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

Chef Stuart Brioza of The Progress Strikes With the Oven Hot

What’s your next step after your first restaurant is honored as the country’s Best New Restaurant by the James Beard Foundation? If you’re chef Stuart Brioza and his pastry chef wife Nicole Krasinski, you open a sequel right next door—a year and a half later.

Charlot Malin Builds Luxury Residences with Body, Soul and Environment

You’ll find eye-catching art and unique light fixtures in the tastefully-decorated Pacific Heights home of award-winning interior designer, businesswoman and philanthropist Charlot D. Malin. What you won’t find is a microwave.

Oscar de la Renta Retrospective set for SF’s de Young Museum

Oscar de la Renta was adored by women worldwide, but especially by socialites throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. How apropos that a world premiere retrospective of the iconic fashion designer’s amazing work – the first major survey celebrating the life and career of one of fashion’s most influential designers- will take place at the de Young Museum next year.

Haute 100 Update: Sheryl Sandberg and Stephen Curry Team Up For Women’s Rights

Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg has enlisted NBA stars LeBron James, Stephen Curry and some of the basketball league’s other top players to convince more men to join the fight for women’s rights at home and at work.

Secure Your VIP Access Now to SF’s Hautest Chefs At Taste of the Nation

San Francisco’s hautest chefs are preparing for the eighth Taste of the Nation for No Kid Hungry, and now is the time for you to secure your VIP access to them.

8 Haute Red Wines You Should Buy Right Now

Red wines to buy now include a 100-point wine, a wine that reflect Sofia Coppola’s style and one named after the best-selling book Fifty Shades of Grey.

Top 5 Hair Salons for San Francisco’s Best-Tressed

If you’re looking to make San Francisco’s best-tressed list or just need a new you, try one of these top hair salons in San Francisco to get your started.

San Francisco Parties Like It’s 1915

San Francisco parties like it’s 1915 during a celebration to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition (PPIE).

SF Opera Guild and Saks Fifth Avenue Gear Up For Erdem

Erdem, the haute womenswear designer, is still three weeks away from his first runway fashion show in San Francisco, but there was plenty of buzz about him when Saks Fifth Avenue San Francisco welcomed the ladies of the San Francisco Opera Guild to an Erdem launch event on Feb. 24.

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