Dior came to town, bearing gifts to celebrate its Summer 2010 collection, at an exclusive luncheon hosted by Pamela Joyner. Dior President Pamela Baxter and Executive Vice President Karen Watkins lunched with the ladies, and as a special bonus, brought along the signature “Bar” jacket, direct from the Parisian archives, to display for all of the fashionistas.

Ready to take your fine dining experience to new heights? Check out these three top-story restaurants that are favorites with locals and tourists alike.

Under the direction of the Bolshoi’s Artistic Director Yuri Burlaka, the colorful Spanish classic, Don Quixote, will run from Wednesday, Feb. 24 through Sunday, Feb. 28, at the newly renovated and expanded Orange County Performing Arts Center.

Kimberly Brooks, a local painter based in Venice, has captured the essence of these people perfectly for her upcoming show “The Stylist Project” at Taylor de Cordoba Gallery in Culver City. She’s painted such modern day fashion icons as Grace Coddington, Rachel Zoe, Elizabeth Stewart, Liz Goldwyn, and Mad Men costume designer Janie Bryant.

Tom Hanks, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Christian Bale, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Simon Ramo, and Edra and Tim Blixseth are a few of the bold face names who have been popping up in conversations over lunch between those in the know in the world of Los Angeles real estate.

Sara Colombo, owner of European home decor boutique, Nest on Lincoln Road, invited all of her fellow philanthropists to Bal Harbour for Champagne, hors d’oeuvres, and to try on the beauty of the newly launched Choo 24:7 Collection in support of Shake-A-Leg Miami. The former model and winner of an Elle magazine Personal Style Award sported the Choo “Quiet” heels for the occasion.

Anthony Longo over at The Boston Condo Loft is bringing some serenity to our lives in the form of an oceanfront getaway in the Bahamas. With 716 linear feet of on the water in White Sound of Elbow Cay, in the town of Abaco, Longo tells us that estates like this rarely come on the market, and though that seems to be a common phrase in the world of real estate, with this particular vacation property, we can’t help but believe him.

The news is spreading that Bedat & Co. has announced that Luxury Montres LLC will now be its exclusive distributor in the U.S. aiming to combine resources to re-establish the Bedat & Co Geneva brand as a major force within the U.S. and Canadian watch markets, particularly in the women’s segment of the business.

Steven Kamali Hospitality will serve as Quintessentially Estates’ exclusive hospitality consultant; a first-of-its-kind partnership under which the firm will advise Quintessentially’s members—who are among the world’s most wealthy and well-traveled—on scouting, building, and branding hospitality projects in the United States and beyond.