Francisco café chain called La Boulange has just been sold to Starbucks for $100 million. The chain currently has almost 20 Bay Area locations, but the majority owner, Next World Group has let go of them after a deal that has been in the works with Starbucks for the past six months.

Shanghai’s 23 million residents have spoken – they want more unique dining experiences. AmRest HK Limited is answering their call by opening two La Tagliatella restaurants in the City Center district of Shanghai this summer.

Fashion forward NFL fans can finally follow their favorite team in style as fashion house Marchesa teams up with the league to create a limited-edition shirt that will keep cheering on the sidelines fashionable.

West Hollywood’s premier dining festival, Taste of the Nation, took place over the weekend and managed to raise $250,000 on tickets alone, which will go directly toward supporting local food banks to help stop childhood hunger.

Celebrity A-lister and actress Halle Berry has frequented Kinara Skincare Clinic and Spa in Los Angeles for 10 years in part because the establishment offers numerous services all under one roof. In addition to facial and skincare services, the clinic also features a hair studio to create wedding blowouts and updos.

A local Los Angeles chef, who also happens to be a Top Chef alum, just purchased one of UK street artist Banksy’s 2006 works entitled “Grannies” at auction the “Expo Auction” held at Bergamot Station.