The Madoff Montauk home quickly found a new owner, and now the attention turns to Bernard Madoff’s son, Mark Madoff, and his waterfront Nantucket resort island home.

The Beckham family is in for a very special Christmas treat this year as celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey is scheduled to cook a private meal for the footballer-Spice Girl family.

His name is Joey Arias and he’s bringing his friend Basil Twist to REDCAT to perform their show Arias with a Twist.

The world of haute horology often focuses on celebrating the mechanical nature of watches. A mere quartz watch would never do, it is only purely mechanical masterpieces that are celebrated. A recent and growing trend has been to expose the inner workings of a watch.

Wink, a new North Miami Beach children’s store, is not only a great place to get fabulous toys for your tots, but the store’s charitable association with underprivileged children in South America means you’re giving to someone’s else’s children at the same time.

New World Cuisine’s founding father, Norman Van Aken, is bringing a new project to Miami’s Coral Gables area in February 2010 called Norman’s 180, and with it comes a whole new set of innovative dishes Van Aken notes are based on a “more rustic food theme.”

Wide receiver for the 49er’s, Jerry Rice, has just listed his estate on the market for $14.75 million.

Haute Living certainly loves the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, and we’d like to send out a friendly reminder that if you’re looking for the perfect holiday gift, why not share some love by giving out SOBE bucks which can be used towards purchasing tickets to the festival from February 25-28, 2010.

Beijing’s latest opulent showpiece is the Pangu 7 Star Hotel which is part of the larger Pangu Plaza development all of which is shaped like a giant dragon guarding the historical axis that connects the Forbidden City to the 2008 Olympic Park.