The 2010 Financial Times Business of Luxury Summit was recently held in Los Angeles, with a theme of “The Medium and the Message.” It brought together distinguished leaders in media, technology and fashion to discuss the current state of the luxury business.

Dance has been a major part of San Francisco life since the Summer of Love had people getting groovy in the streets and parks of the City. Today, the beat goes on at these five haute venues.

Quince was the setting for one of the prestigious Moët Hennessy & Financial Times Club dinner which was just held in San Francisco for the first time.

Despite a start time of 7:00 AM in San Francisco, there are quite a few bars and restaurants that will be open for fans of the World Cup to gather and watch the games.

Film producer and real estate investor Todd Traina is someone who always has his eye out for the best that life in the Bay Area has to offer, and so we are delighted to share his list of the places he likes most in San Francisco.

We’re happy to learn that one of the best interior designers in the United States, Bunny Williams, will be offering some of the pieces from her private collection in this weekend’s “Tastemaker Tag Sale” at OneKingsLane.com

Ricky Serbin, who teaches fashion at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and also sells a line of vintage couture, attends the Council of Fashion Designers of America gala each year, and reports to us that the gala last night “was the best bet yet.”

As an independent art advisor to some of the Bay Area’s wealthiest and most influential families, Holly Baxter of Baxter & Cook Art Advisors LLC has an eye for quality artwork that’s really second to none. But today she shares her insight on the best that San Francisco has to offer outside the art gallery.

Ulysse Nardin, the Swiss watch manufacturer that was founded in 1846, recently decided to expand into the luxury cell phone market, with a phone that’s priced at $50,000.