After hearing many “we’re fully committeds” from the traditional places like Big 4, Haute living San Francisco has found that these following top notch places are serving their Thanksgiving menus at their bar/lounge areas where a reservation is not required or still available.

A mere 10 days away, it’s time to order the crème de la crème of heritage breed turkeys for your Christofe set Thanksgiving table. It would be sacrilege to use La Goule carving knives on something as pedestrian as a Broad Breasted-White, the kind you find injected full of nitrates and all wrapped up for mass consumption in a Butterball wrapping. So why take the time to order something, drive out of your way, and pay around $90 for a 10 pound bird instead of 79 cents per pount, well simply put: taste and authenticity.

Known for his complexly seamed draping and impeccable body con tailoring, Joseph Altuzarra launched his own eponymous line in Spring of 2009 with much fanfare. Joseph Altuzarra is making a personal appearance at Neiman Marcus San Francisco on Thursday, November 10th from 12:30PM until 1:30PM on the second floor at his section dedication to his designs.

On November 2nd, to celebrate the Gucci Artisan Corner, the San Francisco store transported the craftsmanship of Gucci’s Florentine leather goods factory directly to the main floor and hosted a fabulously catered cocktail party.

John Capizzi, Vice President & General Manager of Neiman Marcus in Union Square, along with Ted & Pamala Deikel hosted an intimate dinner for Gilles Mendel, designer & fifth generation heir of J.Mendel, the luxury fur house.

Just in time for The Christmas Book with its fantasy gift offerings, Neiman Marcus stores are set to accept Visa and Mastercard on November 1.

A burger isn’t just a burger when it’s a Wagyu beef patty, topped with Hudson Valley foie gras, onion marmalade, reduced 1977 Croft Vintage Port and a 1/4 inch think layer of freshly shaved Italian white truffles on top. Umami Burger celebrates the bounty of fall truffle season with their “Money is No Object” burger.

Through the instant gratification of Twitter and the internet, the Michelin Guide for San Francisco 2012 results are in.

Starting November 4 through December 12, 2011, Highlight Gallery presents Libido Moriendi, Belgian artist Renato Nicolodi’s first solo exhibition in the United States. The architectural prints and sculptures in this body of work detail Nicolodi’s formal investigation of that which is at once familiar and foreign.