What do Ken Fulk and President Barack Obama have in common? They both made a list of the 100 best party hosts in the United States; the list by recently released by The Salonniere, an award-winning site dedicated exclusively to the art of party hosting. Whether welcoming guests to an intimate dinner party or a glamorous gala, the men and women on The Salonniere 100 entertain with such flair that their party invitations are the most coveted in the country. Fulk was among nine San Franciscans on the list.

Nancy Oakes, Owner and Executive Chef of San Francisco’s über-popular Boulevard, is a major thread in the fabric of the Bay Area’s culinary community.

The tech communities in San Francisco and Silicon Valley are often lambasted for not being altruistic enough. However, a percentage of industry members are doing big things in the world of philanthropy.

Gentlemen who care as much about t heir belt buckles as their timepieces will certainly appreciate the offerings from Roland Iten, the Swiss designer whose cleverness knows no limits when it comes to luxury objects.

Haute Living sat down with Lane Schiffman, co-owner of Shreve & Co., and Larry Pettinelli, President of Patek Phillippe US, during their recent visit to the City by the Bay.

For Oakland Raiders defensive end Justin Tuck, reading books to his two sons Jayce, 5, and Jonah 2, is as much a part of his daily routine as rushing quarterbacks on Sunday afternoons during his 11-year NFL career.

Dede Wilsey is not Dede Wilsey. At least that’s not how San Francisco’s philanthropic force sees herself.

Philanthropists recently assembled at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco for the sold out Home Away From Home Gala benefiting the Ronald McDonald House San Francisco. The gala celebrated the opening of the second San Francisco-based Ronald McDonald House inside UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital at Mission Bay.

As close as San Francisco philanthropist Pam Baer was to her father’s mother, she didn’t dare call her elder “grams,” “grandmother” or anything that signified her true relationship to the woman she adored.