Kelly E. Carter
Posts by Kelly E. Carter
5 Thanksgiving Cocktails You Can Make to Wow Your Guests
Turkey, dressing and desserts garner the lion’s share of attention on Thanksgiving Day but don’t forget about cocktails when you’re putting together your menu for Nov. 27. Here are five tasty Thanksgiving cocktails you can make at home that are sure to impress your guests.
Napa Agrees with Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner
Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner, his wife of 10 years, haven’t had a lot of down time since they arrived in Napa via private jet to promote his new film Black or White at the fourth annual Napa Valley Film Festival. But don’t be surprised if the lovebirds return for a little rest and relaxation.
Week in Review: Napa Valley Film Festival Kicks Off, Panerai Bash
The fourth annual Napa Valley Film Festival, this week’s hautest Bay Area event, kicked off on Nov. 12 with stars from the celebrity and culinary world out and about. Not to be outdone, San Francisco had its fair share of noteworthy events, including the inaugural dinner at the swank Crystal Jade Liang Nan restaurant, an electric Panerai bash and a party to celebrate Benefit’s 25th anniversary. We’ve also got photos from the raucous Top of the Mark bash we told you about last week.
First Look: Crystal Jade Jiang Nan’s Haute Inaugural Dinner
If the inaugural dinner at the ginormous $15.7 million Crystal Jade Jiang Nan restaurant at Four Embarcadero Center in San Francisco’s Financial District is any indication, Gus Murad’s venture with Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey will turn into the city’s newest hotspot. About TK tastemakers gathered for interior designer Ken Fulk’s private dinner on Nov. 12 and oohed and aahed over the 20,000 square foot eatery that packs panache and seeps sexy.
Napa Valley Film Festival: 5 People to See (Including Kevin Costner)
We know it’s not cool to go gaga over celebrities—even if they are two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Costner— but we understand if you just can’t help yourself during the fourth annual Napa Valley Film Festival, taking place in Napa, Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga from Nov. 12-16. There will be 12 screening venues, 125 films, 300 filmmakers, 50 chefs and 150 wineries participating in the event that showcases the year’s best new independent films and is directed by co-founders Brenda and Marc Lhormer. We know you’re just dying to know, which haute celebrities are attending? Here are five to keep an eye out for and where you can spot them
Best Crab in San Francisco: 5 Restaurants That Will Have You Clawing For More
Crab season in California is officially underway. If you’re looking for the best crab restaurants in San Francisco, we’ve got five haute Bay Area restaurants where you can count on enjoying this crustacean that can be served so many ways.
Haute List: 10 Fall Fashion Trends From Wilkes Bashford
To celebrate the recent launch of online shopping at wilkesbashford.com, we asked the man himself, style arbiter Wilkes Bashford, to tell us what fall fashion trends are hot at his eponymous luxury clothing store that launched in 1966 and is now part of the Mitchell Family of Stores.
Keith Haring Exhibit Opens at de Young Museum
“Keith Haring: The Political Line” exhibit officially opened at the de Young Museum on Saturday, three days after an opening night reception that drew Dede Wilsey, Sloan and Roger Barnett, Ken Fulk, Joy Venturini Bianchi and Barbara Brown, to name a few. This is the first American exhibition to assess the political dimension and scope of Haring’s artistic concerns. Working across a variety of media, including subway drawings, paintings and sculptures, Haring (1958–1990) devoted himself to messages of social justice and change.
10 Looks We Love From Carolina Herrera Fashion Show
For the first time since 2011, Carolina Herrera brought her collection to San Francisco. The iconic fashion designer flaunted her Spring 2015 Collection before more than 250 Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco patrons, Saks Fifth Avenue clients and Carolina Herrera enthusiasts at The Art of Fashion: Runway Show and Luncheon, benefitting the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and presented by Saks Fifth Avenue at the de Young on Nov. 4. Herrera showed 46 looks on the runway in Wilsey Court with the Richter mural as the backdrop. The event raised almost $200,000 which will help support future fashion exhibitions including “High Style: The Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection in March 2015.” Here are just 10 of the looks we loved:
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