Come one, come all: the fashion industry is invading Miami for weeklong festivities celebrating the beauty in barely-there beachwear. And naturally, Haute Living is front and center; serving up the scoop on the shows and spots to include in your itinerary.

Marea 240 Central Park South New York, NY 10019 (212) 582-5100 With a wide variety of savory seafood dishes to choose from, Marea’s menu reads more like an oceanography textbook than a fine-dining affair. Marea (meaning “tide” in Italian) offers cuisine from all over Italy’s coastline. Chef Michael White prepares the best shellfish and pasta […]

Coconut Cake at Commerce 50 Commerce St. New York, NY 10014 (212) 524-2301 The nostalgic yellow Birthday Cake with chocolate frosting and sprinkles gives it some competition, but the Coconut Cake at Commerce, which is light and not-too-sweet despite resembling a brick in shape and size, has earned accolades that line the entrance vestibule to […]

Picking five of the hautest locales in any city can be hard, but Haute Living is making it a little easier. In this issue we selected the top spots in New York for weekend brunches, decadent desserts and the finest, freshest seafood..

Jean-Georges Address TK Ambiance: Understated, bright and devoid of typical haute restaurant starchiness. What to Order: Duck Breast Topped with Cracked Jordan Almonds. Sweet Tooth: Caramelized Pineapple, Carrot Cake, and Molasses Bouley Address TK Ambiance: A romantic spin on a French pastoral, complete with Impressionist paintings and candlelight. What to Order: Chatham Codfish, Line Caught. […]

Christina Tosi cut her teeth at molecular gastronomy shrine WD-50 and refined French restaurant Bouley before jolting New York’s collective sweet tooth as pastry chef at Momofuku Milk Bar. At the dessert annex to David Chang’s savory Momofuku empire Tosi crafts fancifully irreverent treats like Crack Pie and Compost Cookies (a medley of pretzels, potato chips and coffee among other incongruous ingredients). She was named Rising Star Chef of the year at the 2012 James Beard Foundation Awards, and will prompt a Hamptons-wide sugar high at Milk Bar’s new Montauk branch this summer.

Our annual Haute 100 list is a compilation of the most influential individuals in business, technology, fashion and other top industries. We don’t have to search far to find the 100 most intriguing and successful people in Los Angeles. But it can be quite a task to keep up with them, as these power players are launching iPad apps, earning prestigious awards and even getting engaged. As such, a yearly update simply isn’t enough.

Jim Clark, the founder of Netscape and brain behind a slew of other innovative computer platforms, helped make Silicon Valley synonymous with bleeding edge technology and economic might. His wife Kristy Hinze Clark took the Australian fashion world by storm when at 14 she became the youngest model to sign a contract with Australian Vogue.

New York’s trophy property market continues to sizzle.