We’re less than a month away from Valentine’s Day. If you’re planning on celebrating Feb. 14 with that special someone, we suggest you make your reservations now at one of these five haute romantic restaurants in San Francisco and surrounding areas.

It’s been nearly two months since Emirates began offering non-stop service from San Francisco International Airport to Dubai on its haute A380 aircraft. We toured the aircraft in December and liked what we saw so much that we decided to check out an actual flight on Jan. 18. Impressive!

Just like personal relationships need work, the hairstylist and client relationship needs cultivating too. We asked Shah Seidz of Bubble Pop Electric Salon in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights for five tips on how to grow a hairstylist and client relationship. Here’s what this PhD (as in professional hair dresser) suggests to help you, your hair and your stylist.

What a busy week it’s been, from a festive celebration for Michael Tilson Thomas’ 70th birthday to a dazzling evening to honor 500 UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay champion donors. Google Glass made news, as did chef Thomas Keller. We have it all—and more—for you right here!

There was a sea of blue at Davies Symphony Hall as revelers wore the favorite color of San Francisco Symphony Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas, whose 70th birthday gala took place on Jan. 15. Gov. Jerry Brown was among the 350 guests at a sit-down dinner held before a dazzling celebratory performance with guest artists—including surprise performers Boz Scaggs and Elvis Costello.

By now you’ve know that Mourad Lahlou is opening a new restaurant at 140 New Montgomery, the Art Deco building best known as the Pac Bell Building. It’s been in the works for two years and at last is close to opening. The eatery still has no name—a good bet is that he’ll call it Mourad—but we hear it will have a soft opening next week.

Fog in San Francisco wouldn’t normally make news but it does when it is the FOG Design+Artfair, which kicked off its second edition with a posh preview gala on Jan. 14 at the Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion. The four-day festival, benefiting the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), is open to the public Jan. 15–18. The preview gala crowd was as uniquely stylish as the art that filled the space.

Whether you’re sticking around San Francisco this three-day MLK weekend or visiting the Bay Area, we’ve got a list of haute food and wine happenings guaranteed to please your palate.

Yuan Yuan Tan, a principal dancer with San Francisco Ballet, reveals her favorite places in the Bay Area, where she has lived for 20 years.