Luxe French silver company Christofle heralded the arrival of its West Coast flagship with a haute gathering in Beverly Hills last week.

Eva Longoria can add yet another producing credit to her growing roster. The 38-year-old actress and philanthropist has sold “Vega v. Vega” to NBC. It is the third project her company UnbeliEVAble Entertainment has sold this season alone.

This past Saturday the hautest spot in LA was none other than the Will Rogers Sate Historic Park, where the 4th annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic was underway.

A new nightclub for art lovers is taking over the space that formerly housed West Hollywood nightclub Voyeur this fall. DBA, a space owned by Beau Laughlin of The Churchill and Cardiff Giant, is taking over as an art gallery, performance, and event space as well as a nightclub.

Nordstrom Santa Monica is getting its Gallic on this week. The haute department store will debut its Francophile-friendly “French Fling” concept shop on the Westside this Thursday.

George Clooney was honored for his humanitarian work by the Shoah Foundation at the University of Southern California. The Oscar winner was presented with his trophy by the organization’s founder, Steven Spielberg, at the Institute’s 2013 Ambassador for Humanity Gala at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City late last week.

Ever wonder what the most powerful leaders, business execs and celebrities keep on their desks? Well, we’re about to tell you. Our biweekly “What’s on My Desk” feature will take a look inside the offices and at the desks of the world’s most influential power players.

James Cameron has succeeded in convincing a court that the Academy Award winning film Avatar was his own creation. This week in LA a judge ruled in the director’s favor when Eric Ryder claimed that the multi-billion dollar film was a ripoff of his own K.R.Z. 2068, which was described as an “environmentally-themed 3-D epic about a corporation’s colonization and plundering of a distant moon’s lush and wondrous natural setting.”

Those staying at the exclusive Peninsula Hotel are in for even more of a treat this autumn. World-renowned fashion designer Oscar de la Renta has partnered with the haute hotel to create a luxury collection of amenities including a specialty bespoke fragrance.