With Hanukkah already underway and Christmas coming in just more than one week, we bring you the procrastinator’s guide to haute shopping venues for those last-minute gifts.

We reported earlier today that the sale of 1200 Ocean Blvd. marked a record sale in Palm Beach for 2009. But wait…there’s more! That’s right readers. More records are being set all across South Florida.

The Donald’s personal chef is leading the kitchen scene at Gibraltar in the Grove Isle Hotel & Spa. Check it out tonight and be one of the first to review the culinary skills of the newly appointed gourmand.

For those opting to heed our call for new year’s resolutions that include proclamations of better eating in 2010, there are some restaurants in Los Angeles who are stepping up to assist in the challenge.

The bells and whistles go off today to celebrate the opening of Aria Resort & Casino in the $8.5 billion CityCenter. Here are three new Vegas restaurants that are must-tries for the coming year.

Bacon chocolate bars? Wine blended with juice for a “wine cocktail?” Sardines over tuna? Find out what one ad agency is claiming Americans will embrace in 2010.

News of record-breaking, multimillion-dollar sales in the Palm Beach real estate market arrive just in time for holiday cheer. Find out who the proud new owner is of the Ocean Blvd estate.

Find out what the spies are reporting after stepping inside Lil’ Wayne’s plush Miami pad.

Without a doubt, comfort foods come in handy many times throughout the year. But come December, the culinary delights that await us can offer temporary relief from the stress that can sometime accompany the holidays.