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

SF Week in Review: Sonya Molodetskaya, Food, Drink and Parties

We at Haute Living were excited to welcome the first article by fashion icon Sonya Molodetskaya, who, with a little humor, promises to take readers everywhere she goes, from the great events in San Francisco to Paris Fashion week. Also making news: Betsey Johnson, Ken Fulk, Kevin Sessums, Trevor Traina, Chris Cosentino’s new restaurant Cockscomb and so much more, including the best hotels for a petcation, upcoming food and wine festivals, Wingtip’s newest amenity and, gulp, a new $49 million penthouse.

SF: 6 Must-Try Dishes at Cockscomb

Six must-have dishes at Cockscomb, Chef Chris Cosentino’s and partner Oliver Wharton’s haute new restaurant in San Francisco’s Mission district.

Trevor Traina Opens His Pacific Heights Home For Photography Tours

Trevor Traina, San Franciscan native and serial entrepreneur, is giving photography enthusiasts a glimpse into his own photography collection and Pacific Heights home through his company IfOnly.com.

Ken Fulk Throws Kevin Sessums A Haute Book Signing Party in SF

Ken Fulk hosted a private book party for former celebrity journalist Kevin Sessums, whose haute new memoir, I Left It on the Mountain, was released Feb. 24.

Top 5 Pet-Friendly SF Bay Area Hotels for a Petcation

For the best pet-friendly SF Bay Area hotels, check out our carefully curated picks that are ideal for a petcation with your pampered pooch.

Tiffany Sparkles on Oscar’s Red Carpet

If you were wondering about Cate Blanchett’s statement-making necklace at the 87th annual Academy Awards, you weren’t alone. It was just one of the Tiffany pieces that caught our attention and came from the 2015 Tiffany Blue Book collection, The Art of the Sea.

Don’t Miss These Haute SF Bay Area Food and Wine Festivals

We’re fortunate that there’s never a shortage of SF Bay Area food and wine festivals. With that in mind, we’re thrilled to tell you about two haute upcoming events that you should definitely plan to attend: the 2015 Lexus Culinary Classic from March 6-8 and hosted by Cavallo Point Lodge in Sausalito, and Yountville Live from March 19-22.

Manicube Brings 15-Minute Manis to San Francisco Offices

Manicube, which brings 15-minute manicures to corporate offices and is all the rage in New York, Chicago and Boston, debuted in San Francisco this week

SF Bites: Pop-Up Marlowe Burger, ManresaBread Opens, Gaspar’s Sazerac Flights

As we head into the weekend, here’s a few bites of San Francisco Bay Area dining and drinking news you can use from Marlowe, Gaspar Brasserie and ManresaBread.

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