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

An Elegant Evening at the Legion of Honor

On Wednesday, December 14, San Francisco’s haute society put on their holiday finest and headed to the Legion of Honor for one fabulous fundraiser.

4 Wineries With Fantastic Holiday Decorations

Now is one of the most wonderful times of the year to visit a winery because many go all out with spectacular holiday decor. Think thousands of twinkling lights, lots of huge trees, and wreaths everywhere!

Inside the Breakthrough Prize Awards Ceremony

The tech world came together for the 5th annual Breakthrough Prize Awards Ceremony. The Breakthrough Prize was founded by Sergey Brin and Anne Wojcicki, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, and Yuri and Julia Milner.

We’re Majorly Obsessed With Sonya Molodetskaya’s Fashion Collection

Sonya Molodetskaya has launched a fashion collection—Major Obsessions—with local designer Altana Danzhalova. It’s a luxe line of sequin and velvet clothing.

La La Land Comes to San Francisco

The stars of La La Land, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, came to the Castro Theatre in San Francisco for a special screening and live Q&A on December 8. The event was a part of SF Honors, a new San Francisco Film Society award.

Furla’s Premium Italian Goods Now Available in Union Square

Furla has opened its first West coast boutique in Union Square. The space is meant to be a pop-up—it’s leased from now until July with the possibility of keeping it open through all of 2017.

Serge Sorokko Gallery Premieres Venetian Master Jeweler Attilio Codognato Exhibit

Casa Codognato is one of Italy’s oldest, most acclaimed, and internationally known jewelry makers. For the first time only and for just one month, the brand’s designs will be on display at the Serge Sorokko Gallery.

Touch of Modern’s Luxe Watch Gift Guide

Touch of Modern has sold over 50,000 watches—it’s one of the luxe brand’s biggest categories. We asked its CEO, Jerry Hum, to select the best watches to give this holiday season.

Neiman Marcus Launches Two Exciting New Initiatives

It’s an thrilling week for Neiman Marcus shoppers. Find out why now.

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