Posts by Diana Gdula
Haute 100 San Francisco Update: Steve Jobs
Our Haute 100 list details the accomplishments of the most influential people in each of our markets—Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. These people continue to make moves, so rather than waiting for the next Haute 100 issue to come out, we thought we’d provide you with regular updates on those Haute 100 members who are making headlines. Check back daily for more info on the most powerful people in your city. Steve Jobs is constantly and consistently influencing consumer electronics and has established himself as the most powerful man in business, but today we’re veering away from the tech world to focus on design.
Haute 100 Los Angeles Update: Scott Boras
Our Haute 100 list details the accomplishments of the most influential people in each of our markets—Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. These people continue to make moves, so rather than waiting for the next Haute 100 issue to come out, we thought we’d provide you with regular updates on those Haute 100 members who are making headlines. Check back daily for more info on the most powerful people in your city. The most powerful player in baseball is not a player at all, but power agent Scott Boras, who is seeing to it that his players get top dollar from the best teams in Major League Baseball.
Head over Heels for Ban.dō
You have a head for fashion, and adorning your look with jewelry just isn’t cutting it today…What’s a girl to do? Keep a cool head with playful headbands from coveted accessories label ban.dō. Having recently marked the brand’s two-year anniversary in August, L.A. duo Jen Gotch and Jamie Coulter celebrated with an ice cream social. Fitting for two stylists inspired by confetti colors who started ban.dō on a whim. They took their fun-loving philosophy and established a serious business, turning out alluring, high-end hair accessories out of their Beverly Hills studio.
Haute 100 Los Angeles Update: Eli Broad
Our Haute 100 list details the accomplishments of the most influential people in each of our markets—Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. These people continue to make moves, so rather than waiting for the next Haute 100 issue to come out, we thought we’d provide you with regular updates on those Haute 100 members who are making headlines. Check back daily for more info on the most powerful people in your city. Well-versed in philanthropy and the arts, Angeleno billionaire Eli Broad is part of a $3 million campaign to save L.A.’s ICEF Public Schools.
Haute 100 San Francisco Update: Mark Zuckerberg
Our Haute 100 list details the accomplishments of the most influential people in each of our markets—Miami, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. These people continue to make moves, so rather than waiting for the next Haute 100 issue to come out, we thought we’d provide you with regular updates on those Haute 100 members who are making headlines. Check back daily for more info on the most powerful people in your city. Days away from the premiere of The Social Network, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg moves up in the power rankings and pledges to donate $100 million in support of Newark’s public school system through his charitable foundation, Startup: Education.
Introducing the iPad Wine List
Wine lists can be daunting. You sit down with the intention of relaxation only to be immediately presented with a heavy, leather-bound book of hundreds-to-thousands of vinters and vintages. But now, tablet technology is supplying restaurants with a new generation of wine selection, offering more than simply (thus complicating) names and prices. What began as a long-established culinary tradition across cultures, selecting local wines to go with classic dishes of a certain region, has evolved into a modern art with industries devoting media platforms specifically to exemplar pairings.
Haute Secrets New York: Donny Deutsch
Donny Deutsch is one of the most successful CEOs in advertising history, and one big New York personality. Deutsch, chairman of Deutsch Inc. thinks and lives outside the box, growing his firm global with prestigious clients around the world. In 2005, he co-authored the business motivational books “Often Wrong,” “Never in Doubt” and “The Big Idea.”
Haute Secrets New York: Amrita Singh
Jewelry making began as an “accidental love” and grew into Amrita Singh’s unique and compelling passion. Her design interests are global, reflecting New York: urban, culturally diverse, and infused with artistic inspiration. Her blend of exotic influences and craft is distinctive and timeless, showing Singh’s devotion to the beauty of fine classical design, resulting in intriguing and complex contemporary and fine jewelry collections for the modern woman. Singh has worked with world-renowned designers, including Oscar de la Renta and Christian Lacroix, in the pursuit of fashion, and devotes a significant amount of time to travel and independent study, evident in such collections as her Indian jewelry and accessories.
Soho Beach House Debuts Classic Italian Cuisine at Cecconi’s Miami
When The Soho House Group opens the highly anticipated Soho Beach House in October, Miamians and savvy visitors alike will at once get a taste of Cecconi’s Venetian fare. With acclaimed outposts in Mayfair, London and West Hollywood, Cecconi’s Miami, located on the ground floor of Soho Beach House, will complete The Group’s troika of modern day classic Italian restaurants.
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