Screw Godiva and say sayonara to roses, this Valentine’s Day Week, show the love a little differently—in the classroom. No, no, no to lame compatibility quizzes and crowded cooking classes—we’re talking intimacy class. That’s right—all about America’s favorite pastime—and just in time for February 14th.
Kiki De Montparnarsse, one of Manhattan’s luxurious lingerie haute spots, is celebrating the day of romance—by showing you the ropes.

Nestled in the village of Orcabessa Bay on Jamaica’s North Coast, the newly opened Island Outpost property is best known as the home of author Ian Flemming where he cooked up the iconic James Bond character and penned all fourteen novels. For decades the Outpost has played host to an impressive crowd—from writers and musicians to heads of state—and the latest renovations made by GoldenEye owner and Island Records founder, Chris Blackwell, will be sure to continue this trend. If this background isn’t enticing you enough, here are a few more reasons why you (and I) need to go:

With money and investments floating constantly to Moscow, Russian businessman prefer to hold meetings non-stop not to loose any profit. Lunch time is a perfect opportunity to seal yet another deal. For occasions like this, a restaurant’s reputation for attracting the best of the business world is just as important as its ability to serve an exquisite meal. Haute Living has selected top 5 power lunch spots in Moscow.

The worst part of the day might just be when you come home from work, stare blankly at your cupboards as your stomach rumbles and wonder what am I going to eat? Instead of running to the nearest McDonald’s, why not try the nearest Barnes & Noble? After 11 years, Hawaiian master chef Alan Wong has decided to release us of our everyday interior “what am I going to eat for dinner” conflicts with his second cookbook — “The Blue Tomato: Inspirations behind the Cuisine of Alan Wong.”

Let’s face it, when it comes to fashion, men usually get the short end of the stick. Department stores, boutiques and the like are all designed with the female shopper in mind, offering limitless options when it comes to finding that perfect top. But for men, the options aren’t limitless, they’re limited. However, here to give men the options they’ve been craving, Hawaiian designer Roberta Oaks has just debuted her men’s line.

It’s no secret that Hawaiians love food and the James Beard Foundation seems to have taken notice because the Celebrity Chef Tour, which benefits the James Beard Foundation, is coming to the Hawaiian Islands for the very first time.

Attention Haute shoppers: who’s up for a little cashmere and champagne? On behalf of www.HauteLiving.com I would like to cordially invite you to experience the holiday sale of White + Warren hosted by Dana Farouki, Marie Douglas and Anne Pasternak, tomorrow, Wednesday, December 15th, in New York City.

The recent opening of the Salvatore Ferragamo boutique at The Gardens Mall in Palm Beach Gardens warranted a soiree as elegant as the brand’s aesthetic. So Ferragamo partnered with Town & Country magazine to fete their newest outpost with an exclusive presentation of both the Men’s and Women’s 2011 Spring Summer runway collections as realized by the brand’s creative director, Massimiliano Giornetti.

Art Basel is always a whirlwind of top-notch gallery openings, events, star-studded parties and the like. Fashion brands partner with artists, socialites, and celebs to blur the lines between art and fashion; design and technology; music and the like. And while every night ends in a toss up, leaving attendees unsure as to which happening they enjoyed most, the week always culminates with a dreamy Saturday night at Casa de Sueños, the phenomenal compound which is home to Market America’s Loren and JR Ridinger, for the annual Vogue fashion event.