From humble beginnings of ground scrap meat, the hamburger has evolved into a classic American staple as iconic as apple pie. Inject some Californian haute cuisine methodology into this icon and what you get is a carefully crafted combination of clean beautiful flavors. Here’s the top five for the SF Bay Area:

The must go-to fashion event in SF this spring season – Jason Wu showing his fall 2013 collection with the SF Opera and Neiman Marcus! Details of what, where, when and how to obtain these hot tickets.

From serene to saucy, the ArtPoint Valentine’s Gala for the deYoung aptly named Wooden Shoe be Mine was fabulously fun. Pictures inside!

Whether it’s dry aged, grass fed, organic or whatnot, San Francisco has steakhouses that offers all of these wonderfully well marbled steaks in classic settings where you know the martinis will be strong and dirty and the vegetables, while organic and farm fresh, will be doused in butter and or cream. These are the top 5 steakhouses in San Francisco:

The best events to attend to celebrate this upcoming Chinese New Year in San Francisco!

Check out our picks and society pics from the ModeWalk / Azadeh trunk show.

Nespresso throws a fabulous fete to celebrate its first west coast opening in SF and collaboration with America’s Cup.

Everyone loves pearls. Coco Chanel did and so did Vermeer. Here’s the perfect party to be dripping in Mikimoto. Details about ArtPoint’s Valentine’s Day gala inside.

For those planning a house party this Superbowl Sunday, Haute Living gives you the list of where to get the best catering, delivery pizza, hot wings and beer kegs.