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

Sonya Molodetskaya’s Valentine’s Day Gift Guide

San Francisco’s Sonya Molodetskaya has a style all her own. You never know what she might wear or how she came up with the idea to pair one thing with another—but somehow it always seems to work. She’s the kind of person you’d like to take along when you’re shopping, which is why we asked her to put together a haute Valentine’s Day gift guide.

5 Valentine’s Day Getaways San Franciscans Will Love

Spice up your Valentine’s Day with a change of scenery. This year, lovebirds are lucky that not only does Feb. 14 fall on a Saturday, but is part of the three-day President’s Weekend. It’s the perfect time to check into a hotel whether in the San Francisco Bay Area or in Southern California, where you can be assured of warmer temperatures. Here are five haute options for the ideal Valentine’s Day getaway.

Top 5 Chocolates in SF to Seduce Your Valentine, Including Kollar’s 50 Shades of Grey

Nothing goes together better than chocolate and Valentine’s Day. With Feb. 14 right around the corner, we’ve scoured the San Francisco Bay Area for the hautest boxes of chocolate for you to give your special someone. Among our finds for top chocolates in SF: a $260 bar of To’ak chocolate and Kollar Chocolates’ 50 Shades of Grey. Hmmm, how stimulating.

Soar to New Heights in San Francisco’s Exclusive Sky Lounge

You’ll find no steep membership dues or burly bouncers guarding a velvet rope to keep you out of the Sky Lounge, perched 49 floors above the streets of San Francisco and offering sweeping bird’s eye views of the Bay. Yet the Bay Area’s hautest new spot is truly exclusive.

SF Week in Review: Where to Watch the Super Bowl, Haute Cigar Bar and Top Florists

We understand if you may have overlooked some of our news and notes from the last week. That’s what we’re wrapping up everything in a tidy bow for you and presenting it here in our Week in Review. Find out where to watch the Super Bowl on Feb. 1 (no matter what your personality is!), the latest haute spots in San Francisco, who the top florists are, what brought Marc and Lynne Benioff, Ron Conway, Dede Wilsey and Mayor Ed Lee together this week—and more when you read our latest Week in Review.

Haute 100 San Francisco 2015

The Haute 100 San Francisco 2015 lists the most powerful entrepreneurs, tech execs, producers, power couples, and celebrities in San Francisco.

Marc and Lynne Benioff, Ron Conway and Dede Wilsey Unveil UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay

While the rest of the nation cheers on the Seattle Seahawks or New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1, a certain group of San Franciscans, led by philanthropists Marc and Lynne Benioff, Ron Conway and Dede Wilsey, will be rooting for another reason: the official opening of the UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, a $1.5 billion “Next Generation” hospital complex that is as innovative as the city itself.

Smoke Cuban Cigars (Legally!) at SF’s Cigar Bar & Grill

Now that travel restrictions to Cuba for Americans have eased, you’re probably wondering where you can smoke those Cuban cigars you’re itching to bring back to San Francisco. We’ve got a haute place: the Cigar Bar & Grill in Jackson Square. We love the vibe at this 10-year-old, Cuban-themed joint, located at 850 Montgomery Street.

5 San Francisco Florists That Will Wow Your Valentine

Heads up: Valentine’s Day is Feb. 14. We know you know that, but still too many of us wait until the last moment to pick up a bouquet of flowers for that special someone then are disappointed when we can’t get the floral arrangement we really want. That’s why we’re not only reminding you early enough but letting you know who the five of the top San Francisco florists are so you can place your order now.

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