Katie Sweeney

Katie Sweeney is a San Francisco-based journalist who has created lifestyle, culinary, and luxury content for over a decade at many nationally-known and respected publications. Prior to Haute Living, Katie was a contributing editor at MyDomaine, the LA-based lifestyle website, writing over 20 stories per week. Before that, Katie worked as a personal chef to the Newsom family for two years. She catered and orchestrated many of Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s personal events. Katie got her start at PopSugar, where she was the founding editor of its food channel. During her five years at PopSugar, she established a following over 750K readers, represented the brand at countless national culinary events like the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, and launched a popular video cooking series.

Posts by Katie Sweeney

Interior Design Elite Celebrate the Launch of The Studio at One Kings Lane

Founders Ali Pincus and Susan Feldman join friends to toast the opening of The Studio at One Kings Lane in San Francisco.

How to Spend 48 Perfect Hours in Healdsburg

Every savvy San Franciscan knows that summertime is not the warmest season in the city by the bay. While we do enjoy the occasional glorious 70-degree day, the majority of the summer is chilly, windy, and cold. If the thought of June gloom, grey sky July, and Fogust has you contemplating a move to warmer climates, hold up.

SF: A First Look at the Luxurious New Residences at 181 Fremont

Designed by Orlando Diaz-Azcuy, the 55 residences at 181 Fremont in San Francisco are set to become the most high end property in the city.

Michael Mina and Steph Curry’s Wife, Ayesha, to Open Pop-Up Restaurant

San Franciscans will be able to taste Ayesha Curry’s food at the fourth concept from Michael Mina’s Test Kitchen, International Smoke.

Meet the Girls Who Made Rosé Haute

Erica Blumenthal and Nikki Huganir’s Instagram account, Yes Way Rosé, has started a rosé revolution. Learn why everyone is drinking pink.

5 Hautest Blow Dry Bars in the Bay Area

In need of a blowout? Here are the best blow dry bars in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Haute Secrets: Doug Dalton, Bar Mastermind, Shares His SF Haunts

Doug Dalton, the owner of the Tenderloin’s most happening speakeasy, Bourbon and Branch, tells us where he likes to hang out in San Francisco.

A Day in the Life of Jeff Owens

A day in the life of expert winemaker Jeff Owens and life after scoring a perfect 100 on his inaugural Cabernet Sauvignon.

Kitchen Confidential: Matthew Lightner Creates Culinary Magic in Napa

Sometimes a space, location and chef come together in perfect harmony to create a restaurant that’s so deliciously innovative it’s unlike any other eatery out there.

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