Bryan Shaw

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Mommy’s Milk Cheese Served Up at Klee

For all bored New Yorkers looking for something out the ordinary variations of fine dining, perhaps a new kind of cheese will spark your interest. Chef Daniel Angerer of Chelsea’s Klee Brasserie has you covered has managed to get significant attention for converting his wife’s breast milk into artesian cheese. The cheese is paired with Hungarian figs and apparently goes well with a Riesling.

Chanel: Vanessa Paradis Replaces Lily Allen

Lily Allen, the singer Chanel is replacing, announced on British Radio 1 that she’d be taking a one to two year hiatus from performing in order to pursue a career in fashion. She has plans to open her own high-end boutique. Although the boutique will offer the hautest fashions, Lily Allen has adapted the concept of being able to rent the outfits as well. As she so appropriately explains…

What’s In Your Sushi

It seemed straight out of a spy novel, but it happened in real life. The creative and animal saving team behind the Academy Award-winning documentary film “The Cove” uncovered rather disturbing details from Santa Monica’s upscale sushi restaurant, The Hump. After an associate producer got word that the restaurant was serving whale, he created a whole scheme involving hidden cameras and two vegan animal activists. Is there anything that these people wont do to save the animals, apparently not.

Facebook & Louis Vuitton

By jumping onto the Facebook crave, the elite design company has established themselves as pioneers in the industry. On March 10, 2010 at 2.30pm (CET) / 8:30 am (EST), Facebook members of the company’s fan page will view the latest Marc Jacobs’ designs for Louis Vuitton streamed live from Paris Fashion Week. They are taking it to another level in communications by offering the same live stream on fan’s iPhones or at fashionshow.louisvuitton.com. The company is making headlines for their innovation and news of this live streaming has increased their fan base on Facebook by 30 percent in only a few days.

Caffeine Dreams: Haute 5 Coffee Houses in San Francisco

Coffee is my favorite hobby (read: addiction) and if you’re anything like me, then you can’t even begin to think about functioning without one (or three) cups of coffee. Cream. No sugar, thanks. Though there just happens to be a Starbucks on every corner in this city and in every corner of this planet, you don’t always have to settle for a Venti, over roasted Pike’s Place. Let this week’s Haute 5 Coffee Shops be your guide to a quality caffeine fix. With so many new artisan coffees and the shops that serve them on the rise…

Caffeine Dream: Haute 5 Coffee Houses in Las Vegas

Many have fallen to the allure of the coffee house for they dispense what many feel is liquid energy. Still, others love the allure of a cozy spot to sit, drink, and relax the afternoon away. There are very few non-franchise coffee shops in Las Vegas, but here are this week’s Haute 5 Coffee Joints that I feel fit the bill.

Chef Michael: Fast Food for the ArtWalk

Chef Michael Schwartz celebrates the third anniversary of his successful restaurant, Michael’s Genuine Food and Drink, with an MGFD food cart, which will be parked on the corner of 40th Street and N.E. 1st Avenue for March’s ArtWalk. Possibly one of the best parts about Miami’s cultural renaissance is the monthly Artwalk in the Design District. As the night settles in, art lovers and trend seekers from all over the city converge among the streets of Miami to view some of the latest creations in the many warehouse galleries that pepper the area.

The 14th Annual Nantucket Wine Festival

It’s that time of year when everything starts to warm up and summer vacation plans are being finalized. And the time for the 14th Annual Nantucket Wine Festival is fast approaching. An event including a gala, an auction, and wine and food seminars, this year celebrates the 200th Anniversary of the first year the Veuve Clicquot released vintage champagne. Over 150 wineries will be represented in the wine tasting, with all proceeds benefiting Nantucket Combined Charities, Inc.

Top Five Most Expensive Yachts in The World

Our readers love traveling in style, and they typically do so in the world’s finest forms of transportation. From elite cars to elegant yachts, Haute readers believe in departing and arriving in serious style. And it is for that very reason that we’ve decided to highlight the world’s most expensive yachts. Who knows, maybe it will give you fancy people some inspiration when choosing how to get from A to B, the haute way.

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