“The U.S. business economy is improving and so is business travel,” said Jonathan Tisch, Haute 100 lister and co-chairman of Loews. He appeared on CNBC today to weigh in on the rising prices of gasoline might–which he says may put off vacation travel, but not so with business travel.

CNN correspondent and everyone’s favorite silver fox Anderson Cooper just listed his NYC penthouse on the market for $3.75 million, according to the New York Post. After meticulously refurbishing a historic firehouse in Greenwich Village, it comes as no surprise that Cooper is severing from his previous dwelling.

The AIPAD Photography Show New York, one of the most important international photography art events, will be presented by The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD), Mar. 29 – Apr. 1, 2012 at the Park Avenue Armory.

President Barack Obama attended four fund raising events around New York City last night, Mar. 1. In total, the four events over the course of the single evening are expected to have raised between four and five million dollars for Obama’s campaign.

On a gray day such as today, what could be better than a massage? Haute Living puts forth a one-up to your run-of-the-mill massage and introduces the ultimate in luxury rubdowns: the Clarins’ Melting Honey Hot Stones Massage. JUST launched and only available in NYC, the free-standing Clarins boutique on Madison Avenue offers this new and exclusive approach to massage therapy.

The new Nets arena is ironing out all the details. We previously reported the VIP lounges that will be decorated with the help of Jay-Z. Now Haute 100 lister and Barclays Center developer and Nets minority owner Bruce Ratner is vetting Brooklyn foodies to serve up their fare at its basketball games and concerts.

For the past fourteen years, Chef Daniel Boulud has marked the milestones of his world-renowned restaurants with charitable actions. Upcoming is his annual spring benefit for Citymeals-on-Wheels–to coincide with his joyeux anniversary. Boulud will personally host the Mar. 25 intimate Sunday gathering heralded as “the gourmand event of the season.”

The Pace Gallery announced its presentation of Venice Suite: Sala Longhi and Related Works, the first major solo exhibition of new works by Fred Wilson in the United States in six years.

In the melting pot that is New York, foods from far reaches of the world are represented in numbers greater than that of any other city. We don’t just have Italian in NYC; we have Roman, Neopolitan, Milanese, Sicilian, Classic Italian, Modern Italian, Italian fusion, and, we most certainly have plenty of pizza.