Car enthusiasts Patrick Dempsey, Jeff Beck and Ken Block were honored at the Petersen Automotive Museum’s “Race, Rock ‘n Rally” gala.
The diverse trifecta — actor Dempsey, guitarist Beck and World Rally Championship driver Block — were feted for their love of cars.

Sofia Vergara is lending her time and talent to the 10th annual St. Jude Thanks and Giving® campaign. The “Modern Family” star will join Jennifer Aniston, Robin Williams, Shaun White, Michael Strahan, Luis Fonsi and Marlo Thomas in asking consumers to donate while they shop this holiday season in order to find cures and save children.

Wolfgang and Gelila Puck alongside supermodel Amber Valetta hosted Dream for Future Africa Foundation’s inaugural LA gala last Thursday at Puck’s iconic Beverly Hills eatery, Spago.

Matthew McConaughey and wife Camila Alves raised a dram on Thursday to toast the US launch The Macallan Masters of Photography: Elliott Erwitt Edition. The haute couple were among the 300 guests who gathered at Leica Gallery to celebrate the fourth edition of The Macallan Masters of Photography series.

Van Cleef & Arpels took select guests on a voyage through Orange County over the weekend in search of ‘a quest for beauty’. The haute French jewelry and watch previewed its new international exhibit “A Quest for Beauty: The Art of Van Cleef & Arpels” to select guests at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana on Friday evening.

Eva Longoria was one of the celebrities who presented a short film at Ron Howard’s Canon Project Imaginat10n Film Festival in New York last week. The 38-year-old actress joined fellow filmmakers Jamie Foxx, Georgina Champan, Biz Stone and James Murphy on Thursday night at a reception held at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall.

How’s this for service with a smile? Mirko Paderno, the man responsible for the world’s priciest hamburger, will personally deliver a $350 gourmet meal to your door all in the name of the truffle.

Five of Beverly Hills’ most luxurious hotels have redecorated one hotel room each in honor of the city’s upcoming centennial celebration. The Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows, Montage Beverly Hills, The Beverly Hilton, L’Ermitage Beverly Hills and The Peninsula Beverly Hills are participating in Suite 100, a hospitality promotion created by the Beverly Hills Conference & Visitors Bureau.

George Clooney’s latest directorial effort has an official release date. Sony and 20th Century Fox announced yesterday that The Monuments Men will hit theaters on Feb. 7, 2014.