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

Two SF Bay Area Chefs Open New Restaurants This Week

One restaurant isn’t enough for two San Francisco Bay Area chefs who opened the doors on their second restaurants, both casual spots, this week. With a little help from San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, Chef/owner David Lawrence and his co-owner wife Monetta White cut the ribbon on their new spot, Black Bark Bar-B-Q in the Fillmore district, on Tuesday—the same day that three-Michelin-starred chef David Kinch debuted The Bywater in Los Gatos.

Haute Secrets: Project Runway’s Jake Wall Reveals His SF Guide

Project Runway Season 14 featured designer Jake Wall, the co-founder and creative director of JAKE, shares his Haute Secrets to San Francisco.

11 Reasons You’ll Dig The 6th Annual Napa Truffle Festival

If you’re a truffle lover, you’ll want to be in Napa this weekend for 6th Annual Napa Truffle Festival, taking place Jan. 15-18 throughout the Napa Valley.

Super Bowl 50: Your Haute Guide to Nine Days of Festivities

The San Francisco Bay Area will flaunt its fabulousness for nine days when Super Bowl 50 comes to town.

Haute 100 San Francisco Update

We don’t have to search far to find the Haute 100 most intriguing and successful people in San Francisco, but it can be difficult to keep up.

Woman of Substance: Charlotte Mailliard Shultz

Charlotte Mailliard Shultz rules as San Francisco’s high priestess of protocol.

Sacha Lakic Designs Dynamic Pieces for Roche Bobois

For 50 years, Roche Bobois has celebrated art de vivre around the world.

One-on-One with Daniel Lurie, CEO of Tipping Point Community

Founder and CEO of Tipping Point Community, Daniel Lurie, sits down with Haute Living.

Six San Francisco Hotels Fit for a Staycation

These six San Francisco Hotels await your arrival for your staycation…

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