The highlights from the much anticipated annual Saks Fifth Avenue and Oscar de La Renta Resort 2013 Fashion show to benefit The League to Save Lake Tahoe.

This was the most exclusive event of SF Chefs. Tickets for couples were $2500 and individuals for $1500. The 70 tickets were sold out within 20 minutes and raised over $50,000 for the Marin Food Bank. A glimpse of who served what!

Whether it’s gelato, sorbet, old fashioned or new age frozen yogurt, each one of these places utilizes small production batches and a focus on the best ingredients available. While they try to support local farmers and purveyors like Blue Bottle, some will develop direct relationships with farmers in Hawaii for the perfect purple yam. But as with all things great, these places all require patience and a 10 minute long queue for you can sample your next favorite flavor.

On August 3, Friday, from 1pm until 2PM, Mr. Stuart Vevers of Loewe will be at Neiman Marcus San Francisco to showcase the iconic Amazona handbag. More details about Loewe and the Amazona inside.

Region is a haute new place that finds it niche serving classic Chinese and South East Asian dishes but utilizes high quality ingredients and molecular gastronomy.

With our favorite arts organization on summer holiday, traveling through Europe and whatnot, the young benefactor groups of the SF Ballet, Symphony and Opera have coordinated a mixer to toast the upcoming fall season and play catch up about what’s been going on.

Haute Living loves a great excuse to shop and Modewalk, curator of all fine craftsmanship creations, is hosting a trunk show tomorrow, Wed. 7/25 that benefits SFMOMA and honors Cindy Sherman.

A tapa is a snack or small plate of appetizers served both hot and cold. It’s great for a groups to share so that everyone can have a taste. Here are the best of San Francisco.

We at Haute Living love custom made cars, clothing and carats so why not cocktails as well. Each of these places are lodged in our contacts book because they can craft custom cocktails for their patrons. Here’s the top 5 for SF.