There’s been a lot of hype this month about Barton G.’s newest venture at the old Versace Mansion, and not just from local sources, like us here at Haute Living. On Wednesday, we realized that Barton G. Weiss’ efforts are not just fascinating those of us here in the Magic City. Thanks to a little behind-the-scenes help from PR guru Charlie Cinnamon, The Villa by Barton G. earned one of the most pride-worthy mentions of all—from Vogue.

In case you missed it, this week we have announced the Haute Hollywood Awards, highlighting the crème de la crème in categories like actors, actresses, directors, studios, film festivals, and more. If you weren’t around for these exciting daily announcements (tsk, tsk), here’s a recap of our winners so far: Hautest Actor Johnny Depp, Hautest Actress Meryl Streep, and Hautest Director James Cameron. Topping off our list for the Haute Hollywood Awards this week is our prize for the Hautest Agent. And the award goes to…

Though officially the awards season may be over, topped off with the Academy Awards show a few weeks ago on March 7, we weren’t quite ready to say goodbye to honoring those in Tinseltown who are making things happen and captaining us through the 21st century, so this week we’ve been giving out our own awards. So far we have names Johnny Depp as the Hautest Actor and Meryl Streep as the Hautest Actress. Today, it is time once again to recognize one of the industry leaders. Our choice for Hautest Director is…

It all started with a guest lecture. World-renowned molecular chef, Ferran Adria, played visiting speaker at Harvard University, expounding on his commitment to bring science and cuisine together. But Adria won’t be considered a guest for long. Word is out that he will be teaching a “Culinary Physics” class with molecular gastronomy brother Dan Barber, and old friend Jose Andres.

A designer can create a jumpsuit, but can they turn it into a fashion trend? Celeb-favorite brand, Milly, not only broke its way onto the runway of New York’s fashion week, but into the wardrobe of Ugly Betty star America Ferrera. Straight off the spring runway, Ferrera ditched the braces and rocked the striking Milly Raw Silk Barkcloth Strapless Jumpsuit on March 21 to the Los Angeles premiere of her upcoming movie “How To Train Your Dragon.”

Bring out your tennis gear because the Sony Ericsson Open has arrived. For the next two weeks prepare to enjoy a schedule full of nail biting tennis matches. From March 22 through April 4, the Sony Ericsson Open will be planted at the Crandon Park Tennis Center in Key Biscayne. The international competition attracts droves of celebrities and athletes every year. Already scheduled for March 27 are tennis pros Roger Federer and Serena Williams; both will be competing among the world’s top players consisting of 79 men and 76 women.

The Junior League of Miami hosted a lavish luncheon on March 14 at the Four Seasons hotel in celebration of the successful women making a difference in today’s society. The Magic City ladies receiving these coveted awards were Lourdes Castillo de La Pena, Sabrina Cohen, Claudia Kitchens, Edith Osman. These bold and beautiful women arrived in brightly colored sundresses and enjoyed red-carpet treatment as they posed for pictures. Check out the photos here and on our events page.

In our most recent issue of Haute Living Los Angeles, we premiered our Hollywood Power Players feature, identifying the who’s who that are running the industry, and thus, keeping their competition running scared. Some of the names that made our list, proving that they are powerful forces to be reckoned with in Hollywood, include Ari Emanuel, James Cameron, and Ryan Kavanaugh. Yesterday we chose Johnny Depp as the Hautest Actor in Hollywood. Today, we highlight another winner of our Haute Hollywood Awards. Drumroll please.

In our most recent issue of Haute Living Los Angeles, we premiered our Hollywood Power Players feature, identifying the who’s who that are running the industry, and thus, keeping their competition running scared. As an extension of that piece, we bring you the Haute Hollywood Awards. Today’s top winner for the Hautest Actor in Hollywood is…(insert drum roll here)…