Kelly E. Carter

New York Times bestselling author Kelly E. Carter is as versatile as she is peripatetic and a lover of the luxe life. She's covered sports, entertainment, fashion, travel, and fine dining and cocktail trends throughout her award-winning career. The jetsetter has globetrotted to more than 40 countries and territories on six continents. In 2014, Kelly won a prestigious Lowell Thomas Award for her tail-all travel guide, The Dog Lover's Guide to Travel, a National Geographic guidebook featuring 75 great destinations in the U.S. and Canada to vacation with a dog. Previously, Kelly teamed up with tennis phenom Venus Williams to co-author the NYT bestseller Come to Win. The Los Angeles native lived in Italy and New York before settling down in San Francisco, where she keeps her finger on the pulse of the hautest happenings and humans in the Bay Area.

Posts by Kelly E. Carter

Joe Lacob: The Charitable Champion

An NBA Championship and a threesome within a few hours of one another? Life truly couldn’t get any better for Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob on that momentous June evening when his team finished its record-breaking season in grand style with its first league title in 40 years. Ah, but this ménage à trois was hardly what you’re thinking.

Meadowood’s Kostow & Dorn To Open Second Napa Valley Spot

Celebrated chef Christopher Kostow and hospitality extraordinaire Director Nathaniel Dorn, of three Michelin star The Restaurant at Meadowood, are opening a second project together in St. Helena in the current Tra Vigne location.

The Haute Graff Book Every Jewelry Lover Must Have

You know Graff as a purveyor of legendary jewels of unparalleled perfection and breathtaking scale, but that’s only part of the dazzling story of the House of Graff. To learn more about Graff Diamonds, you’ll definitely want to buy a copy of the just-released coffee table book, GRAFF (Rizzoli New York, $95).

Haute Nature: Glamping Napa Valley Style

A luxurious outdoor vacation under the stars in the Napa Valley sounds dreamy, doesn’t it? Well, you can make it a reality beginning this month with TerraVelo Tours. From mid-November until the end of January, nine spacious, five-star safari tents will “pop-up” on the lush vineyard grounds of Pope Valley Winery, offering more than just a glamourous camping experience, but an all-inclusive resort-styled vacation.

How You Can Do The Napa Valley Film Festival Like A Movie Mogul

You ♥ movies. You love ♥ the Napa Valley. You ♥ gourmet food, world-class wines and exceptional hospitality. Then you need to do the Napa Valley Film Festival, taking place Nov. 11-15 throughout the Valley, like a movie mogul so you can enjoy the best of what this festival offers.

What You Need To Know About The Haute Warriors Championship Rings

The NBA champion Golden State Warriors received their dazzling rings and unveiled their banner at a memorable ceremony on Oct. 27 prior to their 2015-16 season opener, which, by the way, they won in fitting fashion, beating the New Orleans Pelicans 111-95 at Oracle Arena. We were on hand for the event and must say we were quite impressed with these eye-catching jewels, made by Jacob of Beverly Hills

SF: Inside The RISE Gala Honoring Joe Lacob, Reed Hastings And More

Warriors owner Joe Lacob and his fiancée Nicole Curran, president of the Warriors Community Foundation, represented the team at Full Circle Fund’s RISE Gala, which also honored Netflix Founder and CEO Reed Hastings, Lyft co-founder and CEO Logan Green, Family Independence Initiative founder Mauricio Lim Miller and San Francisco Symphony President Sakurako Fisher.

5 Things You Need To Know About Napa Valley’s 2015 Vintage

As harvest season winds down, we know you oenophiles are anxious to know how the 2015 vintage from the Napa Valley is shaping up. Well, winemakers are giving high praise for the quality of this year’s Napa Valley wine grape harvest, according to the Napa Valley Vintners nonprofit trade association.

Find Out Which SF Bay Area Restaurants Received Michelin Stars For 2016

Congratulations to David Kinch and his team at Manresa, which was honored with a lofty third Michelin star to bring the number of three-Michelin starred SF Bay Area restaurants to a whopping five. Good luck getting a reservation now that the Los Gatos eatery has joined the ranks of The French Laundry in Yountville, The Restaurant at Meadowood in St. Helena and San Francisco’s Saison and Benu.

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