Kelly E. Carter
Posts by Kelly E. Carter
Celebs, Socialites and Tech Titans Heat Up San Francisco’s Mid-Winter Gala
Trevor Traina said it best when he took the stage at the 2015 Mid-Winter Gala presented by Dior and stated, “It’s neither mid-winter or wintery but it is a gala!” Indeed it was quite the gala as socialites, Hollywood celebrities and tech titans donned their finest fashions at the hautest event of the season, held March 27 at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. Haute Living was on the scene and takes you inside.
SF Week in Review: Game Of Thrones Bash, Erdem Show, BDK Opens And More!
Haute Living will be on the scene and bring you all the fabulous news and images next week. For now, let’s look back at the past few days.
Richard Blum Cuts The Green Ribbon At Grand Opening Of Serenity MedSpa in SF
A chic crowd was on hand when Richard Blum cut the green ribbon at the grand opening of Serenity MedSpa in downtown San Francisco.
Erdem’s Haute Fashion Show At San Francisco’s Pier 27
San Francisco receives plenty of credit for being innovative and having talented chefs but rarely for its fashion. Yet clearly there is a great sense of style in the city and that was evident when the San Francisco Opera Guild and Saks Fifth Avenue San Francisco presented Fashion Forward: An Evening with Erdem on March 25 at Pier 27, the new San Francisco Cruise Terminal.
Make Your Easter Brunch Reservations Now At These SF Bay Area Haute Spots
Enjoy Easter brunch in the San Francisco Bay Area at these haute spots in SF, the South Bay, Sausalito, East Bay, Napa Valley, Sonoma County and Lake Tahoe.
A Surreal Wine Bottle You Won’t Want To Recycle
Jean-Charles Boisset exudes elegance and dynamism so it’s no wonder that he’s created a $500 wine gift set that does the same. Surrealist by JCB is a piece of art—a wine, jewelry brooch and decanter wrapped into one and brought to you from the dashing and dapper man you know as the head of Boisset Family Wine Estates.
The Progress Is Among SF’s 2015 James Beard Award Finalists
Congrats to chef/co-owner Stuart Brioza and his pastry chef wife Nicole Krasinski. Their latest eatery, The Progress, is among the seven finalists for Best New Restaurant [State Bird Provisions won in 2013] and the dynamic duo are also finalists for Best Chef: West, a category San Francisco dominated thanks to Matthew Accarrino of SPQR and Corey Lee of Benu also being among the five finalists.
Game of Thrones Premiere In SF Draws Marc Benioff And Other Tech Titans
Leave it to HBO’s Game of Thrones, one of the hautest shows on television, to draw tech heavyweights such as Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and Craigslist Inc. founder Craig Newmark to its Season 5 red-carpet premiere on March 23 at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House. The tech titans mixed with stars from the hit show, including Peter Dinklage and Emilia Clarke, at the after-party, held at City Hall.
Yountville Live Livens Up Napa Valley’s Culinary Capital
Yountville rocked this past weekend with the inaugural Yountville Live, a four-day festival full of food, wine and music sandwiched around the 22nd annual Taste of Yountville. Locals and visitors to the Napa Valley’s culinary capital soaked up the sun and fun during the day and in the evening enjoyed concerts by Colbie Caillat, Aimee Mann, Matt Nathanson and O.A.R at the Lincoln Theater.
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